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I have the Alpine IPA in FV right now, you guys have all got me worried now :(

I would like to think it was mixed well, added as a syrup to the bottling bucket first, siphoned into that and gently stirred it before bottling.

Batch primed with 90g of Sugar. I have 54 Bottle minus the 12 I have already doctored left so I will leave those now to see how they come on.

Probably inexperience, this was I think only my 3rd kit and I am still very inexperienced, I was adding it ironically as I thought it might help with head retention. Maybe it has and if it has then I would hate to see what this stout is like without it. Edit, checking my notes it was only 300g...

Just finished adding the additions to the bottles, first 6 bottles was kind of a disaster, I opened all 6 at once added the yeast to each one, by the time I went to add the sugar, the first bottle was foaming out of the top, bit like when a Mentos Mint is added to Cola. I quickly re-capped those...

I had a Black IPA the other week at Brewdog which I enjoyed, not sure that in this case it would work well as this particular Stout is extremely chocolaty.

Totally unsure what title to use to describe my issue so MOD's please feel free to change, if you can think of something more descriptive. :laugh8: I brewed Bulldogs Easter Chocolate Stout before Christmas pretty much as is apart from adding 400g of Lactose halfway through the Primary...

Thanks for the advice, fermentation was indeed complete, it took 3.5 weeks including an Diacetly rest. I'll try and extract 200ml or so (not easy as it's in one of those narrow neck Carboys) and put it in a crushed plastic pop bottle with a little sugar to see if it expands it in the warmth at...

Like a complete numpty I’ve managed to freeze a Lager that was cold conditioning in a Fridge after the thermostat failed. Researching seems to suggest that this may have killed the yeast, if not all of it, a good proportion of it. I have some more of the same yeast, (Mangrove Jacks M84) and I...

Can anyone recommend a Bitter Kit that is in the style of a Black Country Bitter or similar? I'm halfway through drinking Festival Landlords Best Bitter and I was looking for something to replace that in the PB. TIA

Lots of domestic fridges do now have fans, ours does and it's not that Posh or Expensive but it is less than 2 years old. I don't know if one is required in a Fermenting Fridge/Chamber as I'm far too new to brewing but I do know that temperature in my Beer fridge I have out in my shed has...

Just a little :laugh2: I'm new, joined after I started brewing in October, although I've lurked on the sidelines for a little bit longer.

I'm 35 Miles North of Aberdeen and have had great success at maintaining temperature in an Outside Granite Building with no heating, just using a Youngs Brew Belt, an Inkbird Controller and an Old Jacket, total cost was around £48 on Amazon for the belt and controller. I'm am going to look...

I'm not expert as I am still new to Brewing but my first kit which I started last October was St Peters Cream Stout and it turned out superbly, I had a none Stout drinker drinking it with me over Christmas and he loved it. I was really pleased with the way it turned out, great head retention and...

I'm a Newbie also! I started back last October and maintaining temperature during Primary Fermentation was something I was concerned about as I am brewing in a old Outbuilding but I have had great success with temperature control using a Heating Belt and an InkBird Temperature Controller, so...

Thanks, that makes perfect sense now.

Thank you. I'm going to leave it longer in the PB before starting to drink it, it will be good to see if the clarity improves at all. I have a bottom tapped KG, is there a danger when you open the tap that any settled yeast gets stirred up again? I've not yet bottled any ale types of beer...

Thank you chthon that explains it, (the lower temperature) it was much much more fizzy than I had seen with my past brews.

I'm still quite new to brewing beer so please be patient with me :laugh2: I feel I've had some great success so far and to date have had 4 kits reach the drinkable stage, 2 Stouts, a Golden Ale (St Peters) and my most recent a Bitter (Festival Landlords Finest Bitter). The Golden Ale I had in...

I've just dry hoped mine, after 11 days in the FV, I took a sample at the same (10.032) so still some way to go, what I did notice was that was quite fizzy, is some carbonation in the Primary FV normal with Lager Yeast? Wondered if it had something to do with it bottom fermenting, or maybe an...