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Had 5 weeks in the bottle now, tastes a bit better but not as good as I hoped/was expecting, it's reminding me of Brooklyn bloody lager at the moment

Just over three weeks at the moment,i've got a couple chilling which I shall leave for another week .

Well it's about time that this brew should be ready according to the instructions, I've followed them to the t, all the equipment was was new , spotless and sterilised. I opened a chilled bottle last night, quite clear, good head, but it didn't taste great, that almost chemical/medicinal taste...

Well it's about time that this brew should be ready according to the instructions, I've followed them to the t, all the equipment was was new , spotless and sterilised. I opened a chilled bottle last night, quite clear, good head, but it didn't taste great, that almost chemical/medicinal taste...

So, bottled it today, all appears to be ok , the long wait begins... May do something else in the meantime now that there's two empty FV's sat in the corner. Any recommendations , something that will be ready quicker than the 6 weeks ish of the IPA, is easy for a novice and should be drank cool...

All sounds good to me, I'm a few days ahead of you with a Youngs kit, fermented for about 16 days to get correct reading then added hops last night, going to bottle in a couple of days. I'll syphon into another FV and then into bottles, I think. I've bought Coopers PET bottles from Tesco which...

So far it seems ok , bubbling every second at the moment, plenty of time to mess it up yet I guess but will follow instructions to the T. The bottling and wait could be a challenge .

Bubbling away, not a lot else to report !

Thanks for that Chuff, really encouraging, think I will go and get another FV and transfer for the bottling.

Thanks Gents, both methods mentioned so I can be flexible. If I buy another FV and transfer do i use syphon or gently pour ? If I decide to 'prime ' the bottles, how much in each bottle, there appears to be loads of different opinions on this and do you just add the sugar or a boiled sugar...

Hi, I'm a complete novice so bear with the stupid questions, I've only ever brewed tea before. Going to start this tonight in one of Youngs screw top FV. I intend bottling this and reading the instructions it tells me after fermenting and hopping to transfer to another container and add primary...

Hi from a complete novice in Sth Manchester, just to about to have a dabble with one of Youngs American ale kits, it's either going to be great or an absolute disaster. Will keep you informed along the way.