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Quick update on my Razorback IPA Well chaps mine has been sitting at a constant 22c for 6 days now, airlock started blowing nearly 24 hours after yeast pitched in. I added the hop sachets yesterday they reminder me of the smell of new carpet, but today getting a piney, grassy, new carpet smell...

After extolling the generosity of the Great British public with their efforts on supplying me with free bottles, it appears that one of them has turned into a light fingered rogue and stolen my bottle box from beside the bottle bank! The box itself had a hole in it so its not like it was any...

I have to say I would struggle with that old chap, I found a dead one in a bottle a couple of weeks ago that i was about to clean out and i just chucked slug and bottle, I nearly lost my lunch as well!! :sick:

Another couple of weeks on chaps and this has improved again, the head seems to have become creamier and slightly darker- not quite draught pulled but not as foamy as first sample and the head retention has definitely improved, don't quite know why. This had turned into a jolly nice pint...

When you syphon into a secondary if you use a syphon with a sediment trap all that is floating on the top will be left in the bottom of the primary Hope that makes sense. :hat:

I primed mine with 18 teaspoons of lme but I brewed it short to 21L. The head is really creamy and if i'm honest there is a little too much so next time i will reduced it a little. in fact there is a pic of my brew further back in this post. :hat:

Have just got mine going, I've done it as the instructions, it is now sitting in my water bath at 22c. The SG was a sturdy 1048 so looking good, Will also post with how it has gone. That looks a cracking colour Maffa, I didn't expect it to be that light! :hat:

Also Lager is usually served cold, you may have some trouble getting a keg in the fridge! :hat:

I just used solely candy sugar for the brewing but used demerara for the batch priming before bottling. :hat:

Don't forget to add an extra 5% if using candi sugar it tells you in the tips section of the instructions. :hat:

Well all I can say Mickey is that mine has turned out Fab, it has a really creamy head possibly a little too much but i don't mind that, i've got another 2 golden ale kits waiting in the wings so there is proof it hit the mark. I think mine is definitely above 4% had 2x 500ml bottles tonight...

I had it in my water bath at a steady 20c for the primary, for the secondary i syphoned into a clean fv and just let it stand on a shelf in my cellar at about 13-14c for 2 weeks :hat:

I batch primed mine with light spray malt i used 18 teaspoons and i'm sure it would be the same amount if using sugar, it came out with a cracking head ( see my pic posted further back ). I brewed mine short to 21L so you may have to adjust that figure if you went for the 23L :hat:

Just bought this one myself old chap, was a bit of a toss up between the rajas reward ipa and this. Looks impressive when all laid out can't wait to get it going. :hat:

I can understand how somethings come about, but at what point did someone think 'i know what this beer needs some tomato puree' Wonder what other strange things have been used - any whole grain mustard in a wherry, a dash of worcester sauce in your stout? :hat:

Brewferm Tarwebier, I bought this kit as I do like Belgian beers and after a recent jaunt over to Brugge which saw me stocking up on Leffe blonde and Brugge Zot I fancied a go myself. I brewed as the instructions, the kit makes 15L and i used 750g of candi sugar ( which is a swine to dissolve...

Excuse my ignorance squire, but tom puree??

The candi sugar was purchased from the local home brew shop, so I would think any shop that sell Brewferm Kits will have it. Alternatively I think there is a guide to make your own in here.

I've recently done the Brewferm Tarwebier which has turned out really well, it is nice and light with a good flavour. i made it with 750g candi sugar as the instructions suggested, so i had to buy 2x 500g bags. I think the kit was about £13.50 so with candi sugar was under £20. Only draw back...

Found myself in Brighouse this afternoon, which by chance has you guessed it ... a Wilkinsons well it was criminal not really, so relieved them of another Golden ale and a Muntons premium 30 bottle wine kit. Hurry up chaps the shelves were starting to look a little thin!