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Making Muntons Flagship Hazy IPA on a cold and cloudy day

It’s a pretty grey and chilly Saturday, and my barrel of St Peters Ruby Red Ale is nearly out, so a good time to get brewing another beer kit -...

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Making Sparkling Wine (Champagne) At Home

Buying Champagne can be quite expensive, so is it possible to make it at home?  Yes and here's how you can make champagne at home using a chardonnay wine kit,...

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So Many Yeasts To Choose From

Choose your yeast depending on how you want your finished beer or wine to taste. Scientists in brewing have been experimenting with different yeast to identify strains for their abilities,...

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All Grain Beer - No Boil Beer Brewing Experiment

Can we make a great beer from grain without boiling the wort? It's always been boiled, but why and can we skip that step?  With costs of energy rising, do...

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What to do if you don't have enough apples to make cider?

This morning, we had an email from Hazel asking if we had an apple wine recipe.  So Davin had a look in his folder and yes, a few years ago,...

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What's the Difference Between Traditional Beer and Craft Beer?

The Difference Between Traditional and Craft Beer We've all seen cloudy craft beers and clear real ales, but is that the only difference? Some small traditional breweries call their beer...

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What's the Difference Between Beer and Ale?

Ever wondered what the difference is between beer and ale? Read our short blog to find out.  You might be surprised.

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Tasting - The BrewBitz Homebrew Shop Banana Wine Recipe

2 years after making a banana wine we made for one of our YouTube videos, Davin popped one open and reviewed it to share how it smells and tastes.

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