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Never even considered altering the bitterness 🙄 I've got some EKG pellets I could boil up to add some bitterness, maybe that would suffice?

Got a plan for this to fill my k k for new year. Kit plus 500g extra dark DME, 500g wheat DME, 500g brewing sugar, brewed long to about 28l to maximize my keg. Any thoughts on this folks?

It's a pain keeping it close to cellar temps but I use the wet t-shirt method with the occasional lump of ice or cool blocks, generally keeps it around 11-15c. Just a pita with maintenance. Need a kegerartor really but haven't got the space. Maybe one day........

17 days in the PB, 12 days at 20c 5 days at 12c. Lovely light colour, holds its head all the way down with some lacing, slightly bitter but eminently drinkable, nice touch of grapefruit / citrus from the cascade, give it another 2 or 3 weeks and it should be spot on (if I leave it alone that...

Another update. Checked SG on Wednesday and Thursday, was 1.008, so cold crashed for 48hrs then into the king keg with 100g table sugar. Resisted the urge to sample, want a, hopefully, pleasant surprise. It's going to be a long couple of weeks.

Update, 14 days in the FV, FG readings on 2 consecutive days were both 1.009, so 5.9% before priming, methinks it's done, dry hopped with 40g cascade pellets in a stertilsed muslin bag, I'll give them 5 or 6 days, quick cold crash to help us05 drop and then keg next weekend with 100g good old...

Cheers Baron, yeah plugged my numbers in and for 2.2 volumes it recommended 117g sugar, might dial it back a bit to 100g, giving approx 2.0.

36 hours after pitching a nice inch and a half thick kraussen has formed, regular airlock activity, now the waiting game

Started this off yesterday, made up the wort to 21.5l with the 2.1kg kit. 1kg youngs beer enhancer and 0.5kg Muntons light dme, OG 1.054 so hopefully looking at an ABV of 5.8%. Aerated with aquarium pump for 30 mins and pitched 11g of US-05 at 20c. Going to dry hop with 40g of cascade pellets...

Thanks ecirpain, think I've got a long and interesting road ahead of me.

Hi, as a return to brewing after a few years hiatus I plumped first for the Better Brew IPA, my plan is to brew it to the full 23 litres using 850g beer enhancer, 500g light spraymalt , Safale us-05, 30g Cascade dry hop and 150g beer enhancer for carbonation. This will go in a king keg. Anybody...

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Thanks David, although a lot of that hit air above my heed. I sort of get what you mean. I suppose I'll just plod along with help from the amenable folks here and find what works best for me. Just boils my **** paying at least £3 for a single decent beer which I know (with some experience and...

Thanks David, your statement got me intrigued, please tell me more

Thanks engineer, I suppose my main aspirations are to brew commercial (or better) quality beers at a fraction of the price. I know I'll have to go AG for this but for now producing drinkable ales is my goal. I'm a bit of a hop head (Neck Oil, Punk IPA etc.) but most beer styles are agreeable 😉

Thanks for the welcome DocAnna, much appreciated. Fishing will probably be a once in a blue (non brew days) moon. Looked at the Razorback, fancied it but plumped for the Youngs American IPA after hearing nearly all positives, also got a Better Brew Ipa to ease me back in (it was cheap), along...

Cheers Baron 👌🏻

Thanks Chippy, yeah I imagine that'll be the case regarding fishing, not to worry though, one thing I do know is I really enjoy drinking beer but I don't like eating fish (apart from the (very) occasional chippy (fish and chips)) . So at least I will (hopefully) enjoy the fruits of my labours 👍🏻...

Hi folks My name is Michael, had a few brews in the past with mixed results, getting back into the all consuming hobby again after a few years break. Just ordered some supplies and might be asking for tips etc from the brewing sages herein. I live in Washington, Tyne and Wear, work as a...