Recent content by norlettdriver

I brewed quite a few beers when I was studying for my a levels, the main focus for my brew-mate and I was cheapness - we used relatively cheap 1 can kits and always used regular granulated sugar off the supermarket shelf. Every single brew had a filthy aftertaste. Needless to say we always drank...

I made up a Coopers Stout a few months back, I used their beer enhancer and it was spot on, I would strongly recommend it.

Some weeks ago I brewed my first kit in a long while (Muntons Premium Stout). After reading several posts on here I decided to try a bottle every week or so after bottling to observe how the taste changed over time... the result: just seems to get better and better! I've almost finished that...

I was concerned about sediment too, but as I put my sample beer in the fridge overnight before testing it didn't seem to be much of a problem - the yeast seemed stuck solid to the bottle and I only got a small amount in the last glass I poured :thumb:

Well it was a tough week at work so I decided to crack open a bottle of my first brew - Muntons Stout - it's still a bit young, only two weeks in the bottle but I justified it to myself as a way of learning how maturity will affect the taste! Tasted pretty good, but I'll be staggering out the...

OK, thanks for the help!

I've just bottled my first brew - Munton's Premium Stout - seems to be coming along nicely, thanks in part to some helpful advice from this forum! I'm planning my next at the moment and I thought I might try something from the Munton's Connoisseur range. I noticed they are 1.8kg as opposed to...

Thanks everyone for the help - much appreciated!

Hi all, I'm just about to start my first brew (Munton's Premium Stout) and I'm unsure about the use/necessity of campden tablets. Do I have to use them (no taste of chlorne in our tap water)? And if so how do I go about it, just to add to the possible confusion, I only have one FV so I can't...