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Hi Mantel.

I'd be very dodgy about using a fermenter that had held diesel. What is it made out of?

Stick any planned mead recipes in the recipes section up before you try them? There are some people here who might be able to give you some advice.

"a_friend_in_mead":3l6iaf8h wrote: Hi Mantel.

I'd be very dodgy about using a fermenter that had held diesel. What is it made out of?[/quote:3l6iaf8h]

It's one of these
[img:3l6iaf8h]http://www.brew-it-yourself.co.uk/shop/catalog/images/SecondFermenter.jpg[/img:3l6iaf8h]

I think I'll just dispose of it instead of using it.

"a_friend_in_mead":3l6iaf8h wrote: Stick any planned mead recipes in the recipes section up before you try them? There are some people here who might be able to give you some advice.[/quote:3l6iaf8h]

Cool, the first batch will be fairly simple <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->[/img]

Fermenter Price: £12.23 not worth risking I think.

[quote:1wy5cgu1]Cool, the first batch will be fairly simple[/quote:1wy5cgu1]

Some of the simple recipes on the web are not great. So a few tweaks here and there can really improve them.

Hi Brewers!

I'm new here, just bought a beer starter kit, and have my first brew fermenting - a Coopers Pale Ale. I will be kicking off with kit brewing to learn the basics, but am interested in brewing wheat beers and red ales (Kilkenny, Caffreys style), when I work it out. For now I'll be mainly reading up all the info I can on kit brewing - great forum! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

Welcome to the site!

&amp;quot;Coopers_comatose&amp;quot;:3alrek7h wrote: red ales (Kilkenny, Caffreys style)[/quote:3alrek7h]

You won't be able to get the creamy head texture without a serious gas set-up, but since it actually reduces the flavour of the beer, that's probably a good thing. But naturally carbonated red ales are very do-able, and I've tasted some great ones from the folks here.

Thanks for the tip! I used to drink a bit of Biddy Early Brewery's bottled "Red Biddy". Nice drink in summer, like the colour, but would want to make something stronger with a bit more body. But for now...I'll just be happy if I produce something drinkable! <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_surprised.gif" alt="" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o -->