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I bottled a few of weeks ago a pilsner, and had maybe added a little bit too much sugar to the 5 gallons prior to bottling - probably about 200g. As expected, the plastic bottles are highly pressurised now. I awoke a couple mornings past to find a leak, expecting a split bottle. But strangely...

Added the stabilisers/finings yesterday and shall be bottling tomorrow. Smells absolutely spot on for what I was hoping for. But I've never seen so much sediment gathering at the bottom for any other brew to date. I racked it off 3 times yesterday before adding the finings, but there must be a...

Which can kits would you recommend for various types of beer, and what modifications have you made to improve them? I'm a golden ale, lager, stout, cider and wine drinker and have been particularly happy with the Cooper's beers and Ritchie's cider brand kits I have made, and look forward to...

As planned, I will be making a stout liqueur brew, inspired by Grizzly Notations in This thread which is well worth a read if you haven't already - very entertaining and creative! My plan is to get a roughly 17-18% brew of 14 litres with some viscosity and a slight sweetness to get over the...

I had an Abbot's ale, and hit on the hop taste I really dislike. In an abbot ale clone recipe online I see 3 hops being used - Whole gold, Fuggles and Challenger. The taste I dislike is the one where it tastes like you're eating flowers raw. I noticed the same taste from Ritchie's Gluten free...

Finished brewing this kit up and bottled it about 3 weeks ago. Brewed it to 22L with 700g LDME and 400g dextrose, carbonated with half tsp of sugar per 500ml. Took a tester taste yesterday, and was surprised at how sweet it is. Had a lovely aroma and copper colouring - almost identical to...

I'm looking to brew a cider kit but have found it may need a little sweetening, but I also like to have it carbonated. Will using Xylitol after bottling along with sugar produce both carbonation and sweetening? Can I add the xylitol for the primary fermentation without it causing problems, or...

Brewed with 1/2 to 1/2 dark spray malt to dextrose. Strange roasted, thick, spicy flavour - I love it. I'm new to the game, and would like to hear some other stout kits which are nice. I'm not usually a stout man, but this cheap kit has become the one I look forward to most. I've seen big...

It has been bottled for about a week now, 21L which worked out to be an ABV of 3.8% after primary fermentation, so guess it will be 4% after priming. Brewed with a kilo of beer enhancer and 2 carbonation drops per 500mL. I was surprised that it wasn't stronger. But after tasting the test...

Just finished and bottled up having brewed 23 litres. Calculated to have finished ABV of 10.8%. Brewed to the instructions apart from my stabiliser mistake and the starter yeast solution. Left a litre out for consumption today, and have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Preferably I'd have liked...

...but is there anything that I need to look out for? I'm new to all forms of brewing and have started out using kits. I bought a BelVino red wine kit, and all was going well - until I was at the stage to add yeast and nutrient. I accidentally added the stabilizer packet (containing K-sorbate...