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Lol yeah it wouldn't go to waste, I am sure I could live to like it after maybe 20 of the 40 pints!

Yes, imagine it is difficult to add a brand to a flavour style. I guess I don't want to risk making 40 pints of beer I don't actually like, so I need to get some comparable tasting underway based on what I will learn from this thread.

Thanks for those, can't view them at the moment with work restrictions, but will have a look later.

I am brand new to brewing but I have been quite accomplished at lager and cider drinking over the years, as such, I understand the flavours of different types/styles of ciders and lager when they are discussed in this forum. However, I have a major lack of knowledge when it comes to beer and...

A bit of a thread revival simply because i have been taking a look at cider options. I quite like the Somersby cider also, so I was just curious how yours turned out?

I was thinking I need to get another batch on reasonably soon, think I will go with the the Coopers stout kit for a nice contrast to having a batch of lager. Going to steep some chocolate malt to add in there and maybe a little coffee for more flavour. Before that though, since I need to...

Ok, so an update. I started the kit 9 days ago and went at 21 ltrs as planned and 1kg 50/50 dextrose/spraymalt and on day 3 I dry hopped with 50g hersbruker for 38hrs as I only wanted a subtle hop flavour. Tasted after taking the hop out morning of day 5 and thought I had ruined it as it was...

Just took a gravity check day 9 and it's at 1008, i screwed up reading my original gravity so based on my kit and brewing 2ltrs short I have an estimate of 4.2%, not too bad really. Tastes quite good for a flat luke warm lager. With some chill, carbonation and a couple of weeks in a bottle, I'm...

Think I would be happy with a finish thar clear.

Ah yes, I have dry hopped with hersbrucker, was rather strong at first taste Fri morning after pulling hop but last taste Friday night was a little more mellow, still a little fruity though but early days yet.

That looks great, if mine ends up looking like that I will be very happy indeed! Forgot to mention in my post, mine has been fermenting at around 17°C pretty consistently. I have ready you can get some apple flavours when using novalager at this temp and my day 5 taste test was a bit fruity...

Gravity at day 3 was 1032 and day 5 1018 and still bubbling, today is day 8 but I haven't been back to check, will see where it is at tomorrow evening. Taste has already improved though. I won't be cold crashing until maybe Wednesday night as long as my gravity numbers stay steady. Be...

Brilliant thank you

Ok, yet another lesson in the new world of home brew lol

Would you say 50g for 38hrs is a big dry hop? I was going to do 20g but for some reason I can't explain, I changed it to 50g...

Yes thanks, I have done that, I am a bit obsessive with things like this so I have everything written down with dates, times and my thoughts for future reference lol!! As for mellowing out, I really hope you are right. It won't go to waste of course, plenty of people want a bottle or 2 and I...

Sorry for hijacking your thread, but I am considering putting on a really basic cider and I have been wondering why people are putting tea in the brew, the above answers that for me. Now, with regard to my cider, I am looking to just use a 5ltr plastic bottle with 4.5ltrs of juice plus tea for...

Well, this morning I pulled the hops after 38hrs, they seem to have added quite a bit of hop flavour and a little bitterness. If I am going to be honest, unless it mellows out a bit, I think I have ruined this batch, in relation to my own taste preferences at least. It will be drinkable and I...

Now that is pretty much what I have based my primer weight on, although the one I saw had also been pre-calculated to show the range of grams per ltr based on the style of beer. I went in the upper middle ground of the lager range at 8g per ltr because I like a bit of fizz in my lager, pretty...

I have based my 8g per ltr on some charts on coopers I think it was. Plus, it is recommended 1.5 carbonation drops per 500ml which which is around 4g.