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A lot of the bottled beers I like, seem to mention Citra hops and I am wondering if this is the missing link for my bitter beers. Does anyone use Citra and if so, are they in for the full boil, what kind of amount and what do they go best with. I am getting quite a clean tasting bitter now, but...

Please check this out if you like a lasting head on your beer. We had this in the cupboard so, just by chance, I gave it a go. I must download a photo at sometime coz, if you half fill it with your beer and then give it a good pump, you'll be amazed. Tried it last night on my stout and it gave a...

1 can of Cooper's Original Series Stout 1KG Dark DME 250g Crystal Malt 250g Roasted Barley 150g Chocolate malt 1oz US Goldings hops (15min boil) for flavour Safale US05 Yeast. 23L length of brew Did this after finding the recipe on youtube and it tastes fantastic, only done one successful...

Whoever said home brew doesn't travel was just protecting their stash. Just got back off the trip and after good advice from you boys, gave it 2 days to settle and it was good as gold. It was all a month old or older and to be honest didn't even look disturbed when we arrived after 6 hour...

Just about to set off for France and gonna risk taking 10 bottles of month old home brew..wish me luck, I'll let you know how it travels/settles

Just uncovered my bottles to see how it was clearing after 2 weeks in the cold and I have noticed some little black bits in the sediment in some of the bottles. They are like small pepper corns, is this normal/acceptable? Is it going to affect the taste? Other than that the beer is perfectly...

I'm thinking of trying a Nelson's Revenge as my next attempt (done 4 extract brews so far, first 2 bad last 2 good) so I thought I would try a kit for comparison. I wonder if anyone knows what type of hops are used for flavour, as I am searching for a particular type of taste for my home brew. I...

Now that I have two clean tasting good extract brew beers under my belt, I now want to start experimenting to get the particular taste I like. I have been studying the labels of my favourites and it looks like I lean towards things with Citra. The bittering I am getting is fine so I just need to...

Could any of you boys in the know work out what strength this stout will be please ? 1 can of Cooper's Original Series Stout 1KG Dark DME 250g Crystal Malt 250g Roasted Barley 150g Chocolate malt 1oz US Goldings hops (15min boil) for flavour Safale US05 Yeast. 23L length of brew

I have, in the FV at the moment, a Coopers Irish stout with extra DME, roasted barley and chocolate malt. I intended to leave it unopened for 14 days (as I did my last brew) but have noticed although the activity has died down, the Krausen hasn't thinned out like last time. Is this normal with...

Bowland Brewery near Clitheroe produces one of my all time favourite beers Hen Harrier. If anyone is familiar with this could you break down the kind of taste and suggest what kind of hops I should use to try and, at least lean towards this kind of taste.

I have just sampled my third attempt at an extract brew and it tastes fantastic. All three were very similar recipes, but after the first two were pretty ropey, the only thing I changed, was ditching the brew belt, making sure the temp was between 18-22deg and I didn't bottle, until it had been...

Great news boys ! The brew that I was so excited about has just had an early taste test and after two failed attempts and nearly throwing my newly purchased gear over the garden wall...... it's worked ! Tastes great...thanks for your help and support fellas, really appreciate your help.

Am I right in thinking that it is only high temperatures that produce off tastes? I am managing to keep between 18-22 in the daytime but sometimes dropping to 15-16 overnight, will that just slow it down?

The coopers Irish with extra roasted barley, choc malt and dark malt that I started on Tuesday night (Sat morning now) doesn't seem to be bubbling anymore. The initial stages were very vigorous and the krausen is still 2'' thick on top. I was just concerned because the bitter I did last time...

I have a Coopers Irish Stout with extra malt, choc malt and roasted barley in the FV and after 2 days it is really vigorous. The Krausen must be 3'' thick, will this inhibit fermentation or is it best just to leave it, no matter how thick the layer?

Third attempt after two disappointing tasting brews and just bottling after fermenting a lot more carefully this time (temp wise) and it's tasting good already!(is this the reason?) I left it at 18-19 deg for nearly 2 weeks, it looks quite clear in the bottles straight away, is that because I...

I am about to bottle my Millennium gold extract brew..tasted quite good when taking the FG so don't want to mess it up at this stage. What should I prime the 5ooml bottles with, ordinary granulated white, brown or those handy little lumps they sell at the LHBS

I have a malt extract and steeped grains brew in the FV at the moment which I can't wait to barrel as I am keen to get a super stout recipe on the go. It seems to be dragging it's feet after 11 days in there , it is still bubbling. I have been a lot more careful about the temp this time though...

I watched someone on youtube raving about a brew, so I've been and bought all the ingredients but don't know exactly how to do it. What do I boil, what do I steep, please could you help. Here are the ingredients as posted 1 can Coopers Irish stout 1Kg Dark malt 250g Crystal malt 250g Roasted...