What kit beer are you drinking tonight?

[Barley Rubble]

I will be having a 750 ml bottle of my Evil Dog Double IPA in about an hour.
I am currently drinking a Young's London Special Rich and Hoppy Beer @ 6.4%.
Just reading the label on the back of the bottle, I didn't realise that the Young's Brewery, which was situated in Wandsworth, southwest London has closed and they are part of Marston's Eagle Brewery, Bedford!
A nice pint of ale though it has to be said...

 

[Pavros]

A MJ Rye IPA bottled in April.

At first I thought it was infected as it was slightly medicinal and foamed massively when pouring. Now it's calmed a bit. It doesn't gush when I pop the cap and is probably just overcarbed. The medicinal taste has disappeared (If it was ever there) as I may have just mistaken it for the rye.

 

[DavieC]

Festival Golden Stag...still not clear but tastes great,nice hop bite to it .

 

[parpot]

MJ Bourbon Bitter, very dark, nice and strong!

 

[Tanglefoot]

Master Pint bitter, been in barrel two and a half weeks now. Malty with dry finish and very enjoyable.
Added DME and some golden syrup to boost OG, ended up at around 5.6% after barreling at 1.007.
Dry hopped with EKG pellets, fermented and cold crashed in my new brewfridge.
Little bit of a London Pride taste to it ( at least in my mind ! )

 

[neilb]

Only the 5th bottle from the Mangrove Jack's American pale ale batch. It's a bit lively but what an awesome beer this is turning into!

 

[micklupulo]

Master Pint bitter, been in barrel two and a half weeks now. Malty with dry finish and very enjoyable.
Added DME and some golden syrup to boost OG, ended up at around 5.6% after barreling at 1.007.
Dry hopped with EKG pellets, fermented and cold crashed in my new brewfridge.
Little bit of a London Pride taste to it ( at least in my mind ! )
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That looks good! Do you mind if I ask about the quantities of DME syrup and hops?

 

[Tanglefoot]

That looks good! Do you mind if I ask about the quantities of DME syrup and hops?

In addition to kilo of dextrose I used (aoorox) 300gm of left over DME, 250gm of golden syrup (remains of two unfinished tins filched from kitchen cupboard) and 25gm East Kent Golding hop pellets.
I often find kits have a slightly lower starting gravity than stated so add extra fermentables to get to my
intended OG, checking as I go.

 

[micklupulo]

In addition to kilo of dextrose I used (aoorox) 300gm of left over DME, 250gm of golden syrup (remains of two unfinished tins filched from kitchen cupboard) and 25gm East Kent Golding hop pellets.
I often find kits have a slightly lower starting gravity than stated so add extra fermentables to get to my
intended OG, checking as I go.

Thanks I was interested because I have read on here that golden syrup creates a dry taste but did not want to overdo it if ever I use it.

 

[AMyd666]

A bottle of my 3 weeks old Festival Old Suffolk Strong Ale. Goddamn it's good! Like Old Peculiar with more flavour. This should age well.

 

[ChrisM]

A bottle of my 3 weeks old Festival Old Suffolk Strong Ale. Goddamn it's good! Like Old Peculiar with more flavour. This should age well.

The batch I brewed recently didn't age at all!

 

[Clint]

You're obviously not brewing enough.....

 

[Banbeer]

MJ Juicy Session IPA

 

[Banbeer]

The batch I brewed recently didn't age at all!

I know that feeling all too well

 

[Clint]

Pisspots...

 

[DavieC]

Wilko winter ale. Lovely

 

[HSD]

Festival dubbel, quite tasty though I did mis read the instructions and went a couple of litres over! Added 250 g dark DME needed using Up to compensate and 250 g smoked cherry wood malt as an experiment, worked well slight smoky background

 

[DavidDetroit]

Not my cup of tea. I hear it's supposed to be a good beer. I'll take the lager drinkers word for it.

 

[DavidDetroit]

Belgian Tripel, 64 days in the bottle and not bad. That butternut squash is 36 cm high, 46 cm in diameter and 3 kg. I think the thermometer shows 64°F (18°C). I'm surprised that we haven't turned on the furnace yet. As a non-farmer, I'm also very surprised at how much spreading a butternut squash plant spreads, I mean, it took up a ridiculous amount of space.

 

[ChrisM]

Comparing my first attempt at a Graham Wheeler Summer Lightening extract clone to the real thing:

Uncanny isn't it?