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Chin up Rivvo, All is not lost, whiz down to wilko tomorrow, pick up a golden ale get it on the go and it should be ready by the big day! :hat:

I used candy sugar when i made up the kit then after fermentation i transferred to a second FV and left it for 2 weeks. I then used 150g of granulated sugar to batch prime which i dissolved in a little boiled water and put that in my bottling bucket (FV1) then syphoned the beer into FV1 leaving...

It is inverted sugar, looks like a bag of uncut diamonds your LHBS Should have some. I have posted a link to a pic hopefully it will show up http://www.brupaks.com/images/products/ ... 0SUGAR.jpg

I used white candy sugar in mine that's probably why it is a lot lighter, this was my first attempt at this kit so i did it to the instructions. I also gave it a good 2 weeks in a secondary and there is very little sediment in the bottle. :hat:

Yours looks a lot darker than mine Rui What did you add to yours to get the darker colour?

The kit instructions recommend using candy sugar, which i have used both times that i have made this kit and it turned out very well :hat:

Well Ph, I can give you an update on mine, unfortunately for you it is still in the box as i have just bought it. :lol:

Evening chaps, I'm glad this popped up as i had squat this beer away and forgotten about it to mature for the six weeks recommended. So cracked a bottle and poured at the usual rakish angle, it was not too lively i would say the carbonation is about spot on and with a good head as is usual with...

It is a bit of a chew removing labels from used bottles, but if you do, go for the bottles with paper label a bit easier to remove than the plastic ones. On the plus side after a while you will have built up a stash of bottles for your beer, which you can keep reusing with just a wash out and...

I'll be interested to see this one old chap, as i fancy giving this one a whirl. I was going to try this a couple of months ago but plumped for the festival razorback ipa which very good :hat:

If the Fragrant lady wife is running the latest Mac os software she could create you a user account so you cannot mess up hers. Then ask her nicely to install 'Pages' which is a pretty good page layout and word processor application and is quite easy to use, bit of practice - then Bob's your...

TBH anybody should be able to come up with a good label from most design software, it's just practice! :hat:

I use Adobe illustrator and photoshop, although i have been using them rather a long time. :hat:

Here is one i have just created for a wheat beer that I have conditioning I print them with a laser print and stick them on with milk, dead easy! :hat:

Sorry to hear this Brian, I hope you are going to high tail it down to the LHBS for another one, save the Blue stratos for wowing the ladies! :hat:

I've had this bottled since 12/7/13 and enjoying one as i type, it still has the grapefruity ping, so sorry old boy, no it hasn't! :hat:

I used 19tsp of LME in my last 23L batch dissolved in about 150ml of cool boiled water. :hat:

Well you have made good use of the space, I'm considering building a brew shed at the side of my house so this makes interesting reading, keep up the good work! :hat:

Just out of interest Dan, how big is your shed as it seem to have tardis like proportions? :hat:

Is there any reason why you can't have thermopots for all three vessels HLT, mash tun and boiler. Other than expense of course, just wondering? :hat: