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Hi all. After moving house a month ago, I've finally goy round to getting a brew on. Muntons Winter Warmer for £21.50. It's been in the FV an hour now and I wondered if anyone had any advise or things to watch out for. Also I'm interested in sugar amounts for batch priming. Cheers in advance.

Yes my plan is to keep the majority of it for ch*****as. I reckon it'll taste a lot better on a cold night in front of the log burner! Have patience my friend. :nono:

2nd bottle quaffed with the help of a fellow Brewer tonight. Definitely improved as expected. Can't wait for the next try in September.

Just had the first try. 26 days in the bottle and it's ok. Hopefully the flavour will get better. I'll try and wait another month before I try another.

Well it's bottled. 15 1 pint and 26 500ml all done. FG was 0.006. Hops added after 10 days and bottled 11 days later. Waiting time now. :whistle:

Forgot about the supplied sugar for priming. Probably bottle it in a week or so.

Right! Hops gone in tonight (10 days in). What's the general consensus on how long till bottling and what/how much to batch prime with? Cheers.

Many thanks for your input. I'll leave it until 10 days and then add the hops. Had a look at the wort this morning and it has been active. Temperature has been between 23 and 25 so I'm hoping that's not to hot. As far as the "hoppiness" goes............I don't want it to hoppy!!

Day 10! Wow. Is that what you recommend me to do? Don't know if it makes a difference, but the part of the garage I've got the FV in is not short on temperature.

I've just put my POL porter on in the hope of it being a splendid drink for ch*****as ( I can't type the full word, I might burn!). Just wondered if anyone has suffered any problems or has any advice. Hops going in in 5 days as instructions. Cheers in advance.

I have brewed Coopers Stout with treacle about 5 times over my 2 years as a home Brewer, and I can recommend it highly. The one I have bottled at the moment is the best I've ever done. Primed it with 50g of brewing sugar. Enjoy.:thumb:

No pink elephants! Only because I fell asleep. 2 weeks in the bottle and it tastes great, reckon it will be a nice xmas tipple. Cheers.

Did this brew the other week. After 20 days in the FV, I bottled it. Just put them in the shed today (2 weeks after bottling) apart from the 3 pints I had to put in a Greenalls take home jug. Why a jug? I ran out of bottle tops!! I am thinking of trying this tonight while i watch the Aussies and...

The beer is very clear after 12 days in the bottle and there is a bit of sediment when disturbed. I'll give it a couple of weeks and then try it. :whistle:

Just bottled it! 90g of brewing sugar used to batch prime. Didn't go down the strawberry/grape juice/tea bag road after all. Cheers.

Many thanks for your comment Slid (sorry i've taken so long to read it). I think i might give the strawberries a miss and possibly put some fruit teabags into the brew. I'll let you know how i go. :p

Pectolase?? Please explain. As far as the grape juice goes, will that be better than Strawberries?

I have just bought one of these kits and I'm looking to make it "fruity"! Any tips for an easy way? I would like to add strawberries as i have some growing in the garden.

Which cocoa powder do you recommend and when does it go in the brew? Cheers.

I'd like to do a chocolate stout. Any advice is appreciated. I just put a Coopers Stout on yesterday and this morning it is bubbling away. Splendid. :D