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Give Your Beer a Boost With Some Extra Grain
To mash up a small amount of grain, all you need is a large saucepan, some grain and some water - oh and a thermometer.
Use More Hops in Your HomeBrew Beer
Adding some of the New World hops to your brew once it has finished fermenting can add some awesome flavours to your beer.
October 2020 Recipe Idea - Pimping Up A Stout
It's really easy to use a kit as a base and then add extra ingredients to make it into something special. So how about turning a can of John Bull Irish...
What Sugar To Use When Brewing at Home - Not All Sugars Are The Same
If you are brewing up a kit or just want some extra ABV in your brew, you may think to just add sugar that you use in your cuppa. But...
Here, Take a Bag of Plums - Plum Wine Recipe Idea
You can use any type of plum from a juicy Victoria to a really purple Czar, even Damsons.
Out For a Walk... - Get Picking!
Out For A Walk?Remember to take something with you to bring home a haul of amazing fruits from the hedgerows.
Homebrew Recipe of the Month - Chocolate Milk Stout - Jan 2020
Thought we would try something different this month.If you don't have the time to brew up an all grain beer, then it's easy to use a malt extract kit and...
Growing your own hops - Brewbitz Grow Their Own Hops
had previously tried growing hops from seed, but they didn't germinate. I eventually found a site online that would send me a rhizome for various different hops.