Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
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Any of you guys done it before?
Was looking into it for next year at uni 
Yes we are all alcholics.
Is it hard to get a good brew of beer? any tips? wheres the best place to get the kit? ebay?
[Edited on 28-05-2006 by Reedy]
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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It's quite easy. The most complicated part was converting all the units from imperial into metric so I could understand the instructions.
Make sure you get the bucket and the pressure barrel and that you have practiced syphoning the beer into the pressure barrel without geing any yeast in it.
I got my kit from Wilkinsons. The stuff ended up really alcoholic because I put too much sugar in it
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jeff8png
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i was going to give this a go next year at uni too! haven't done it before, my mate has and he said the beer tasted rubbish 
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ed
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It's not great. If you do it properly then it can be drinkable. A friend has had some pretty good results. I didn't and haven't given it a go in ages.....
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Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
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im obviosuly not expecting real quality more like a taste like beer de france
but cheap beer and lots of it, its always good.
got the bucket and pressure barrel just need to practice syphonin the beer.
So erm how do you start it all off?
put water and yeast in, heat it up? leave for a few days and then syphon ito the pressure barrel? leave for about 2 weeks?
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Theres a beer brewing shop round the corner from me. My mates done his own. Hes done both bitter and lager. The fermenting process stinks though, and you have to put somewhere warm I think.
I think he get 8 litres from each batch he makes.
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