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Do any of you have any recommendations as to whether to keg or bottle Flasher the Dasher? Cheers, Chris

Do any of you have any recommendations as to whether to keg or bottle Flasher the Dasher? Cheers, Chris

Do any of you have any recommendations as to whether to keg or bottle Flasher the Dasher? Cheers, Chris

Thanks, I used a straining net when pressing so there is minimal solids in the juice, it just seems fairly thick. Hopefully this will sort itself out as suggested and will read into the pectolase. Ideally I want to make sparkling cider but I'm being put off slightly by a lot of bottle bomb...

I had this problem with a St. Peters Ruby getting stuck at 1022 after 5 days. Nothing I could do got it going again so I contacted the maker (details on the box - i think it was [email protected]) and they sent a sachet of enzyme. It then went for it for the next 7 days and the final gravity...

I pressed all of my apples at the weekend and have just added crushed campden tablets and found that the juice was a lot more viscous than i expected when taking the SG (incidentally it was 1042). Is this normal and will it become less thick as it ferments? Thanks, Chris There's all...

Thanks for the replies. The kit that ManseMasher posted a link to is pretty much what I'd suggested as the only option I'd though of at the mo, which was backed up but MyQul's. I might ask Greg at BrewUK what he thinks, he's mentioned on his emails in the past that he's available to help if...

I totally agree on the large bottles. I now make sure that I always empty bottles in 1 pour as I've found that pouring in some and then letting the rest slosh back to the bottom of the bottle will pick up more sediment. I have got some beers that have compacted really well and I can pour the...

And I second Yeastmaster's suggestion of a second fermenter to aid bottling - love brewing, hate bottling!

Rather than a brew belt I'd recommend an immersion probe. I used to use a belt for years and since I got the self regulating heat source I can't believe how I managed before.

Can anyone help with this? Or have you tried/developed anything such as starting with a standard 1 can kit and adding anything (e.g. peat smoked grain extract)? Note: I don't have the equipment (or time) for AG brews. What I'd ideally love is to get anywhere close to is the Alaskan...

Try Young's American IPA first. Its a really good hoppy kit and comes with 100g of hop pellets. I was hoping for something like Goose Island IPA and this was really good. The Goose Isalnd is much hoppier than the punk IPA (something like 55 IBU versus 35) and I added the hops a couple of days...

I like that idea. I might give it a go as I've been drinking these cold because when I've tried doing one at room temp it went mental and at around 10-15 degrees wasn't too bad but it definitely mixed up the sediment and ruined the taste.

A new year and getting ready for a new brew. I've got 2 lined up to go, Young's American IPA and Festival Razorback, and currently have around 40 pints of Grand Cru, 40 pints of Festival Golden Stag (in 2nd fermentation) and about 20 pints left of Four Finger Jack. Regarding the latter I tried...

I've just had this on a Four Finger Jack. My solution was to only drink them when they are straight from the fridge as this tends to considerably reduce the liveliness.

Thanks for the deets, I will get on it later on. Chris

I've had a couple of brews recently that have frothed up and out through the airlock and then dried up and is all stuck to the inside of it. I've tried pouring boiling water through them and soaking in hot water with washing up liquid but I cant seem to shift it. Does anyone have any good tips...

I had a little taster but I typically find that I don't much like the taste of any of the beers pre-conditioning. opefully it'll turn out ok :pray:! Your right on the strength, I worked out it'll come to 5.2%. I'll let you all know how it is in a couple of weeks, but considering how highly...

For bottling I have a little clip on the end of my syphoning tube that works pretty well for controlling the flow with just 1 hand (http://www.balliihoo.co.uk/plastic-syphon-clamp-tube-clip-controls-flow-p-394.html). But I have to admit that that little bottler looks pretty good - it'll be...

I asked this question a while back but more toward if anyone had found any general rules for what tastes better in bottle versus barrel. Whenever I barrel a beer now I do a handful of bottles too as a taste comparison. not been able to do too many now as I only have 1 keg and 120 pints worth...