Jim's Beer Kit

I tend to brew from kits,,,whats the difference apart from price between brewing sugar and standard granulated sugar, surely it all creates alcohol the same way,,,,i also us extra malt sometimes instead of the sugar,,,,,thanks all

This has probably been asked many times,,,been brewing from kits for many years and tweaking kits as well,,,would love to start all grain brewing,,so how does one start, what basic equipment is needed and does buying malt etc in the uk work out a lot more expesive than kit brewing,,,also any advice ...

Been brewing kits for a few years and using swingtop bottles, replace the seal every third batch, woul i be better switching to ordinary bottles and using a crown corker,,,,any ideas please,,,,thanks

Just want to play with some basic kit recipes, I like a more hoppy beer so using spray malt and hops, cant do grain brewing, its the cost of equipment and ingredients

When do i add hop pellets to a brew kit from a tin, making a coopers english ale and using spray malt instead of sugar, want to add some hops, do i pitch these in when its fermenting or heat it up first add hops and allow it to cool , not done this to a kit before..
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cheers all its fermenting nicely

Just started a gallon of apple , starting sg is 1.040, is that ok or do I need more sugar, gallon apple juice and a pound of sugar ,,,,,cheers '

Hi All I brew kits in a fermentation bin then decant into another one before bottling, I bottle into sterilise bottles with carbonation drops using a jug and funnel to bottle, is this the best method or is there a better way of bottling please,, Many thanks al ps I use the bottles so I can cool befo...

Made a gallon recently, starting sg was 1.170, 5 days later it had stopped fermenting at .990, is this normal, I know its warm, used kilo of sugar to 3 lbs fruit

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If my kit states to add ikgf of brewing sugar , will adding a kilo of dme have the same effect or do I still need the sugar
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Just going to make one up in the next few days, I like my beer a little hopp :)ier in taste, whats a good hop to add, how much and if I use dried malt instead of sugar , which one and how much
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i am laying on the floor with a big grin looking at stars,,,, I think its ok !!!!!!!!

it tastes ok , just not sure of abv, will allow it to clear over next few months

PLEASE dont chastise me yet, I made 3 gallons of rhubarb wine a few weeks ago, put in fermentation bin with brew heater and like a twat forgot to get the sg,,,, yep I know !!!!, went on holiday for 9 days , when I got back the fermentation had ceased and sg was 1010, so I thought it had stuck as it ...

Did you find the hobgoblin recipe ?