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just replied to another post about coopers apa _heres what i said: Coopers APA well for me it has turned into my best kit brew.. with a few enhancements. dont ask me what its like - Wez & smod can vouch for it - it also won best kit at matchless awards and came a close second / third overall -...

Coopers APA well for me it has turned into my best kit brew.. with a few enhancements. dont ask me what its like - Wez & smod can vouch for it - it also won best kit at matchless awards and came a close second / third overall - ask them to give you a review.... here's how i did it. it was a...

Hows the brew going? All gone yet? What did it taste like? Bluejam15

The EDME stout kit is great ... It was one of my first attempts. It finished at xmas and it all went within two weeks , everyone in my family loved it. I have just brought another kit,but wont be starting it until July. THis time in gonna experiment a bit. 1/2 the kit as per instructions...

The EDME stout kit is great too ... It was one of my first attempts. It finished at xmas and it all went within two weeks , everyone in my family loved it. I have just brought another kit,but wont be starting it until July. THis time in gonna experiment a bit. 1/2 the kit as per...

Many thanks Vossy1, your right they definitly helped... if only i had looked about the site a bit more , thanks for the push in the right direction cheers, Bluejam15

I brought a few different yeasts a while back and now cant remember what type of flavour etc they would bring to a brew. Could anyone help? the ones i have are as follows: Danstar Nottingham Danstar Windsor Muntons premium gold Safale s04 I am using kits at the moment and they are mainly...

Just got the two caxtons bottled ..funny the original yeast came out strongest from 1035 to 1002 (4.4) and the brupack 1035 - 1008 (3.8) However , the brupack, when sucking through pipe tasted bitterer (which is what i like) now just got to wait for two to three weeks to try! Am i right taking...

Thanks Aleman So to recap- Honey - Not a clean taste really but subtle in the qty we use So it wont give such a sweet a taste as white sugar (which is what i want) , but do i still only put in 1/2 teaspoon? Dry malt extract use about 1/4 more than sugar to get the same degree of...

Wonder if i could get a few opinions on priming sugars? At moment i havent bought a corny keg (maybe 4 birthday) so in the meantime im bottling it all. I really would like to know what people think about using different sugars and amounts. What happens if you use different sugars...different...

Well got both the 20 pints brewing nicely. Started 24/3/9 Used the Tom Caxton real ale 40 pint kit, split the hop extact from the kit 50 / 50 . Also used 1 kg geordie beer kit enhancer (1/2 in each) Batch A i used the yeast supplied with the kit Batch B i used brupack ale yeast. Have a fish...

I found this recipe on another site - and wondered has anyone made a treacle ale - and if so what is it like? I take it that it will be a dark beer? But what about the flavour etc...Do you think any modifications should be put into the drink? Treacle Ale Ingredients: 1 lb Golden Syrup ½...

God i love this site and the help from everyone, many, many thanks quote ;if you dont plan on using the other half of the yeast soon, wrap it up and stick it in your freezer to keep it fresh Think i will use it all as knowing me i'll damage the open yeast and spoil the next batch quote: The...

Ok, so tonight im gonna start the real ale kit - as you suggested smod - split it into 2 x 20 pint batches. Equal share of the spraymalt & half the hop enhancer for each. Should i use one of my brupacks flavapack ale (bags of hops etc) as well or will the hop enhancer with the kit be enough...

Quote - I wouldn't worry about using the water bottles (how do you get the thick malt in without making such a mess :hmm:) Drop the tin in a bowl of very hot water for 1/2 hr then carefully, slowly pour in. Stick blue bung back on, once all ingredients in and you can give it a great shaking...

Many thanks for the replies, and i probably will ask quite a few more stupid questions, but at least i wont be worried about it. So the clarimalt doesnt taste as such, just give it a darker colour....m mmm probably use that on a lager, to darken up a tad (not that im a lager drinker, just got a...

I want to do a couple more kits and want to find out the best value / best results & how to achieve this from kits before i venture onto the next phase. Are there any links already weighing up good and bad kits? - or could i start one - is this thread fine here, or am i in the wrong spot...

I have only just started brewing from a couple of kits (i can already hear the hisses from the big wigs using this site) So i'll just come out with it - with the hope that not too many of you will laugh out loud. Ask the complete novice and blindly blinkered "guns blazing " lets try this...