Recent content by Lees0604

Sounds interesting and very intrigued. Might take a look at hops and try adding to some future brews appreciate the responses :thumba:

Grizzly be interesting to see how the recipe turns out. I will keep an eye out for a review. I need to learn more about the addition of hops to a brew.

Perfect, i will pick one of those up and pitch the vanilla at around day 10. Do you carbonate when bottling with a stout? if so how much do you use Thanks

Thank Arcs. i assume you mean the small 35ml bottles? Good shout, i have just googled a local HBS and found one about 30 mins away, will have to give it a visit

I like the sound of the vanilla. How much of the extract would you typically use in a 21l batch.

Sounds great. What coffee do you use. i have seen that some people use a few espresso shots in their brew?

I have a Ritches Simply stout i ordered from Amazon on the way, but may grab a Coopers kit aswell. Any tips on recipes?

Good point... i do see alot of people who love the initial taste I will bottle after 2 weeks and leave for 3 months before tucking in :beer1: I think i am going to try the Coopers stout kit or Cerveza kit next - What is the best Coopers kit you have made?

Slid that is a massive help and a bit of a relief, thank you. Its only my second kit so still learning the processes. I can see a lightly uneven line around where the liquid line is. I did plan on leaving for a couple of weeks before bottling. I do recall the lager having a very bitter taste...

Hi I brewed a Coopers Lager kit on Monday night, added 1kg of brewing sugar and 500g of light spray malt. The issue is a have not seen any bubbles from the airlock. I have read reviews of the coopers kits and people say that the kit is pretty active. the kit says to keep 21-28 - the brew is...

Hi I’m new here and extremely excited about starting my home brewing journey Thanks

Is there any alternative to Strawberry Lowicz as I can’t find this anywhere? Thanks in advance

Thank you for all the replies. I did think about just following instructions but didn’t want to be disappointed with the results. But I think it may be best if I follow on this occasion Thank you for all your help

Hi I am new to the forum and recently taken delivery of a brewing kit and a Muntons Midlands Mild Premium kit. i also ordered 500g of Light and Medium spray malt and 2kg of brewing sugar. I am getting fairly excited at brewing my own but want to try and get it right The kit states to add...