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I agree with all of the above. Patience really is the key. Sometimes I’ve had beers which have taken several months to come good. I’ve had a few kits which were undrinkable at four week but four months later we’re really nice. Beer is rarely going to be ready in anything less than six weeks. As...

Thanks for that - I’m ordering some now!

Absolutely- it’s what I do and it helps to gradually clear the beer.

I use a measuring teaspoon and a funnel - works well for me. I also did kegging for a while but the last one didn’t work. Again too fizzy and didn’t taste as good as the same beer bottled. Maybe I’ll dig the keg out for the next batch and try again.

I might even split a batch and see how two different yeasts compare.

Sounds great - thanks. I’m going to try this next.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/13/worlds-oldest-known-beer-factory-may-have-been-unearthed-in-egypt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Brewery discovered from 300bc!! .... and we are still tinkering about 5 thousand years later feeling like we have invented it all ourselves! Threads Merged C-T

You are a bunch of old romantics aren’t you 🤣

I’ve just made an on the house kit which said the same. I disagreed but followed the instructions and it cleared very quickly- who knew!

My beer is simply much better since I moved to an all in one from BIAB. For me that is the most important thing.

What was your recipe for blonde leffe- did it turn out well?

Let us know your hydrometer reading when you get to that point. I’m certainly interested. Like others here - I leave all my beers in the fermenter for two weeks as a matter of course. It makes sure the beer has properly finished and has cleaned up after itself. Also gives the beer chance to...

I am looking to do another leffe clone. The last one I made was a good beer using crossmyloof Monk yeast. But I wasn’t sure it actually tasted much like Leffe. I looked up the Maltmiller Leffe clone recipe which uses Safale T-58. Has anybody used this or got any better recommendations for yeast...

Hooray - somebody else in Guernsey!

I’ve just done my first two brews with my Brewmonk. I made some mistakes with both brews but I was really impressed on a number of fronts. Firstly as a woman I could easily manage lifting and draining the grain for a 23 litre brew without any help. Secondly my beers are noticeably better quality...

I move the bottles into the warm for a couple of weeks to carbonate. They would probably carbonate outside/in the cold as lager yeast will keep on working at lower temperatures but I prefer to be sure. After a few months they are well carbonated and extremely clear.

I tend to lager in the bottle as I don’t want a fermenting bucket in my fridge for months. I stick it in my storage in the garden over winter and forget about it. So hopefully ready for drinking in the summer.

That is fantastic- well done.

I am just about to do the same thing. If you prefer - You can rack into a secondary fermenter before you add the finings. Using a sterilised spoon and stirring gently the danger of infection and stirring things up is fairly low and a reliable way of clearing. However my last brew fell completely...

I am indeed - I don’t mind that it’s a bit repetitive.