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A mate of mine brews his own lager at 40p a pint but I drink beer not lager, so I am thinking of having a go, it sounds much better than paying £1.50-£2.00 a bottle in the shops. So if there are any beer (IPA, real ale etc) home brewers here please make a recommendation to a complete novice THX :)

 

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Lager is the hard one, doing a good beer/ale is the easy way to go so you should be fine.

 

The beginners kit above looks ideal, I used to get my stuff from that very site.

 

The main thing is to make sure everything is absolutely spotless and sterilised 100%. I can't emphesise this enough as I have ruined many a batch with bacteria that I didn't know was there. The fact that the kit is a bucket style will make a huge difference to cleaning. Mine was a barrel.

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My flame for homebrew has just been re-ignited. I've ordered a mexican beer kit "COOPERS MEXICAN CERVEZA", some beer kit enhancer, some steriliser and an in-tank heater.

 

I think the reason for mine going wrong quite often is due to a few things.

 

1 I wasn't cleaning things well enough.

2 The temperature wasn't kept in control enough (I would move the keg to whatever room was at the right temp, bad move)

 

I just emptied all my bottles of perry cider down the sink. They tasted AMAZING other than the bitter aftertaste of sediment/bacteria. Hoping for a better turnout this time :D

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Now's not a good time for brewing tho scott, unless your heating is on 24/7 lol. I'm waiting til April time to start the next batch. Quite fancy some of the cerveza action myself

 

Did you not read the bit where I said I bought an in-barrel heater :D

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Nope i glossed over that part, how much?

 

Did you get this one? ELECTRIM 75 THERMOSTATIC IMMERSION HEATER

 

Yup, that's the chappy. Hoping that it will put an end to my homebrew woes.

 

I've got my bottles and tub in the bath soaking in milton just now (just for a pre-clean, will be using the proper stuff when the kit comes).

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Hmmm this sounds like fun :) Will that immersion heater be compatible with the beer fermenting bin that comes with the starter pack? I might get some Ciders on the go :D

 

Yeah, should be compatible with anything. You just cut a hole in the top of the lid to suit the stopper that comes with it, job done.

 

It takes a LOT of patience and you will do well to get a good first batch bud. I've managed 2 out of 6 lol. I think I am better prepared now though.

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Yeah, should be compatible with anything. You just cut a hole in the top of the lid to suit the stopper that comes with it, job done.

 

It takes a LOT of patience and you will do well to get a good first batch bud. I've managed 2 out of 6 lol. I think I am better prepared now though.

 

Well if its anything like my first spraying attempts, i'll get the "runs" in a different way haha.

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I've just bottled my first batch, which should be ready in 2-3 weeks when secondary fermentation is complete. So far, it looks like it's going to be a strong lager. I've added 1 small teaspoon of caster sugar to each litre, which *should* make it quite gassy apparently.

 

The sterilisation is a PITA, but otherwise it's quite a good little hobby. I sterilised everything very thoroughly, and used all of the solution included in the kit.

 

Can't wait to try it now :)

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Do you guys just use normal sugar for the bottle priming then? I've bought the proper beer mix for the fermentation, I don't have anything for the priming though. In the past all I have used has been normal cane sugar and the outcome hasn't been great.

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