Search results

This has been in the bottle for 6 days in the warm and has already cleared completely. This is the first beer that I've bottled that has cleared whilst secondary fermenting. Hopefully that's a good omen.

Well I got the FG down to 1012 eventually with a little stirring and some patience. It's a lovely color, quite light and lighter than some so called pale ales. The hop aroma is good but not over powering. I was worried it may be a touch sweet having not fermented out as much as I has hoped but...

Mines been in the keg four weeks now (two indoors and two out) and I've just had my first pint. It's bloody good. A touch sweet on the initial taste but with a lovely hoppy finish. It's not red really its more of an amber colour and far lighter than the commercial product. It's still a cracking...

Hi guys. I'm really annoyed. I've got a stuck fermentation for the first time. I've tried stirring a little and it's done nothing. I'm stuck at 1.018. I would love some advice. Should I add more yeast or will this ruin it?

I was going to do that too. It was only because a certain online retailer was sold out that I went for it. Day two in the fermenter and it's really not that active but then again I'm using the FV that never has airlock action. I'm gonna test with the hydrometer on day 7 and add the hop tea and...

Ok, so yesterday I started this kit. I made the kit using Tesco Ashbeck Spring water. I also added 500grms of Muntons Hopped Light Spraymalt. The reason for this was to boost the abv and also increase the hop aroma/bitterness. I am aiming to make a more traditional IPA from this kit. The...

A friend of mine is starting it this weekend.

This has just gone into my keg. FG was 1009 so came out with an abv of 4.1%. I'm happy with that. It did take 17 days to get down to that though. I have primed the keg with 85grms of sugar and sealed her up tight. Gonna give it 10 days in the warm then out to the cupboard to mature for a good...

Just ordered this kit. These kits have more malt extract than usual kits and also come with hop teabags to make a hop tea that is added to the FV to impart hop aroma to the finished beer. I love a good hoppy IPA and I always think kits need a bit of added oomph on the abv side so I have decided...

This is a bottle I've just opened and it's absolutely spot on. We'll worth the wait. Let's hope I can save most of them until Christmas.

Doyourealise, I would say that's mould personally. I would start over. To be fair though I am a novice only one 5th kit lol

Hi guys. I've started on this kit over the weekend. I pitched the yeast at 24c which I know is too warm but the temperature was down to 20c within a few hours so I'm not expecting too many issues. The only concern I have is the recommended fermentation time of 6 days. Usually I give most of...

Update. This has been bottled for ages now. It's been so hard to keep my hands off it. Clear as a bell and tastes very similar to Leffe. Saving the rest until Christmas.

Hi Guys, I brewed this over the easter weekend. I used Ashbeck spring water, 500 grams of extra dark spray malt, 454 grams of black treacle and 50 grams of demerara sugar. I pitched the yeast at 20c. I have to say it was slow to start so I moved it to my airing cupboard and the temp was up to...

Sorry for the slow update! I have been busy with work and haven't had time to do much. Right, well I brewed this last week and I have to say it went pretty much to plan. I brewed to the plan above and I had no problems. The only thing I did differently was that I didn't re hydrate the yeast as...

Hi All, As a fan of Belgian ales on the whole I decided to give this one a go. I have already got the Brewferm Abbey conditioning ready for next winter. This one I am hoping will give me a nice blonde equivalent for good measure. Tonight I will be brewing this with 500 grams of medium spray...

I have to say mine fermented very quickly but took almost three weeks before it stopped bubbling away. I have bottled it tonight and it smells lovely. I did taste a little and it currently tastes like a sweaty ballsack but I expected nothing less this early on. I've primed the bottles and they...

Two weeks in the FV and it's still bubbling well. I'm going to leave it anther few days before bottling. It's starting to clear already. I'm looking forward to a few of these on warm evenings.

Well... This is currently in my FV. I brewed it short to 20ltrs and used 1kg of brewing sugar. I used tap water. I brewed it short so it was a little stronger. I've also used Young's Lager Yeast. It's been in the FV 5 days and it's bubbling away like mad. Had a nice 2 inch thick krausen...

Hi guys, I'm starting this one on Friday. I am aiming to bottle all of this brew. I am thinking of using a Young's Lager Yeast with this kit. Any thoughts? Also I am using brewing sugar instead of and DME or beer enhancer as I like a nice crisp lager. Any advice would be great. Thank you.