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Hi I have extract for sale in 1.5kg tubs. 2 of these will make 40 pints of beer at approx 4%. You need to boil it with as much water as you can fit in your largest pan and add hops that you have foraged or I can supply those as well. Then just ferment with a proper ale yeast, yes I sell that as well...

Greenblast, I know exactly how you feel, I have come round to this a very different way from many on here I suspect, however the end results are the same. I too feel very lonely in the fact that I look at how people are living and it just makes me shake my head, really depressed. The town where my b...

Hi,

We have the same at home and have used chain not rope, its cheaper and will last forever. If you get some of those D shaped things it is easy to lash it over the branch as well.

Rob

Many thanks to you both. Yes, lots of gunk that I washed away :oops: Is ale yeast that much different from the fresh yeast that you make bread with? I choose the Muntons as it has been said that it clears very well. I am going to start my next lot this weekend, I may try just one sachet and see what...

Hi all, What a wonderful place I have found!!! I am so pleased to say that I have just made my first beer using the ish recipe. Popped a couple of bottles the other night and I am so impressed, it tastes like proper beer!! And it does the job!! I am yet to grow any hops so I had to buy all the ingre...