http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Brew UK Forum » Tag: beer - Recent Topics en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:48:36 +0000 http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/best-storage#post-29102 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:54 +0000 CarlW21 29102@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I bought a Young&#39;s Home Brew Kit, &quot;40 pints lager&quot;.<br /> When it came to moving it for the fermentation barrel provided I bought a Young&#39;s 5 gallon pressure barrel from Wilko&#39;s for about £20 or so.<br /> After the 1st night in the barrel at least 3 gallons had leaked out through the seal of the tap (not the tap itself)......</p> <p>Questions - Any ideas to why this happened ?<br /> - After looking online after this it seems a few people have had problems with leaking barrel&#39;s so I don&#39;t want to get another...what is the best storage for home brew...(bottles, carboys, etc...) ?</p> <p>Many Thanks </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/first-all-grain-has-stopped-fermenting-after-24-hrs#post-24135 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:43:08 +0000 ewiecluie 24135@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I did my first all grain brew on Saturday and appart from it being a nightmare (boiler broke half way through, ended up rushing at the end as I had to go out) the fermentation took a while to start. It didnt start till Monday morning (or Sunday night while I was asleep) and has now stopped (tuesday morning).</p> <p>The mash would not hold the required temp, had to keep adding boiling water and the yeast was possibly added while the brew was a little on the warm side as i was rushing to cool it down- it was fairly cold but i reckon still around high 20 degrees C.</p> <p>Any ideas as to why it could have gone wrong or any ways to save it?! Should I add more yeast? Additional sugar? Maybe the room it is in is too cold....</p> <p>I did give it a stir today (probably a bad idea!) and the fermentation appears to have started a little again.</p> <p>Any advice would be much appreciated!</p> <p>Ewen </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/ginger-beer-sparkling#post-21366 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:40:51 +0000 Rhys 21366@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>My ginger beer from the recipe section is puzzling me!!! The gravity has been stable for 3 days (at 1.000) but when I lift the lid I can hear it madly fizzing away in the FV? I&#39;m wondering whether the primary fermentation is complete?</p> <p>By rights the stable gravity should mean its over but I&#39;ve limited experience in the brewing department and have never brewed anything so fizzy, so don&#39;t want to create bottle bombs! My first attempt proper homebrew attempt was this <a href="http://www.mashspargeboil.com/making-your-first-home-brew-beer/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mashspargeboil.com/making-your-first-home-brew-beer/</a> and the ginger beer is only the second! </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/hi-from-south-wales#post-21103 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:19:19 +0000 Francis 21103@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi everyone, my names Francis, ive been brewing beer for around 4 months and have decided to expand my horizons and join a forum &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/hello-4#post-14837 Tue, 03 May 2011 09:02:59 +0000 calibra 14837@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>I used to make wine and beer at home, many years ago. I would like to start again, beginning with beer making. Equipment specs have moved on it seems since 1970 !!! I used to get all my <code><br /> <pre><code>u</code></pre> </code> from Boots the chemist. Don<code><br /> <pre><code>r</code></pre> </code>tubes<code><br /> <pre><code>a</code></pre> </code>t really know where to start, been such a long time.</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Calibra </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/coopers-bitter#post-10496 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:15:53 +0000 markgill 10496@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>hi just a quick one its the first time iv done a beer iv only done wine and been given a coopers bitter i need to add enancer 1 , but do you need to add sugar as well . am not really sure any tips<br /> thanks mark </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/hello-from-enford#post-7737 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:17:19 +0000 Ian 7737@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi Greg and everyone else.<br /> I have been meaning to join the forum for a while. I&#39;m up to AG 7 now from the boilerhouse brewery and getting better each time. Just got new fermenter and minikegs. Very exciting. Wife thinks I am a very sadman (which is an anagram of Adnams so can&#39;t be all bad).</p> <p>I will post the recipes so far and any advice I can based on limited experiance.</p> <p>Look forward to exchanging ideas. </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/marine-heater-to-warm-fermentation#post-7612 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:25:06 +0000 hodgo2008 7612@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi, unfortunatley I dont have anywhere to acheive a temp of at least 21degrees to ferment my Beer. A friend suggested a fish tank heater so I can set the exact temp. Is this advisable? Is there any special requirement (apart from it being sterilised obviously)? Thanks<br /> Paul the noob </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/my-beer-is-too-frothy#post-1108 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:15:23 +0000 new2brew 1108@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hey Guys!</p> <p>just had my Admiral&#39;s Reserve conditioning for 4 weeks and wow - i thought the Wherry kit was good, but this tastes even better...</p> <p>However, no matter how gently i let the beer pour from the barrel (bottom tap basic brewing barrel that comes with the Wherry kit) i cant stop half my glass filling with froth and then waiting 10 mins for it to settle enough to drink...</p> <p>any tips???</p> <p>cheers</p> <p>new2brew </p> http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/using-rauchmalz#post-796 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:26 +0000 NewToBrew 796@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>I want to make a smoked beer simular to the german &#39;Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock&#39; a dark wintery smoked ale!! But I have no idea where to start! I have made partial grain brews in the past using malt extract and some grains. Could I just replace the grains from a brew I&#39;ve enjoyed in the past with the smoked grain? If so would the quantities be the same? If this isn&#39;t the case does anyone have any great recipes I could try out? Thanks in advance for any advise anyone can lend me! </p>