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this was my first ever brew - i followed the instructions, not knowing any better. it was pish! if doing again, i would definitely use brewing sugar and/or medium malt. and possibly brew short (18-20L), as i found it was lacking in flavour and depth. maybe some molasses would benefit the...

temperature is the big thing. if you keep a fermenter in a water bath (aka controlled temp), the yeast will be closer to optimum conditions for reproduction and respiration - and therefore producing more alcohol at a quicker rate. because of the higher temps achieved in a brewery vat, the...

i dont think it smells tbh, but dont overly like the taste... coincidence or not, after having a mouthful sample a few weeks back, ive had dodgy guts every time ive been on the beer! i think i may give it up as a bad job. (the Hoppy Copper kit has worked fantastically well with the addition of...

help! had this conditioning on a cold floor for nearly 6 weeks... and its still cloudy, still flat and when i opened up the lid, ive noticed a thin film on top of the beer :confused: :/ ive had reservations about it from the start, but wouldnt know what to compare its taste to as ive never...

on this topic, me and a mate asked for a porter in whetherspoons a couple of months back - when it arrived, it was similar to this golden ale. we told the woman on the till it was wrong, at which point the manager tried to argue that she had just swapped the barrel herself and it was definitely...

interesting description of your wherry - mine is similar and i wondered if i was doing something wrong or if it had gone off?! if this is normal, im starting to think i dont like wherry! (will give it some more time in the barrel to condition before ditching it though)

wow! this kit is definitely better than some of the reviews give it credit for. i used 500g of medium malt spray and same again brewing sugar. i brewed it short at 20L rather than 25 and gave it a week in the fermenter. even when barrelling today, it was forming a lovely creamy head with the...

to jump in here: i had problems with my wherry (its detailed in another thread, somewhere) and ended up pitching 3 times in the assumption that it was stuck or dead (i hadnt joined the forum or heard about ways of kick starting yeast until that point). i threw it in a barrel with some brewing...

nah, only geography teachers rock the leather elbow patches these days ;) i stick to my lab coat! haha

there is a huge thread about this particular ale in the Discussion section - worth a look. i had similar issues with my wherry. thought it was doing nothing for weeks and ended up pitching 3 times... low and behold, it my all in error as the fg was 1010 and had been for weeks (i was thinking...

just out of interest (ive never added anything to a brew before), ive got one of these sat in my draw as the next thing to go into the fermenter. after reading the reviews, im definitely not wanting a thin ale, but also dont like an overly hoppy bitter. ive got some medium spray malt - will...

joined a week or so back now, but just found this part of the forum. im in Leek in the staffs moorlands (awesome part of the world, with some good water!). been brewing for a few years. mainly yorkshire bitters and stouts so far as i like a good pint of malty brew, rather than hoppy / IPA...

i'd think (as a chemist) that warm temps will enhance the aromas/tastes, because the molecules have more thermal energy... but obviously the warm/wet/sweet conditions help microbes grow quicker, so tainting your brew quicker. the best barrel of beer ive ever made was brewed in late spring and...

barrelled it up a week ago and its now got a bit of fizz to it and is definitely getting there. so looks like i didnt kill my beer. gonna give it another month, minimum (possibly two after seeing the reviews on here - try to make it a bit more of a mellow taste). i got my wherry kit from...

Hi all, thought i might as well jump in here rather than start a new thread! done a few barrels of ale/stout in the last couple of years, but havent been so confused as i have with this Wherry kit... got the initial brew on the go when it was a bit cooler weather (about 5-6 weeks ago?) and...