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Leaving the beer on the trub (the sediment at the bottom of the fermentor) can cause soapy flavors as the yeast may start to consume the trub. I've never experienced this problem and I don't think just because the beer is left for 3 weeks on the trub that this is always the result. Have a look...

I'd also be interested to hear from others that use finings as I'm thinking about giving them a go :wha: How much did you batch prime with? Erl :drink:

Doesn't sound too bad at all :thumb: I'll add to to the list of "to do's" Might go well with a lamb roast!?!. What was your final OG? erl :drink:

Victory adds a biscuit flavour and also a nuttines. It's really nice! Not listened to any of these podcasts, so thanks Dr Mike for the pointer. :thumb: Just searched and found it so will have a listen! How did it turn out Moby? Erl :drink:

Sounds like a great bit of advice, this one is now on the 'to do' list! If you get round to doing this one soon Barry, let us know how it turns out :thumb: Erl :drink:

Not that technical really and I like trying to find out what malt does what and how the hops will affect things! Although I always feel a bit on edge until I've tasted the beer, there's always a little voice in the back of your head saying "it might not taste too good"! Do you get an ingrediant...

Going to get my 2nd AG on this weekend. Used a recipe i made for an extract brew a while ago trying to imitate a Fullers ESB and tweaked it a bit for this attempt, any comments or tips would be much appreciated :thumb: BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3 RECIPE REPORT BIAB Recipe Designer, Calculator...

What did you prime your bottles with? Erl :drink:

As the process is a fairly lengthy one (seems to take me about 6 hours ish) Any gravity readings I want, I take about 100ml and let it cool down before using the hydrometer. Obviously it's too late to alter anything if the gravity reading isn't what I expected, but at the moment I'm just using...

If you can't stand them in a bath of cold water then wrapping them in a wet towel is the next best way to cool them.

I second this. Just looked at my last brew and end of boil efficiency was 88%, efficiency into fermentor was 81.9%. Try using the BIABacus at the biabrewer website for your next brew. Erl :drink:

Sorry Mikey I misread your first post and somehow my eyes didn't acknowledge that you had written 'Coopers Irish Stout". :doh: So my suggestion of adding hops was not really called for! Once you've got a few brews done and dusted you can start tinkering if you feel the need! erl :drink:

Nothing to worry about as conon said! If it smells good and tastes good then it is good. Let us know how it turns out. Erl :drink:

Congratulations on popping your cherry! Looks like a great brew :thumb: Erl :drink:

Nice brew, well done! Looking forward to hear how it turns out. Erl :drink:

What was your SG? This sounds like a great brew, keep us posted how it out! Erl :drink:

Oh and by the way, congratulations on your first one and welcome to the dark side! erl :drink:

I second that, it's a great tool to use for BIAB and if you have any issues with it ther are some great guys on that forum that'll help you! http://www.biabrewer.info Erl :drink:

Nice one, sounds like a nice drop!! keep us posted on how it turns out! erl :drink:

Congrats on your first brew pics look good! :thumb: Although I think you could have added some hops to it? Is the dark spray malt hopped or not? The carbonation drops are fine for your stout or you could just use normal sugar? I think a teaspoon of sugar in a 500ml bottle is approx...