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I recently made a White House honey porter and used Nottingham yeast. It's still early but tasted after a month in bottles and it is probably my best brew so far.

It does sound like hydrometer problems. When you test your hydrometer in water it is important to test it at the correct temperature. It should have a temperature rating on it if not they are usually around 20c so try it in water at this temp. If it is out then add or deduct this error from your...

How much beer enhancer did you add to your kit?

Leave it for at least a week. Sounds like the yeast is doing it's stuff.

I bought a voile curtain from wilkinsons for £4.00. Made a bag and still had loads left

It should be fine as long as the yeast is still ok. If it starts fermenting then pretty much nothing to worry about. And you could always add new yeast if it doesn't start. It's not like it's years out of date so I'm sure it will be ok

I have one of these and it does the job. They can be a little harder to clean than some other kegs because of the small cap which doesn't allow you to get your hand in. Be careful not to over tighten the cap as the seal twists and won't hold pressure. You really don't need to have the cap as...

I think it could be time to experiment. Never done this but my suggestion would be to add them to last 5 min of boil. Alternative would be to add them to secondary for a few days but you would have to boil them first to avoid infection. I suppose quantity would be the hard part to work out...

Not done the Irish stout but I have done the standard coppers stout using DME. Biggest problem I had was it fermented like crazy at first and overspilled my fv. It tasted great but I've since done it with half DME and half dextrose and found it was still very good but without the eruption of...

Coopers stout brewed with DME makes a great stout. Be carefull though it goes crazy and can overspill your fv. I've also done it with half sugar and half DME and it still really good with less foam to pop the lid off your fv

I often leave mine 3 weeks before bottling and never had any problems

What temperature was the water you used to test your hydrometer? Most are calibrated for 20C. If you look at your hydrometer it will tell you the temperature. If the water you used wasn't the correct temp then check it again. This will give you a better idea of the accuracy of your hydrometer

You can make a syrup but it's hard to get the correct dose into each bottle. If you are adding sugar to the bottle add it before you fill with beer otherwise it will bubble up out of the top of the bottle

Sugar in bottle first then. If you add sugar after you have filled it will probably bubble up out of the bottle when you add it