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  1. astralbrew

    If you could only drink one commercial beer for the rest of your life.......

    I tend to over do it with funky flavours, and always end up back with the local staple diet... Takes some beating and you can return the bottles and crate every week... So Kronenbourg Alsace for me...
  2. astralbrew

    Brewferm variety mixtures...

    So, the Stout is already bottled and hopefully getting it's bubbles in order... Tasted pretty good, maybe a little more bitter than i expected, perhaps that's the cacao powder effect ?.... we'll see.. Hopping the IPA/ Blonde mix today,,, it smells sweet and groovy,, real good fermentation...
  3. astralbrew

    Brewferm variety mixtures...

    In the pot. Added 250g of soft brown sugar, unrefined... And went for 20 litres. SG 1046, am happy with that.
  4. astralbrew

    Brewferm variety mixtures...

    Hi Crow The transfer thing, is an issue for me,as it increases the risk of contamination....but also seems to get things clearer/cleaner... Yes i hop in the primary tub, do the transfer, and then leave it all in my cellar, pretty cool in there, for a week, so it is sort of a cold crash... Have...
  5. astralbrew

    Brewferm variety mixtures...

    Hello all, Haven't been posting for a while... but still brewing. Still having the occasional stinky slop, but overall pretty good brews. So now i plan to mix things up a little.... A local supermarket sells Brewferm kits at 8.60€,, so as you can imagine i have bought too many... can't help...
  6. astralbrew

    Muntons Gold Imperial Stout

    Brewed on 12 May, but we really did have a hot time of it just after, hit mid 30's centigrade for 3 weeks.. could be an infection, but all looked good and smelled fine at bottling..
  7. astralbrew

    OKtoberfest Munich 2018

    Finally managed to get myself, and 3 buddies, to commit to a good swilling session at Munich Oktoberfest this year.. Flights and accommodation sorted. Still pondering which tents to visit (if tickets are still available) ? Anyone going this year ? Any advice on the Beer festival itself ? Ein...
  8. astralbrew

    Muntons Gold Imperial Stout

    Been a while since I posted... been busy with stuff and a few brews. This one I had to give a special mention, the Imperial stout in the Muntons Gold 3 KG range. What a disaster !!! first time I have ever had gushers... I added a sachet of Brewferm chocolate sensation liquid, as instructed...
  9. astralbrew

    2 Kits , back to basics

    Hi Pirate Pete I really don't know what went wrong,, i followed a recipe, used good grains and yeast,, something is a bit iffy with my produce... Next time i will add dextrose to the fermenter i reckon... All tastes a bit **** will do your recipe, with the two cans next.. :doh:
  10. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    Another point about stout,, don't bother adding Saaz hops, not very pleasing..
  11. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    Sounds like yeast is one thing i'm gonna have to really sort out.. One kit i'm drinking now, an Imperial Stout,, has a real yeast kick to it.. not for the dickie tummy crowd, gotta get some decent yeasts.. Astral
  12. astralbrew

    2 Kits , back to basics

    Hello Beer monsters Have had some pretty dire results doing stout over the past months....:doh: So back to the process, gotta work this out.. 2 kits down on the 6/5/17... Muntons IPA Mangrove Jack's Night Watchman Porter all looking good 2 days in, Mangrove has 'target' hops (50g) to add...
  13. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    Well,, the Stout ain't the best... some weird flavours going on... ended up at 4.7%abv... Named it Stinky Sheep before I tried it... must be psychic... I'll drink it anyway.. learning in progress..
  14. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    I didn't realise how addictive this is.. Gonna do another today... can't stop:(
  15. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    Ok, it's in the bottles.... followed the plan discussed here and it worked a treat, very little splashing, mixed priming sugar in second fermenter, then bottled.. only ended up with 16 litres,, but hopefully it will be 'ripper rita'.... the kids helped with the name, 'stinky sheep stout' ...
  16. astralbrew

    What are you drinking tonight?

    Couple of large botlles of CH'TI blonde, bière ge garde, for me tonight...:drink:
  17. astralbrew

    Worst commercial beer

    Over here it has to be Kronenbourg... gut rot headache material, reminds me of Carlsberg in that respect.. Have the NI contingent tried the WhiteWater brewery beers ? I'm originally from nearby and they are pretty good, nice stout called chocolat chaud too.. recommended...
  18. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    just an update on the stout the krausen is clearly dissapearing and there is yeast activity again in the fermenter.... glad i did'nt bottle it already.... sound advice
  19. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    probably not:nono: :grin:
  20. astralbrew

    Full mash Dry stout

    yup, noted..
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