Recent content by KarooPaul

Just to add that I've just finished bottling and the SG was spot on and it tasted really, really great. Wow, I'm very excited about the prospect of it getting even better! Thanks again. KP :cheers:

Greetings and thanks for the reply. Yes, that was what I meant to ask! Sorry, I got interrupted and either had to post what I had or leave it completely. Good to hear that it's probably done it's thing. Hopefully will have time to bottle this Sunday, assuming readings are good. Using plastic...

I have a batch of Smugglers that just keeps bubbling. It started off 3 weeks ago with a good steady bubble, slowed down after 4-5 days and has just kept bubbling through the air lock steadily ever since (a glurp every 5-10 mins I reckon). Ambient temp is between 18-20C and is fairly steady at...

Very interesting, thanks everyone. I'll sample again in a couple of weeks. Just bottled the framboos and drank most of an incomplete litre bottle. Really great and it's (only) had 3 weeks in the main FV. I actually wondered if it stopped fermenting too early but only thought this after adding in...

Ok, that's great news as the stuff was pretty good apart from the bitterness. I'll just have to buy some beer in then to fill the gap! (I've got a double batch of Framboos ready to bottle, so am building a pipeline of sorts :) ) many thanks, Paul

Well, slurpped my first pint of home brew over the weekend - Great Eastern. Lovely head, not that clear in colour and darker/redder than the photo on the box. Quite some body, with lots of malt; not too watery. Pretty tasty but almost too bitter to be enjoyable. Is this normal for this kit? What...

Wez - Phew, well that's good news! Now got a shed with a one week old bin of merlot bubbling away still nicely and another 23l of Great Eastern, yeasted 9.30 this evening. Pretty sure I've got the brew bug!

Newbie question about the fermentation bin. My kit came with no hole in the top for a bung and bubbler. Can I fit the lid but not seal it and (probably) not have the brew spoil? I read in several places that this was ok for the first fermentation of wine. Thing is that I just started my first...