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#UPDATE# I agree sone, After nearly 2 months in the bottle, I have to say this is a really nice daytime BBQ drink. No twangs or bitter after taste, very nice. Using a light spray malt did the trick with this single kit, along with sugar of course. I recommend this for summer time, lovely...

Grrrrrr. Stuck at 1020!!!!!!!!!!!! Fermented @ constant 20 Degrees and went like a steam train for 3 days, then nothing. Checked gravity after 10 days,,,,,,1020. Give a little stir, poked the bottom and waited 48 hours,,,nothing. Still at 1020. Added packet of Nottingham ale yeast and couple...

Well, tried another after 2 weeks in the tub, and 4 weeks in the bottle. Tastes not to bad, glad I used spray malt + sugar, it has a nice feel in the mouth (oo-er) Not bad for a single kit. Probably wont try it again like, now I have a Wherry on the go. :tongue:

Is this it? [/url][/img] Its been on the go for 10 weeks now. What happens to the film on the top when its time to bottle? Let it sink, mix it in? Also, I read that one of the by products of malolactic fermentation was lactose. Does this mean the cider will be slightly sweeter, negating the...

Love it. Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley,,,,eat your heart out. :cheers:

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Hi, I left my bottles indoors for a week after priming with 160 grammes of brewing sugar. Had them in the shed for 2 weeks and they are really clear now, ready to try one in a week. I opened a tester (half bottle) after i week and tasted a bit rank, but and it made a loud hiss so its carbonated...

Ok, thanks. Just another quickie, If I am to transfer to secondary, to condition, am I running the risk if "losing" all the C02 layer on the top, keeping the "nasties" out.

Hi all, I know its an old thread but I have used the same recipe as calumscott, except for the pectolase. Its been in primary for 4 weeks now and was wondering if I would still be able to add the pectolase at this stage, before I rack to secondary? Regards, Chris p.s. gonna leave in secondary...

I used 800gms of Light DME, and 700gms of the free Brewing sugar I got with the kit. Not much foam, but is bubbling away nicely in the airlock after 12 hours. Room temp is 20/21 so seems fine. OG reading was 1.048 :pray: Gonna leave in Primary for 2/3 weeks, bottle, and condition for 3...

Thought i would give this a go too. What temps are you guys fermenting at? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fermenting; Wilkos ownbrand Cerveza Fermenting; Turbo cider (lidl 100% applejuice) Conditioning; Youngs brewbuddy bitter

Hi, Surely it cant be still fermenting after 5 months?? It must be conditioning after this long? Gonna start my TC at the weekend, got a good deal @ Lidl, 2ltr of %100 apple juice for £1.35. :clap:

So, as mentioned earlier, some say 1 level teaspoon is 6 grams, others say 4.2? It makes a big difference when priming :? Im bottling my English bitter on Sunday, and as its my 1st attempt at brewing, i dont want bottle bombs or flat beer. :pray:

Ok thanks for that

Good afternoon, My 1st go at home brew so some advice needed from you good people if you please. I have a Youngs Brewbudy Bitter kit on the go now for 10 days. Have a 1cm cake at he bottom of the fv, and all the signs at the top of a good ferment. OG was around the 1.040 mark, and at the moment...