Question for the home-brewers among you

[StevieM]

Ok. so I've been told Wilko is a good place to look for an equipment starter kit, but which one?

 

Edit: I'm talking about beer, by the way, not wine.

Edited December 5, 2014 by StevieM

[plexer]

One of the 2 can kits such as the wherry is a good start.

 

You need a fermenter i.e large plastic bucket, some sanitizer which can either be the brewing stuff or Milton non rinse.

 

Once it's fermented you can then either rack it into bottle or a conditioning barrel which you can dispense from.

 

Bottles are more work but it's very satisfying to pop the cap off your own bottle.

 

Ben

[HallX]

A baby Burco, A fermenting vessel, a pressure barrel, a sieve and this

 

Edit. The title mentions "Amateur Winemaker", ignore that, the book has nothing to do with wine making.

Edited December 5, 2014 by HallX

[Smed]

read this thread!

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/128707-beer-brewing-kit.html#post1100074

i followed what sonofsanta posted, got my first brew barreled now, should be ready for drinking xmas day!!!

[teejay]

You need a fermenting bucket, airlock, pressure barrel, thermometer, hydrometer and the tube to put it in, syphon tube, steriliser and a beer kit which I'd strongly recommend Woodfords Wherry as a starter, cracking kit :-)

One of the things that's most important when brewing is temperature control, the best cheap and easy way is to get a plastic container that the fermenting barrel will comfortably fit in and an aquarium heater, fill the container about a third full of water, stick in the heater and bring the water to the recommended temperature for fermentation as per the kit instructions.

[Gibbo]

Check Tesco Extra stores, some have a home brew section.