Brewing Master

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I don’t buy them online, as they are local to me, but … http://www.nbrewer.com They sell both extract and allgrain kits.  Look at their PDF catalog rather than their online catalog.  They have recently updated their grains (new vendors, TF-Crisp, etc). Tom Veldhouse
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How hopped is Muntons & Fison’s Hopped DME? Louise:o)

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Well since nobody seemed to know the answer, I did some digging and emailing. What I got is: Muntons Hopped Light DME Typical analyses Color (EBC Units) 7 – 12 Bitterness (EBU’s) 30 – 42 Moisture (when packed) [...]

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Can anyone tell me which company used to make the above for Boots. Or any of there own brand beers. many thanks in advance Chris

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Can anyone tell me which company used to make the above for Boots. Or any of there own brand beers. [...]

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rec.crafts.brewing: Try polypins. In case they have a different name over there they are collapsible polythene "cubes" of various capacities , fitted with taps.
It’s what 2.5 gallons of bottled water comes in.  Use the water for brewing (you can get the analysis of most bottled waters on the web), [...]

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Hi, Anyone have any experience with Williams Brewing beer kits?  I’m considering purchasing their Honey Wheat, and I’m curious if anyone has tried and if they were satisfied with the results. Cheers!

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I got a red beer kit from Williams when I got my brewpot as a gift a couple [...]

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Okay. I’m a hop head. More to the point, I’m a cascade hop head. I’m relatively new to homebrewing (less than a year and 10 batches to my name), but I’m ready to venture away from beer kits and on to more specialized recipes. Being a confessed cascade hop head is there [...]

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Yeah – once my Mr. Beer extract kits run out, I probably won’t use their ingredients again.   My last batch of Mr. Beer style beer will be: 1 can Mr. Beer High Country Canadian Draft 1 lb Extra Light DME 3/4 lb Northwestern Gold LME 1/2 ounce Cascade [...]

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Brewhouse kits are probably the best kit beers on the market.  I find them a bit sweet, but otherwise they’re v. good.  They’re even better if you use a quality yeast appropriate to the style of the kit. — Drew Avis ~ http://www.strangebrew.ca I think a good way to get [...]

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I am about to gear up and try the yeast freezing experiment again.  I wondered if anyone had any experience/success with it. A friend said that glycerol at 17% solutions worked, and he froze at -50 F I consulted my Mark’s handbook and it says a 47% by volume solution would [...]

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Hi there, I am on my 4th brew, (still haven’t opened the first one though!!!) and have read a lot about hot break and cold break. Is this process applicable to the syrup beer kits that come in tins? The instructions say nothing of boiling at all, and the local home [...]