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Thanks for the advice Chuffer, but I've just bought some Falconers Flight hops and from the description they look ideal for American IPA's. Note to self....pay attention to what your doing.

Thanks Covrich. That's put my mind at ease

Thanks for the replies guys. The main thing I wanted to check is if the brew would still be ok. I checked it this morning and it's got a layer of almost hop cake on top of the yeast bubbles. It's obviously going through it's fermenting stage but I haven't seen this cake layer before. I'm...

Hi all. I'm currently on my 3rd homebrew. It's a Youngs American IPA. At primary at the mo but I wasn't paying attention and cut open the wrong pack and put the hops in instead of the yeast. I managed to fish out the majority of the hops and put the yeast in. My question is, will the hops be...

Hey Racinsnake. What do you mean by cold crash? that sounds like scare the crap out of it in a very cold fridge?

Hello (hop)fathers. It's been about 6 months since my last beer session. I'm looking to do the next one hopefully ready for xmas. My last post was about dry hopping a beer kit. The one question I do have is, is it essential to have a secondary FV to dry hop, and even when the gravity reading has...

I like that idea Matt. I guess if you like the citrusy hops then that seems like a good idea and will do that on my next homebrew. Cheers guys

The primary fermentation took longer than was specified on the box and the hops were in longer than was advised. I think the hops were in for about 5-7 days I think. Perhaps next time they need to be in longer. But its definitely not as citrusy as I was hoping. Thanks guys. I guess time is...

After the 21-22 degrees in the FV, I put them in a cupboard in the hall and have been there for the whole 6 weeks. The temperature is basically the temperature of the flat and has been an average of about 16-18 degrees. That obviously has changed in the last couple of days with the 25 degree...

Hi guys. Just a quick question for those who have brewed the Young's American Pale Ale. It is my second kit and it spent about 3 weeks in the Primary at about 21-22 degrees before the gravity settled and I bottled it up. Its been bottle conditioning for almost 6 weeks now. I've been trying a...

My Youngs APA Homebrew kit has been bottle conditioning for almost 3 weeks now so I've got the new labels done ready for some freebies for friends.

Ok its been a while since I've finished my very first homebrew. Honestly, I actually forgot to post my findings and experiences. Hopefully these will help any other first time brewers. Thanks to all those who took time to answer some newbie questions on this thread. The beer was very nice...

I thought I'd post my final design for my beer label. Hope you all like it

My first batch of homebrew has been bottle conditioning for about 2 weeks now and is tasting pretty good. Here's a few different labels I've come up with. It'd be good to get some input from you guys. By the waythe brewery names are totally made up so if anyone has the same name its purely...

I had my first sample bottle at the weekend. It had been conditioning for about a week. The flavours have vastly improved but it leaves a bit of a bitter aftertaste but I'm hoping with another week or two this will settle and the flavour will improve. The bottles are very carbonated though. I...

Thanks Llama. I think I'll definitely keep it and just keep trying it at various weekly stages. One other question. Is it necessary to 'fridge it' for a certain length of time or just to chill it for the day of consumption?

I wasn't really expecting 2 totally different answers. Thanks for taking the time to reply guys. This beer will never improve no matter how long you leave it. It may mellow slightly but not to the point where it will be drinkable I'm afraid. Is the temperature the issue here anthonyUK?

Hi all. I'm a newbie to homebrewing and have just done my first batch of Nut Brown Ale (ABV 4.1). At the moment it has been bottle conditioning for about 3 days after 10 days primary fermentation. Being new to it, I want to make sure I've done everything as I should have done. I paid attention...