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jeez! I didn't realise that you have to be that precious with sanitising?! How exactly are any nasties going to make their way up the tap?

I'm opening the tap and filling up the tube straight off. If I let it run a little you reckon it would run clearer??

Love your thinking - there's one just down the road from me. I've been trying to steer clear of teh twist top bottles - do they work ok though??

Hi all After some kind advice about hops from some of you I got this brewing on Sat night. ESB Bitter 3kg kit Hop tea - Small amount of kit in 700ml boiling water - 5-10g Nelson Sauvin @20mins - 20g Williamette @10mins - 20g Williamette @ 0min Safale S-04 yeast starter pitched at 23 degrees...

Holding steady at 18c. Tried the Bavarian Lager today. Just 2 weeks in bottle but was easy drinking. I've some leftover NS so might lob some in when fermentation is finished.

Thanks guys. This is helpful advice for a beginner. I had to get down to G&G early so missed most of your advice by the time I was buying my hops. So I've just put my bitter down. ESB Bitter 3kg kit Hop tea - Small amount of kit in 700ml boiling water - 5-10g Nelson Sauvin @20mins - 20g...

First post. About to do third brew. Have done 2 ESB 3kg kits so far. One Czech Pils and one Bavarian Lager. In both cases the guys at grape and grain suggested I add some extra hops - 40g Saaz for the Pils and 40g Hallertau for the Lager. Both times I just threw them in at the time of mixing...