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Hey All Looking for a "simple Porter" recipe , i tried a james Squire not too long ago and thought it was alright. I generally brew K&K , any ideas would be appreciated . Thanks Dan

Hi All I was reading on a thread somewhere about Wander Munich Lager , i think the general idea was that this was a good basic kit with possibly just a BE2 addition , i was thinking of adding a kilo of Dex to boost alc content , anyone done this "basic" ? if so what ferment temps do i aim for...

Hey All Recently put down a coopers dark Ale ( fermenter for 1 week , still bubbling) , should i dry hop with anything ?? Cheers Dan

Hey All Put down a coopers canadian blonde following recipe on Coopers site Canadian Blonde Tin 1 KG BE1 325 G Honey Primary for 2 weeks , been in bottle for 16 days , tastes good with a light smell and light taste of honey , problem is pours and is very flat in the glass , hardly any...

Hey All Just been researching , anyone tried the Brewcraft kits :( ?? any comments suggestions . Thanks Dan

Hi All Just a footnote and a querie to a post regarding out of date tins , just cracked a coopers draught which came with a kit i scored from E bay , just thought i'd utilise the can and sugars that came with the kit which hadn't been used , sat in primary for 2 weeks , been in bottle for 2...

Hi All ( Yeah me again :( ) Put down a Coopers IPA on Sunday using the recipe from Coopers site , The tin 1 KG light dry malt 500g dex Yeast under lid OG of 1040 , gravity today of 1010 my querie is should i let it go for a few days checking gravity as i go and does this seem a little...

Hi All Done a couple of brews now but just put down a coopers IPA last weekend , i have the airlock bubling away nicely which hasn't happened with my previous brews , my question is , the water in the airlock seems be getting fairly low , should i add a little to "top it up" back to the level...

Hi All I was at the LHBS yesterday and spotted a Muntons Creamy Irish Ale Kit , anyone done Muntons kits , the ale sounded alright to me , any feedback on Muntons would be appreciated . Cheers Dan

Hi All Been contemplating a dark ale type brew , as the name sugests "fairly new to brewing " after some researching i think i have decided on the coopers IPA recipe from their site , just doing K&k at the moment which calls for the coopers IPA kit 500 gm Coppers LDM and 300 gm dex , any...

Hi All ( again ) yet again another querie ?? Put down a Strawberry Blonde brew on Sunday seems to be fermenting well froth , some condensation , build up on the bottom of the fermenter , got home today to find the water in the Air lock was totally up on one side and pretty much empty on the...

Hi All Just wandering if i could get a couple of tips on the method some use to sterilise bottles , i have seen some people wash the bottles then when dry put some of the sterlising solution ( mixed ) in the bottles then cap for future use , if doing this after you empty the solution would you...

Hi All I posted a was it too late last week re a kit i did which was out of date and i was worried it wouldn't work , i took advice as sudjested raised temp to aroud 24-26 deg C and low and behold fermentation seems to have started again after a couple of days , FG is now to 1010 , my...

Hi All Put down a Coopers draught kit last week with a can i got with a kit i scored from E bay , after doing all the right things ( sterilising , cleaning etc ) i discovered the best before on the can was about 6 months out of date , anyway i started the brew at at SG 1040 and it is now down...