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    Coopers Real Ale

    On recommendation made this kit at the beginning of August using light spray malt & tap water. OG was 1034, which is a bit low, I put this down to perhaps not stirring in the spray malt well enough, however after 3 months in the bottle it's just dawned on me that I only used 500gms instead of...
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    Cleaning a glass with an activator..

    I've brewed several beer kits over the last couple of years, some using bottled water and some using tap water. We live in a hard water area and in my experience I always get a decent head (which lasts) when using bottled water, however when using untreated tap water it can result in a poor...
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    'That' homebrew taste... what is it?

    I had go brewing a 'Boots' kit back in the early 80s which was pretty average to say the least and almost put me off for life, but not quite as I was given a Wherry starter kit Xmas 2011 and I've been pleasantly surprised at the standard and quality of the ale you can make yourself from various...
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    Help With Port

    I made up my first Blackberry & Elderberry wine this time last year based on this recipe ;- http://www.burfordhopsandvines.co.uk/page.asp?id=70 used 1kg blackberries, 1 kg elderberries, 1.25 kg sugar, half litre red grape juice. Left it to bulk mature in the DJ for 11 months then bottled, I've...
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    Elderflower Champagne - How long 'till it's ready ?

    Thanks for the replies, think I'll try a bottle in a couple of weeks time then depending on the results leave a few bottles for Xmas and the New Year. Will be interesting to see how it turns out as it's my first attempt at Elderflower Champagne. :cheers:
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    Elderflower Champagne - How long 'till it's ready ?

    I made up a gallon of Elderflower Champagne back in the summer, fermenting out before bottling to swing top beer bottles adding 6 or 7 gms of priming sugar to each bottle. A couple of months on and it's now looking nice and clear and the sediment appears to be fairly well compacted at the...
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    Priming beer with elderflower cordial...

    Thanks for the reply, I'll look back in my notes and see how much sugar I used in the cordial and go from there. Like the idea of this and will definitely give it a go with my next IPA, perhaps not all 40 bottles but 10-15 as an experiment. :cheers:
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    Priming beer with elderflower cordial...

    Sounds like an interesting idea, I made up some elderflower cordial recently from frozen elderflowers (turned out just as well as the freshly picked elderflowers) was wondering how much cordial you used per bottle? Could work well with an IPA perhaps.
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    Blackberry & Elderberry Wine

    So nearly a year on and I've finally got 'round to bottling the Elderberry Wine & the Blackberry & Elderberry Wine, it's had 11 months to 'bulk' mature in separate DJs, 6 bottles of each produced with a little half glass of each left over for quality control assessment. :whistle: Both are a...
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    Wife Swap Feedback

    Please leave your tasting notes and feedback here: Ooops wrong forum. :shock: ;)
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    Festival Golden Stag Summer Ale Review

    After the positive reviews, thought I'd give this kit a go. Even though it's a little bit more expensive than most 2 can kits this really is a cracking pint. A lovely refreshing summer ale, but the thing that impressed me the most was the overall balance between hoppyness (is this a word? :D )...
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    To drink or not to drink, that is the question....

    Yeah, you could be right, best wait to 2015 just to be on the safe side. ;)
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    To drink or not to drink, that is the question....

    I'd imagine the Traquair ale has the best sporting chance of being drinkable as it has a higher abv :?:
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    To drink or not to drink, that is the question....

    So I've finally got 'round to sorting out/clearing/making some space in the garage, it's only been 2 and half years since we moved here, but I am at last able to see the garage floor! :thumb: :lol: Anyway whilst making a big pile of half empty paint tins I came across 4 various bottles of...
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    Elderflowers

    Well I made up elderflower cordial to the above recipe and it's turned out really well, you certainly don't need much of the cordial before diulting with water otherwise it can taste a little too sweet, the flavour is a nice balance between the elders and the lemon, think I'll make up another...
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    Elderflowers

    Well after starting an elderflower champagne yesterday I though I'd have a go at making my first elderflower cordial especially as there appears to be lots of flowers this year. I've gone with:- 1 kg sugar. 1.5 lts water. 4 lemons. 2 teaspoons citric acid. Pint & half of elderflower petals...
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    Elderflowers

    How much sugar did you use? Looked at several recipes for elderflower champagne, the amount of sugar for 1 demi-john appears to vary quite a lot, I've decided to go with 650gms of sugar, however I've seen 350gms to 1.4kg suggested. Seems to me that if I use a large amount of sugar I could end...
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    Elderflowers

    Started my first attempt at elderflower champagne today :thumb: Picked about 60 flower heads yesterday evening, surprised how many flowers there were with plenty more to come by the looks of it. Left the flowers in a black bin bag (as suggested on here) over night, some of the petals were...
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    Charlbury Beer Festival & World Aunt Sally Competition

    It's a slippery slope Calum, throwing sticks at a 'doll', an appreciation of real ale, next you'll be wearing socks with sandals, sporting a baggy green jumper and joining your local Morris Dancing Team :shock: ;) Hope the Memorial Day at Ducky goes well. :thumb:
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    Charlbury Beer Festival & World Aunt Sally Competition

    A reminder for those who live in Oxfordshire (and beyond!) that the excellent Charlbury Beer Festival is taking place on Saturday 29th June at the Charlbury Cricket Club. Great location right next to the Charlbury Railway Station, over 50 Real Ales to sample from, a good number of these will be...
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