Levo-Lon
Guru
Fortunately, the water here is so hard even Vladimir Putin is scared of it.
Same as Peterborough ,you get limescale instead of plaque on your teeth
Fortunately, the water here is so hard even Vladimir Putin is scared of it.
I do a fair bit. Kits are ok to start with but go with the 3KG ones that dont rely on putting in loads of sugar which just makes thin tasteless beer. Once you get the hang of kits all grain is the way to go, needs a bit more kit and takes a fair bit longer (Not a problem for a man of leisure like yourself) but the worlds your oyster.
get a pressure barrel (I don't know if you can still buy them but they used to come in 5 gallon sizes) so you don't have to bother with bottles
Not to sure about sugar, but excessive amounts in the brew can have negative results from memory
Its a smashing hobby but can be rather expensive at the outset if you really get into it. I experimented with lots of the kit beers but never really enjoyed the taste of the finished product. I did rather better with the home brew wine and had all the kit, demijohns, filters, proper wine press etc and used to go to local farms where you could pick your own fruit and brewed some lovely gooseberry, elderflower, quince and parsnip wines. If you take your time, do a bit of reading and sort out some decent recipes and are meticulous in your preparation you can produce some eminently quaffable stuff. I had so much wine on the go at times that I was at it most nights. Filtering, bottling, corking, sterilising and of course tasting and lots of nights got a little bit blotto. Gave it up in the end out of respect for my liver.