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Nice one, yeah if I was doing it again I'd go for more hops also 👌 I just got the Mangrove Jacks juicy session kits to start a brew this weekend 😁

Hi @Brewelder / @Manxnorton I've had a few of theses, I gave them 3 weeks before tasting. Really pleased with the result, nice tropical taste off them, very surprised with how good they turned out.

Nice one, let us know how you go with it athumb..

Hey @Brewelder, I've just bottled a batch last Monday. I've never tried it before but I'll let you know how I go. I didn't add anything extra for hen brewing, I was tempted to add extra hops but couldn't get what I wanted. I'll let you know what it turns out like when I test in a week or so.

Cool will do, I've a few with a larger gap left at the top also so I'll see what they taste like see if there's much difference. Thanks for the advice again 👌

Hi Neale, 2 weeks since bottling, nothing exploded and have tasted a couple of the. I used a auto-siphon and bottling wand this time and bottled as soon as I filled them. Far better than previous brews but still not as good as it should be I think.....

Hi Oba, 2 weeks since bottling, nothing exploded and have tasted a couple of the. I used a auto-siphon and bottling wand this time and bottled as soon as I filled them. Far better than previous brews but still not as good as it should be I think.....

That's a plan 👌

Hi Neale, Thanks, that's brilliant information, I'll get a helper (the wife) to do the bottling straight away. There's a lot of helpful tips to minimise the risk of oxidisation issues and keep the quality as good as possible. Although as I always say, I've made 20ltrs of beer and I'll get used...

Hey Neale, Does filling so close to the top of the bottle not increase chance of the cap shooting off during carbonation? I was going to fill close to the top when bottling next but was wondering about possible issues.

Hi AHR, I'm using glass bottles but I've not been using a wand to fill them which could have been causing oxidisation, how much space at the top of glass bottles would you give to keep oxidisation to a minimum?

Brilliant, I had read about oxidisation on the forum earlier today, I'll pay closer attention when bottling this brew and let ye know how I go with it. Either way I'll still drink it.... 😁

Thanks for the info 👍👍

I'm just doing kits at the minute, the one I'm doing now is MUNTONS FLAGSHIP HAZY IPA the yeast is Safale-04, I activated it before pitching. I get a kind of wait for it..... Wet cardboard taste.. from a good few of the brews, my brother thinks it's the fermentation temp. I'm bmvery careful...

Thanks for the feedback, yeah doing a hazy IPA I've the fermenter in a corner of the utility where's there are no windows with the increase in temp in summer the room is always at 21°. I've a brew going now bottling next Friday so I'll see what's it's like one way or the other 👍

About 30 mins north of Galway but I commute there twice a week for work. Great city when the sun shines.... Ive not attempted an all grain just doing kits. I'm using bog standard plastic fermentation bucket but I've noticed the temp gets up to and stays at around 22°C during the brew so I'm...

Hi Chaps, I've done this brew a few times with mixed results. Some great information on oxidisation when bottling etc through the thread👍I'm currently using a starter kit with plastic 20L FV can anyone tell me what their using? I think the change in temp is affecting the end result so I'm...

Tuam, Co. Galway.

Hi All, I'm a novice brewer in the west of Ireland. Done about 7 brews with mixed results, I'm hoping to get some advice on how to get more consistent brew results. Looking at some of the advice in the threads I've come to the right place 👌