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I'd say in general if hops are frozen, they'll last indefinitely. I know you said these hadn't been. I've seen websites selling 2017 hops, which I assume haven't been frozen, so 2016 doesn't sound a huge stretch. Maybe use them for bittering rather than aroma/flavour? What are they?

Funny this has come up, the India Export Porter is exactly what I'm fermenting at the moment. Had a little taste after 3 days (checking OG as using s04 yeast, as it was open) and tastes great already!

Oh I forgot to add to this! 5l of SMaSH with Mandarina 12l of Kernel Brewery's Export India Porter. Total: 19079L

I think most people here do the 222 method, of 2 weeks fermenting, 2 weeks carbonating at ~20° and 2 weeks conditioning at fridge temp.

Not sure mine will be! On the plus side, I've never had the real thing, so I won't know! Next time I'll brew it properly, with all of the ingredients, rather than most of them!

Thanks, yeah I've made a step by step guide for myself because I couldn't find one anywhere. All in all it went well. I still made a few cockups - some more major than others. For example I somehow forgot to use the recirc arm during the mash, which I think is what has led to me having an OG...

Oh, I did have the slight problem that the machine was sitting at 69 when I wanted to mash at 71 (because it was a couple of degrees low on my dry run), so I put on the 1900w element, forgetting that it says not to turn it on with the mash pipe in. Only about 5 mins and it only went up to 76...

So I had a dry run (wet run?) on Sunday with a batch of water, and I'm so glad I did. The instructions are vague at best, so I had to scour the Internet for answers to my questions. Then I wrote it all down to help me on my first brew day. First lesson - check the tap is off before pouring in...

I use a no rinse sanitiser to prep the bottles before use. Bottles had only been used once, and I didn't clean them with anything before sanitising.

Isn't that just if he's making money off it? Sharing content is a positive move, I'd think.

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Welcome - nice kit! What's your drink to sell/giveaway ratio? That's a lot of production!

Haha I was also confused by this. Like Sherlock himself, I deduced that Brewtubing = brewing on YouTube, Ferment and Rise is the name of the channel.

So my first brew, an out of date extract kit, was a complete bust. I ended up with 46 undercarbed bottles of sour maltyness. It was not pleasant. I'm pretty sure I had an infection at some point, but not sure how. I've since brewed the simple AG recipe, and bottled it in the same bottles (after...

Mine was a preorder from BrewKegTap, which I preordered at the beginning of the month, but they still had a few left right up until arrival I think.

That's strange, I assumed they were all on the same boat. I have mine now.

Thanks. The Facebook group has been a real eye opener! Some have this problem, some don't, but have a different problem... No one's experience seems to be flawless. Par for the course, I guess.

It helps to keep fermentation temperature steady. If you have a day when it's 35 outside, then a day when it's raining and 17 outside, your wort temp is going to fluctuate significantly. If you can put it into a fridge set at 19 degrees, problem solved. People use fridges because they insulate...

Hi, I've just received my Brewzilla and I'm putting it together for the first time. I'm not overwhelmed by the build quality, but then I knew I wouldn't be. However, I don't seem to be able to put the false bottom in properly. It sits on the tap, meaning that the base then pivots. I've asked in...