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Hi guys, Just tried the first bottle from a Festival Old Suffolk Ale kit. Only been in the bottle a week and already its tasting great, nice full bodied flavour, dark in colour with a coffee col.oured head. These kits are great as they get you a bit more involved than ordinary kits, these may...

Hi all and thanks for your replies. I kept them in the same place as my wherry bottles and they were perfect? A disused airing cupboard.

OK guys, I have had my first extract in the bottle for a week now and thought I would crack one just to see if its carbonating and if the taste is OK. The reason I tried one is because I fermented it way to hot for the first 12-18hrs and there was an inherent risk of fusel alcohol, I thought I...

Low yeast count :wha:

I bottled my wherry 4 weeks ago. It tastes superb! I tried a couple of bottles in between and it was good after about 2wks but if you can, wait at least a month as it is now superb!! Trouble is I only a few bottles left :rofl: Must learn to be patient ;) :nah:

OK, after a bit of searching I have come to the conclusion that......... The oily film I have on my beer is one of 2 things :wha: Either, Hop oils or.........Fusel alcohols. Im worried that its the later as I had this fermenting at too high a temp for the first 12-18 hours :cry: The film...

Smell and taste was fine, if i were to describe it again i would defo say it was like an oil type film, hopefully its nothing serious! Thanks again

Thanks for the advice, i didnt realise they had to be stored in the dark!! One thing i did notice is a slight film on the top of the beer??? It developed in the fv and now some of the bOttles have it too, is this normal or do i have a problem??

Hi guys Bottled my Spitfire Extract clone today. Smells Great, Colour is beautiful and the taste was pretty good too, I think its going to be maltier than Spitfire but good all the same :thumb: Ended up with 33 bottles (500ml) which considering I lost a fair amount with spill over and evap...

I have had my first extract kit in the secondary for around 5 days It seems to have got darker over the last day or so?? Is this the norm? Cheers all :cheers:

Awesome! Thanks pittsy :cheers:

Hi guys Can anyone tell me, if I choose to use wheat extract instead of torrified wheat, do I have to adjust the weights? The recipe calls for 350g torrified wheat, how much wheat extract would I need to use instead? Cheers all :cheers:

This is an Extract recipe I found for Bishops Finger, can anyone advise on what I can do to omit the torrified wheat? Extract Version 3kg Light DME or 3.5kg Light LME 300g 77L British Crystal Malt 350. British Torrified Wheat 120g British Amber Malt 30g (1 oz.) Brewer's...

Ahhh now Im getting confused! :wha: :) The thing is, this recipe doesnt actually state any different so...................... The spitfire stated 500grams at the start and then 2.5kg at 15 to go, which would ring true with what you say alanywiseman :wha: :)

Hi Rob I boil 2 gallons and place in the FV to cool then boil a further 3 gallons to make the wort. I havent tasted the spitfire yet but the instructions said to add the majority of the spraymalt at 45mins (15 to go). Is this not good practice in general then?

Awesome, thanks guys :thumb:

Can anyone point me in the direction of an Extract Clone for Bombadier please? Many thanks :cheers:

Hi all I transferred my spitfire Extract clone to the secondary tonight (5days in) as it is already at 5.2%abv and fermenting had slowed (I dont want it too strong). Anyway, as this is my first extract, is it normal for it to be so cloudy? I appreciate its VERY young and probably has a lot of...

GA, I reckon it wont be long, considering I have only ever done one "kit" brew before moving to an Extract!!!! I dont hang around me :lol: I like control, thats what it is :grin: No seriously though, it does smell sooooo much better than the kit brew, its not even in the same league! Im...