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Homebrewers. I am trying to brew Cider in the tropics. (This is not a Cider brewing question I am not posting in the wrong forum). I am some distance from civilisation and cannot get all of the bits that you take for granted. My question is how can I sterilise PET bottles? I am reusing 1 litre...

Thought that I would share a beer recipe from George Washington, courtesy of the New York Public Library. More information at the link. http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/40921 "Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste -- Boil these 3 hours. Then strain out 30 Gall. into a...

I just cracked a bottle of CIder from a brew earlier this year. I had marked the bottle at the time as it was the last one and got some dregs from the bottom of the fermenter. Compared to the other bottles it had a definate yeasty flavour - which I quite liked! To the extent that I was wondering...

I started my first Stout yesterday. Picked up the following from my local home brew store after a chat with them. 1 x Mountmellick Irish Style Dublin Stout, 1.8 Kg. 1 x Briess CBW Pure Malt Extract, Traditional Dark, non hopped, non-diastatic I am now having doubts about whether I should have...

Just thought that I would do a quick post of my first Cider attempt. My hope is that this information may be useful to others who want to try a cider brew. I like a dry cider, and to be honest don't really care whether it is clear or cloudy. I probably drink too much so I like a good "kick"...

Recently moved to a permanent address and have the time and space to start home brewing again. Until recently the last brew was probably back in the early 90's. Forgotten anything I knew and have to start again. The brewing world has changed since then, back in the good old days the only readily...