I want to make a powerful "Extra stout" would it be too bitter if I simply doubled up the kit, maybe adding 500 grams of medium DME to give a bit of extra sweet malt to keep some of the bitterness at bay?
That sounds like it could come out as a lovely session pale ale. As a single tin I wouldn't call this a bitter as it just doesn't seem bitter enough. Either way I'd love to know how that comes out :)
I've only bottle conditioned a few beers and even after months and months it looks like pond water with the slightest disturbance. These were also two completely different yeasts. Also bare in mind I don't drive so walking is probably the culprit no matter how careful I am.
Having tried this kit in the past and being disappointed at both lack of hops and indeed flavour all together (even when brewed sort to 20 litres) I decided to have a play with the kit to see if I could get a good beer out ofit. Working on the theory that the 1.5 kilo of liquid malt in the kit...
Haha this is sounding a much worse idea now I've thought about it more. I might get a can of some god awful lager, let it go flat and bung it a bottle with some bicarb. That was I'm not wasting good homebrew and it cant possibly taste worse.
Is this a viable way of carbonating beer in the bottle without sediment? I've never minded sediment when drinking at home as it's always settled very well, but it makes transporting the beer all but impossible.
I'm thinking about doing one of these with cascade or citra for a very aromatic, session-able american amber ale type of beer. How many grams would you guys recommend?
I dropped by my local home brew shop today and sure enough they stock this kit. I think it might be my next "Special Brew" after I do the Hammer of Thor lager.
Since people are adding so much to these kits to up the body/hops. Wouldn't it be easier to just wack 2 tins in together with a packet of yeast at 40 pints and have done?
I barreled mine last night. I short brewed to 20 litres with a kilo of enhancer with a SG of 1045. I left it it for 9 days and barreled it with 80 grams of dextrose when it hit 1012 giving me about 4.5% alcohol after factoring in the priming sugar. The gravity sample was excellent so I'm looking...
I'm thinking of doing this with two cans of pilsner to 23 litres and dry hopping with Saaz for a really flavorful lager: I'm also going to swap out the yeast for a lager yeast. What does everyone think to that?
It's not a bad kit but you were right to short brew it. The OG is still a little lower than I'd expect at 20 liters. I know spray malt isn't as fermentable as sugar but I thought the short brewing would more than compensate for that. I'm wanting to do an experiment with this kit soon. I want to...
I would really try and cool it more. Tile floors, cold water butts, anything like that to try and cool it. I had a Wherry go weird fermenting around those temperatures, it's still drinkable but its not one I'm particularly enjoying.
When I did the kit last time I did it straight up and was amazed by the quality of the beer I got from it which has put it in the firing line for some tweaks using it as a base.
I steeped 20 grams of Challenger and 20 grams of Goldings for 20 minutes and added them into the kit alongside 500...
Thanks for the reply :) Would I bump up the hops in the 60 minute addition and omit the 45 minute? Since it's only a small batch I was just going to stick the boil pot in the kitchen sink in cold water. Would that work?
I'm looking at moving on from kits onto 1 gallon boil in the bag all grain. I've no experience of designing recipes but after looking up a few things about IBU's and what not I decided to give it a shot. The concept is an APA made with English malts, hops and yeast.
Goldings Smash Pale Ale...