Recent content by Bragwr

Thanks for the advice athumb.. I just finished brewing it around midday. I have to say that having all the ingredients included in the kit made for a very 'faff free' morning and the malt pouches were easier than I expected to empty cleanly too. I'm good with the idea of the floral elderflower...

I’m about to get one of these in the FV tomorrow or the day after. After reading this thread I have a couple of questions though. How much of the elderflower pack should I be putting in? and What fermentation temperature should I be aiming for? I notice the kit advises 20-25 C but I usually try...

Update This is my "Beer of the Year"! I am a Newbie to brewing having only been brewing for a year or so. This was my first attempt at a Toucan and to say that I am pleased with it is a major understatement! I love this stuff!! A very tasty stout and at 7.8%-8.0% it is a nice winter warmer with...

Handy tip to know. I just cleaned and delabeled a plie of scrounged bottles last week. Boring and time consuming! I also found out that my crown capper doesn't like Hobgoblin bottles as much as I do and that the yeast on the bottom of scrounged wheat beer bottles is made of concrete!

Update Bottled yesterday. Thanks brewpirate for the link to the bulk priming calculator. Tastes great. Subtle oakey whiskey taste is there for sure. A nice new coffee type taste is developing in there as well and the bitterness at the end has also mellowed out a little bit already. It is an...

Thank you brewpirate. You have been a BIG help for me with this brew so far! Update: Gravity 1011-1012. Tasted good. Not too thick and not too thin, about right for my taste. leaves a slight taint on the side of the glass (while settling after swilling round in the glass) good body and mouth...

Update Toucan still in the primary and topped up to 23 litres. Day 11. Still bubbling but only every 12-15 minutes or so. Nuke Aged oak chips done. Had a play with 2 jars using slightly different methods. It really does seem to work well. The jam jar has vaccumed and the volume of the liquid in...

Made our sloe gin a week and a half ago. About a month earlier than usual. Big fat sloes that started to weep colour in less than 12 hours. Last years were nowhere near as forthcoming with their juice. 2x DJs and 2x 70cl bottles this year. As for bottling bottles we use flip top bottles. We buy...

Thanks for the info brewpirate, that Nuke Ageing sounds interesting. Would you just pour the bourbon oak infusion into the beer and mix it; and not bother with an oak chip 'tea bag'?

By the way, thanks brewpirate for the link to that two can brew thread.

I'm confused again lol. Will the 500g of Light Spraymalt add mouthfeel to the beer? I thought that it would improve the body a little, as opposed to including only the brewing sugar and brown sugar as I originally intended. Sorry if these are noob questions.....it's a steep learning curve...

My first two can beer. Toucan Stout. I couldn't make up my mind which recipe on the web was best so rather than ask for advice up front on the forums ang getting confused even further I went for it with....... 1 can Coopers Dark Ale + 1 can Coopers Original Stout + 500g L Spraymalt + 250g...

Hi there melyn. I'm also in Gwynedd. Been brewing can beer/wine kits for 1 yearish.

Hello all. I have been brewing for just over a year now. Started with a wilkos red wine gallon starter pack then did another. Not fantastic red wine but turned out an ok dark rose. Did another one of those before buying a bucket fermenter and doing a Coopers Australian Pale Ale as per kit...