Better Brew, Northern Brown Review
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Low Farm
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On reflection this was my fourth beer kit after a 23 year lay off I think I brewed this because I was looking for a Newcastle Brown Ale type.
I brew this with some great expectations I got this kit from Grimsby Home brew http://www.homebrewcentregy.com/bee...beer-kits/better-brew-northern-brown-ale.html
Brew date was the 8th of May the kit was very easy though some what expensive £14.99 plus the brewing sugar £1.99 per Kg in to the brew cupboard at a constant 21°C
Total cost of £16.98 avenged cost of 42.4 pence per pint I followed enclosed instructions pretty idiot proof thoug the packaging is generic there are a number of beers with the same instructions so you have to pick out what is relivent to you WARNING Typo at instruction 6 "bottle or keg at day 10 not 14 as instructions"
day 8 Hydrometer reading was 1014 day 10 same reading primed the keg with 85g of sugar dissolved in boiling water and cooled on day10 the 18th of May
It had a week in the brew cupboard at 21°C to carbonate and it did clear nicely and the test sample were very nice 25Th May out of the cupboard into the shed for some cold conditioning
6 days later we have vast improvement in the sweetness and the flavour though advertised as "Smooth, relatively dry and with a brown amber colour. A nutty aftertaste with a hint of fruitiness."
i found it a bit heavy on the caramel flavouring thought very smooth it is lively so a slow pour is necessary it has good colour and is clear on pouring form the king keg
To be continued ........
I brew this with some great expectations I got this kit from Grimsby Home brew http://www.homebrewcentregy.com/bee...beer-kits/better-brew-northern-brown-ale.html
Brew date was the 8th of May the kit was very easy though some what expensive £14.99 plus the brewing sugar £1.99 per Kg in to the brew cupboard at a constant 21°C
Total cost of £16.98 avenged cost of 42.4 pence per pint I followed enclosed instructions pretty idiot proof thoug the packaging is generic there are a number of beers with the same instructions so you have to pick out what is relivent to you WARNING Typo at instruction 6 "bottle or keg at day 10 not 14 as instructions"
day 8 Hydrometer reading was 1014 day 10 same reading primed the keg with 85g of sugar dissolved in boiling water and cooled on day10 the 18th of May
It had a week in the brew cupboard at 21°C to carbonate and it did clear nicely and the test sample were very nice 25Th May out of the cupboard into the shed for some cold conditioning
6 days later we have vast improvement in the sweetness and the flavour though advertised as "Smooth, relatively dry and with a brown amber colour. A nutty aftertaste with a hint of fruitiness."
i found it a bit heavy on the caramel flavouring thought very smooth it is lively so a slow pour is necessary it has good colour and is clear on pouring form the king keg
To be continued ........
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Landlord.
Hi Low farm. I've just got this on the go today. What was your starting gravity mine was 1059 i thought that was quite high. the temp at the time of reading was 21c. Anyway after some 6 hours in fv it's starting to gurgle.
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Better Brew say it should be only 1039 and your looking for 1009.
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http://www.hambletonbard.com/products/b ... pared.html
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Windy said:
I couldn't see anywhere on the instructions where it said it should be 1039. i did see where it said fg should be 1009 thou
This was my second kit and it was fantastic. Much better than my Coopers Canadian Blonde. Was a fantastic pint and was well sad when I drank the last bottle. Had left it a month conditioning in the bottle before I tried the first and it only got better with age. I made it up with BE2 but up to 24l by accident, was counting the bottles of water going in instead of watching the marks on the fermenter.
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Landlord.
I'm still supping this and it is getting better with age [like most brews i suppose] It now has a very distinctive toffee taste smooth on the palet goes down well. Very much worth a punt.
Regards.
CIB
Regards.
CIB
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Landlord.
Put this on on Oct 9th sg 1049 10 days later took a gravity reading today 1020 at 18c so a bit to go yet. Did not waste the trial jar so supped it. It has a slight sweet taste but what was distinctive and swombo agreed it had a distinct syrup tatse which was nice on the pallet. It tasted very good at this early stage. So everything is looking fine for this one and i can't wait. Colour lived up to its name very brown.
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Landlord.
my second go with this. And wow it's as good as the one last year i did. Still young yet buttemptation got the better of me. Caramel after taste is ace . Going to tick this on my list of must haves for winter.
MRCALLAGHAN
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Hi all,
I am just about to bottle this. It is my first brew. its been in the fermentor for 15 days at 20*C. It had been bubbling up until day 12, just hadn't time to bottle sooner.
I am a bit concerned about the taste. i tasted it at 10 days and it wasn't great. A lot of strong flavors and a bitter after tastes. I tasted it again last night and it has improved a bit, though im hoping it improves dramatically after a few weeks in the bottle or else its getting dumped.
Am i worried for nothing? What is it supposed to taste like before bottling?
cheers
I am just about to bottle this. It is my first brew. its been in the fermentor for 15 days at 20*C. It had been bubbling up until day 12, just hadn't time to bottle sooner.
I am a bit concerned about the taste. i tasted it at 10 days and it wasn't great. A lot of strong flavors and a bitter after tastes. I tasted it again last night and it has improved a bit, though im hoping it improves dramatically after a few weeks in the bottle or else its getting dumped.
Am i worried for nothing? What is it supposed to taste like before bottling?
cheers
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