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I've been saving bottles like its going out of fashion but dont think i'll get anywhere near enough. . . Bottling was quite a trauma lol, i'm convinced I got more beer on the floor than in the bottles trying to syphon it slowly in after adding the sugar and stopping before I reached the top...

Hi Nic - Thanks for that! Yes its the Great Eastern, I dont know what I am happier about. . .The fact that it is actually fit for human consumption, or the fact that it tastes quite good! I tested a bottle and some from the barrell and think the bottle was somehow better. Smoother perhaps...

Thanks for all our your recent advice when I made my first kit home brew... Just thought I'd update you with how it went my first time! Apart from the huge bouts of panic where I thought I'd mucked it up, I really enjoyed it and I'm eager to get started on my 2nd Kit - Any suggestions as to...

ha ha ha - thats just how it seems!! Time goes by so slowy for those who wait... day 8 already! Gravity is now constant 1008 and planning to keg / bottle it friday evening- but my beer looks a bit 'mouldy' - tiny bubbles with a few small whitish bits floating on top with the sediment - is this...

Hi again guys - Day 6 in the big brewer house!! I'm getting ready to syphon my brew from the FV into the keg and a good half a dozen or so 500ml bottles in the next few days. (My local Asda are doing their 'extra special golden ale' for £1 a bottle which happens to be shepherd neame spitfire...

Ok, I did that yesterday - And the gravity is still 1028 which is a bit of a pain! See what you mean about the foam, thought I was going to lose it over the floor... Not sure what to do now so I'm just going to leave it - Had to stick the FV in a big tub of cold water to get the temp down to a...

wicked tips thanks guys... just made the schoolboy error and thrown in an additional load of water - its sitting at just over 25L now. Gutted! Is it ruined? The sg was 1.028 without yeast an the 1.032 with it in at 22 degrees - not sure which one to use as the correct reading either. Either...

So I can use some of my beer kit enhancer for priming instead of it going in the cupboard, in the same quantity as sugar in the 5gallon barrell? eg 2 - 4oz or slightly more as its not 100% sugar. I'm aiming for a quite a frothy ale if truth be told - the more head the better as far as i'm...

I just have a basic 5 gal white bottom tap barrel with s30 cap... Think I'm just going to go with 3 ounces of granulated sugar unless I can find anything better in the meantime, but I do like my ale a bit on the heady side - Wont need to worry for 10 days yet as have only just decided to get it...

True - Will make sure it gets used uo 1 way or another. Now I have the quantity, any suggestions as to the kind? Might have to scoot off and browse other posts...

Aaaaaaah I see, so I bought that bag of stuff I dont actually need... Oops! Well thanks for clearing that up - I guess the guy in the shop wasn't likely to say ' you dont really need that love' was he? So whats the best kind of sugar to use for priming a golden ale like great eastern? Regular...

Hello fellow beer lovers, I'm confused.... When is the best time to add some BKE to a Woodforde's Great Eatern Ale kit? I want this ale to get the best start in its short life, and if I can add some enhancer to help me get a cracking ale, then so be it! The packet says to add when i'm mixing...