Ukulele Kris
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Given it a few days. Nothing has changed. 
Should I just throw it away and start again?
Should I just throw it away and start again?
My first brew : Milestone Lions Pride
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This has been my first brew as well so thought I would post my results here - Can't find a review thread for Milestone Lions Pride so here goes:
Purchased as a starter kit with a top tap king keg here: http://www.home-brew-online.com/starter-kits-c47/beer-lager-c50/milestone-complete-mini-brewery-p501
I also added a sparkler tap which I have fitted to the king keg instead of the standard tap.
More or less followed the instructions, brewed to 23l with kit contents and no extra fermentables - Initial SG = 1042.
Dry hopped with a teabag of 12g of bulldog progress hops at 10 days - removed tea bag at 15 days (dry hopped just cause I wanted to fiddle really !)
Took 3 weeks to ferment out to SG of 1012 = 3.9% abv
Transferred to King Keg with 80g of tate and lyle to prime, 2 weeks in the warm and then out to the garage to cold condition.
Took around 2 weeks cold conditioning to get a clear pint - at this point tasted pretty good but a bit twangy.
Now we are at 4 weeks of cold conditioning and I am amazed at the results - a really nice session drinking beer, very, very tastey - still a few rough corners which should mellow with a bit more time (if it lasts much longer) but I am absolutely amazed at the results for my first brew.
Here is a picture of my pint:
Just a quick note on the starter kit I purchased, I really thought this was a good value kit - I know there are cheaper pressure barrel starter kits but when you consider it was a top tap king keg and included a 2 can premium kit I thought it was worth every penny. A great way to start my home brew journey !
Purchased as a starter kit with a top tap king keg here: http://www.home-brew-online.com/starter-kits-c47/beer-lager-c50/milestone-complete-mini-brewery-p501
I also added a sparkler tap which I have fitted to the king keg instead of the standard tap.
More or less followed the instructions, brewed to 23l with kit contents and no extra fermentables - Initial SG = 1042.
Dry hopped with a teabag of 12g of bulldog progress hops at 10 days - removed tea bag at 15 days (dry hopped just cause I wanted to fiddle really !)
Took 3 weeks to ferment out to SG of 1012 = 3.9% abv
Transferred to King Keg with 80g of tate and lyle to prime, 2 weeks in the warm and then out to the garage to cold condition.
Took around 2 weeks cold conditioning to get a clear pint - at this point tasted pretty good but a bit twangy.
Now we are at 4 weeks of cold conditioning and I am amazed at the results - a really nice session drinking beer, very, very tastey - still a few rough corners which should mellow with a bit more time (if it lasts much longer) but I am absolutely amazed at the results for my first brew.
Here is a picture of my pint:
Just a quick note on the starter kit I purchased, I really thought this was a good value kit - I know there are cheaper pressure barrel starter kits but when you consider it was a top tap king keg and included a 2 can premium kit I thought it was worth every penny. A great way to start my home brew journey !
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