Recent content by BrewDan87

Hello brew friends! I've finished off my second batch of beer and got round to drinking a third of what I made. The result is good enough (for now) but I had two queries. Firstly - there is quite a bit of sediment at the bottom of each bottle. I only use one bucket for before I bottle my...

Hi guys, Just done my second brew after my first one failed. (Looked like a contamination issue) I didn't take/didn't fully understand the gravity readings last time. I have just taken my readings on this new batch and the approximate sugar per litre was 143 with the alcohol potential 7.5%...

Yea it's not usually a beer I would go for. I have a young brews Indian IPA that I'm going to try to make at the weekend

So this first batch has just been poured down the drain! (I had to have a moments silence prior to the deed!). The beer kept its awful aftertaste which tasted like sour washing up liquid, will this be because I killed the yeast off in the first stage? The water was too hot I added the yeast. On...

Yea I keep them upright. When they get moved to the fridge though in a few weeks I may have to lay some flat

First of all...merry Christmas guys!! I hope your day has been filled with great food and even better home brew!! I have decided to try one of these drinks again to see if there is much difference and the taste has got heaps better but still not ready yet (I do still have at least one more week...

Thanks, yea the other kits I have are the AAA Indian IPA and St Peters Ruby Red Ale. Thanks for the link to the kit reviews I'll check them out! Great hobby made better when I can come on here and find out where I'm going wrong! Tips are greatly appreciated!! 😊😊

I only tried one bottle too, the rest are still carbonating! 😊😊

Haha, thanks, I definitely got what I deserved, it went straight from carbonation for a week to the fridge, for the best part of four hours! I did but another kit today as I walked past the brew shop! I now have two kits that I need to make! Haha!

i think i've had the same problem as you! I have just done 2 weeks fermentation then a week conditioning. i got too eager and i put a bottle straight into the fridge for a few hours and drank! it tasted awful but i think leaving it longer to condition could be the solution. My plan was to leave...

Thanks, actually it does have a nice initial taste, then you get a big whack of yeast as an after taste

So i have made my first beer (Coopers Canadian Blonde) I have done 2 week fermentation process and I plan on 2 weeks carbonation period before putting in the fridge to chill for a few weeks. I gave into temptation and got a bottle in the fridge to taste test. I was only on day 6 of the...

So I have done my first home brew. I made a coopers Canadian lager without adding anything. I have done the first two week fermentation stage and I have put into bottles for the conditioning stage. Even though I plan to leave it to condition for 2 weeks I gave into temptation and cracked one...

Cheers guys. I checked first thing this morning and it is still at the 20 mark and not creeping down to 18/16 which is all good! That's a great idea! I have a spare dressing gown I never use so I'll be putting that on it tonight! 😊

awesome! well i say spare room. It's a spare bedroom, carpeted, insulated etc. i have just noticed we have a window slide that is open. about 2 centimetres depth and the length of half a window which could be causing the room to be cooler. These problems i've faced isn't giving me high hopes for...