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Nice - you're quite right, lactose and cocoa nibs work great with this beer, and I added a load of cherries to the mix, it came out beautifully though I think the cherries raised the ABV to something like 6.5% :)

Hmm, after soaking the cans in boiling water I've found the source of the leak, a small hole in the seam of the tin. It's quite small but obviously has loaked outwards. I'm thinking I'll just use it, it's unlikely to have gone off as the stuff that had leaked had dried and I've washed off with...

Hi, One of my cream stout kit can's has cracked during transport to me and leaked into the box a bit, not a lot - is it safe to use? Thanks Chris

Thanks all. It sounds like... from what you're saying... adding fruit in a decent volume (mashed down to a purée) in the primary fermentation is safe? I'm thinking cherry and plums might be a suitable combo. Cheers all

Hi all, I've made several beer kit brews over the years, so I have some experience - but generally my successes are by following the instructions to keep things "safe". I use the default kit of plastic bucket with airlock, then into the keg. My new batch will be a St. Peter's Cream Stout...