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Yes mine started so well loads of krusen then faded and died out had it in FV for a month trying different things to get it started again it finished way off target emailed muntons and they said "The Easter Brew should come down to at least 1015, however if it has definitely stopped at 1019 then...

Tried one bottle after a couple of months not all that not sure if it's because fermentation problems ! Never got to FG added extra yeast etc! Bit disappointed by this one, not much chocolate taste

Right I'm planning on adding a fair amount of hops to a simply pale ale I have laying about, I'm wondering the best way to do this.... Can someone help??? I was originally thinking of just dry hopping but now I'm wondering if it's worth taking a pan full of wort and boiling and adding the...

Hi I'm planning on the move to BIAB as it will suit me due to space issues! I've been looking at boilers and am miffed by the whole thing! I've seen burco cygnet go for around £70 and found where I can get a peco for around £70 and a digital peco for £107!!! Then there's the brewferm for...

So what do you think about dry hopping citra I've never dry hopped a kit and wondered if it's worth doing it to a St. Peter's or buying something like one of the simply kits and doing that???

No mine came with a hop essence powder which I didn't really like the idea of !

Hello all I've got 100 grms of citra sitting waiting to be used but not sure what kit to get and put them in?? I was impressed with St Peter's golden ale and thought maybe that but would love to know people's thoughts maybe someone's already citra'd up a kit!!!

Right after the success of the first brew I'm planning this one again but thinking of leaving out the hop powder and dry hopping with 50-75grms of citra ! Never dry hopped before is that too much???? I do like it hoppy and love Oakham citra I've got 100grms sitting waiting to do something with

Just tasted another glass and it's ok but not hoppy enough for me, I wish I had dry hopped a load of citra or simcoe or both and this would then be a great beer! In my view sadly lacking something!!! Taste similar to evil twin brewery's APA though!!

Thought I'd update this! I bottled St Peter's my first ever brew in mid October, tasted nov 6th and was happy but not blown away there was a twang and being my first brew I wasn't sure what everyone talked about when mentioning the homebrew twang!! Anyway this has been in my shed in crates...

Hi I'm trying to emulate something like punk IPA from kit im looking for that heavy hop hit that brewdog gets, was thinking of adding extra hops to a festival razorback, anyone got any tips or managed anything like punk IPA from a kit???

1016 is what I'm aiming for that will be fine I did a St Peter's kit and it did the same , I've given mine a stir and moved to the warm and added a teaspoon of sugar in water to it, lid is definitely buldging up more today so hopefully it's done the trick!!! Was going to do 1 x coopers carb...

right my second hambledon bard kit stuck at 1020!!! why oh why does this happen ??? why 1020 and not higher????? or lower???? It seems to be common knowledge about them so why have they not done anything???? anyone had a reply from hambledon regarding this, thier yeast must be ****!!!!!

Right currently got a bulldog chocolate stout in the Fv took ff like a rocket but slowed down then took off again!! im a new dad so have to fit things in when i can and at the weekend planned to bottle as it ad been in the FV for 1 month! Took the gravity and guess what.....bloody 1020 (never...

not good...day 29 took the gravity over the weekend and its 1020!!!! just become a dad 5 weeks ago so i have to fit stuff in when i can and i planned on bottling but not at that FG!!! Any ideas??? It seems to have got cold so ive moved into the warm in the hope of kick starting it!!

Sounds like you can't really go wrong with it but it lacks something!!! I've got 1kg of beer enhancer and some citra hops so going to add a 25grm hop tea at the beginning then taste after fermentation if it doesn't make any difference will dry hop some too!!! Hopefully give it a bit of...

Hello just brought a coopers lager the standard one and I've got a 1kg bag of brew enhancer to go in it, I also brought some saflager s23 yeast is it worth swapping for the yeast in the coopers kit also do coopers kits need dry hopping to get some taste or are they quite hoppy I've never done a...

So 19 days at 19-20c tested with hydro only at 1021 started at 1048 ish there were a lot of bubbles when I took SG! The lid of the FV has started to puff up again so something is still happening!!!!

So day 18 in FV was going to bottle this weekend but tonight looks like this has had a second wind will chuck the hydrometer in tomorrow and saturday then bottle Sunday looks n smells lovely should be a new year one this!!!