Yep,it's amazing what the low ferment temp and a lager yeast does,I dry hopped mine with 100g of Falconers Flight hops,a tad much I must be honest but it rivals a Brewdog beer IMO ,takes a while this one though,the only drawback.
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Yep,it's amazing what the low ferment temp and a lager yeast does,I dry hopped mine with 100g of Falconers Flight hops,a tad much I must be honest but it rivals a Brewdog beer IMO ,takes a while this one though,the only drawback.
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Festival and Youngs are probably the best two can kits IMO
BeerisGOD
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Hi Chub,
Can you provide the grams of your fermentables you used?
The last batch I did was just shy of 23 litres.
muntons 1kg enhancer
100g choc and 100g crystal steeped grains
youngs 5g yeast.
2 weeks in FV, 2.5 weeks conditioning at 20-24C now at room temp
The batch currently in FV
around 21.5 litres
500g DME dark
300g brewing sugar
200g molasses
25g pellet hops
S-04 11.5g yeast
Due to bottle this 1 5/03/15
Im just trying to establish a good standard beer as ive made a few errors in the past. ie, poor sanitising practices, temp changes and kit yeast. it was only last month I read 5g yeast packets weren't good enough.
ive used a campden tab in the last batch as I read these can keep bacteria at bay. im also now a proud user of starsan! which I will be using to bottle up, providing a taste test goes ok.
youre last batch seems to be what im aiming for.
Any advise would be much appreciated:mrgreen:
Can you provide the grams of your fermentables you used?
The last batch I did was just shy of 23 litres.
muntons 1kg enhancer
100g choc and 100g crystal steeped grains
youngs 5g yeast.
2 weeks in FV, 2.5 weeks conditioning at 20-24C now at room temp
The batch currently in FV
around 21.5 litres
500g DME dark
300g brewing sugar
200g molasses
25g pellet hops
S-04 11.5g yeast
Due to bottle this 1 5/03/15
Im just trying to establish a good standard beer as ive made a few errors in the past. ie, poor sanitising practices, temp changes and kit yeast. it was only last month I read 5g yeast packets weren't good enough.
ive used a campden tab in the last batch as I read these can keep bacteria at bay. im also now a proud user of starsan! which I will be using to bottle up, providing a taste test goes ok.
youre last batch seems to be what im aiming for.
Any advise would be much appreciated:mrgreen:
Saltrock
Middle aged member
Not a beer kit, but the wobblygob elderflower cider was delicious!
That's good to know ... I've just ordered one of these for she what drinks cider.
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cheers pms it was a good year!
Was indeed,shame it was so long ago though,my son was asking me who Shearer was tonight as I think he remembered the song "you are my Larsson,my Henrik Larsson.
I had to tell him the song said Shearer was rubbish :whistle:
keolumike
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My favorite and repeat kits are Northern Brewer:
Russian Imperial Stout
Storming the Bastille French Farmhouse Ale
English Barleywine
The drawback for the stout and ale is the months af secondary ageing and bottle conditioning. They are well worth the waot IMO.
Russian Imperial Stout
Storming the Bastille French Farmhouse Ale
English Barleywine
The drawback for the stout and ale is the months af secondary ageing and bottle conditioning. They are well worth the waot IMO.
chub1
Junior Member
Hi
I brewed it to 19.5 litres used the yeast as supplied, came out at around 4.46%.It is certainly getting better for keeping
500 gm dark spraymalt,500 gm Youngs beer enhancer,100gm demerera sugar and 1/4 tin of black treacle. Goldings(8gm) steeped in caffatiere and added at start and a Teabag dry hop of Willamette hops. Batch primed.
Just got a Youngs stout kit, will try it with some grains :thumb:
Just had the last two bottles of my Coopers Euro lager with 100g of Falconers Flight and it's easily the best one can kit I've ever made,I've been banging on for weeks "there's not enough malt to balance out the hops,maybe I just don't like Falconers Flight,blah,blah,blah,it's too harsh". Absolute **** all of that,if,for once I would listen to people and wait the twelve weeks I would give the beer a chance.
It's on a par with a Brewdog beer IMO and I would definitely brew this again.
Cheers :thumb:
It's on a par with a Brewdog beer IMO and I would definitely brew this again.
Cheers :thumb:
NuBrew
Member
I tend to brew 2 kits.
Gordie, Winter warmer
Wilko, Hoppy Copper Bitter
I once did the Tom Caxton Real Ale and it was great, but can't seem to find it again. :-(
Gordie, Winter warmer
Wilko, Hoppy Copper Bitter
I once did the Tom Caxton Real Ale and it was great, but can't seem to find it again. :-(
Do you have a Wilko close to you? https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...168284&usg=AFQjCNEcmx_J_8Lb96h2rqFOqScqqbrR6A
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NuBrew
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I did see that on their site, I hoped they would have it in the store.
The last one was given to me as a leaving present when I left my last job. I know they got it from Wilko in Bromley, but I live miles from there.
I'll have to order it from their website.
We do have a Wilko in Maidstone and also in Rochester where I work.
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philgashead
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coopers european larger very nice and kilners bitter have just brewed this my wife found it at sainsburys on offer at ã7 and it is very nice
BarlingStu
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As above really. Just interested as to what kit is your favourite with or without tweaks?
Or maybe I'm fishing for ideas for future brews.
My favourite has to be coopers Aussie pale ale with 1kg ldme 500g dextrose and 30g dry hop of dr Rudi hop flowers. Was only my 3rd brew but was by far the best.
Look forward to hearing your best
Or maybe I'm fishing for ideas for future brews.
My favourite has to be coopers Aussie pale ale with 1kg ldme 500g dextrose and 30g dry hop of dr Rudi hop flowers. Was only my 3rd brew but was by far the best.
Look forward to hearing your best
My best and last kit I ever did was the Youngs American Amber Ale.. Whilst the dry hop was fresh it was a really good beer. I also thought St Peters Ruby Red also was very good.
