Recent content by Jugganaut

I can't offer any advice on that, although it sounds lovely. I would err on the side of caution though - too many strong flavours could end up overpowering. Will be interested to hear how it pans out so please report back!

Thanks for the replies. I got some new FVs for Christ,as as my old ones out in the garage were very dirty. They didn't have measurements on at all so I did them myself with a measuring jug and a sharpie. I double checked them on the second FV and I could have been a little light, but only by...

Just started one of these off. I used to brew a fair bit but this is my first batch for 10-15 years. One observation, the initial SG seemed very high for the quoted ABV - 1.060. Any thoughts? With a target SG of 1.010, that would give an ABV of >7% whereas the kit states 5%, unless either...