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"Saruman":1l7hkecx wrote: I second the better bottle[/quote:1l7hkecx]

hopshopuk.com has them with all the frills. Got one in Jan... great investment.

"Diablo":2wkcnce2 wrote: Home brewing in the US is more devleoped than here... They do sell kits in the US but these are effectively Extract brewing made convenient as they contain: DME, steeping grains, hops and yeast. Packaging up this type of kit with instructions might be an idea.[/quote:2wkcnce2]

I am amazed that no one in the UK or Ireland is cashing in on this. We do have a load of 3kg kits, and a good few are quite nice. But the packaged kits in the US look brilliant. All the grains, hops, yeast, measured out with a sure-fire recipe. 3kg kits, while good, can't compete with that.

"sbillings":15ailzyt wrote: As far as I can see, better bottles combine the worst aspects of plastic buckets and carboys. They have the carboy's narrow neck, making them difficult to clean, but are made of plastic, like a bucket, making them more susceptible to playing host to house infections.[/quote:15ailzyt]

Ahem, I'd have to respectfully disagree. I have the ported better bottle with racking adapter. Great investment. Easy to clean as well, hot water and washing soda cleans them up brilliantly. I had the same concern regarding cleaning when I was told about washing soda. That stuff is a miracle worker and cost about 80p a bag.

"bigears":28z08vl5 wrote: Personally I am prepared to pay a little more for supplies from an Irish stockist as long as there is a justifiable reason for the differential.[/quote:28z08vl5]

Meh. Whoever had the lowest price, shipping inclusive, gets my business. I'd order from Zimbabwe if the price was good enough.

"HomeBrewWest":o495x4rb wrote: [b:o495x4rb]Yeast - Fermentis[/b:o495x4rb]
Safale S-04 Yeast
Safale US-05 Yeast
Safbrew S-33 Yeast
Safbrew T-58 Yeast
Safbrew WB-06 Yeast
Saflager S-23 Yeast
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You need every one of these. Best yeasts ever. particular need s33, t58, wb06.