Recent content by bennspriggs

Haha cheers. I moved a sixer to a warmer area and will leave for another two weeks. I was just concerned that the yeast would be dead or something like that resulting in it not reacting with the sugars. I will give it time and warmth.

Hi home brewers. Just tried my first stubbie of my golden ale home brew and tastes delicious! Problem is there is not carbonation other than a very slight fizz.. Any thoughts or suggestions would be great! I used carbonation drops and kept the beer two weeks in my pantry.

Hey everyone. Just wanted to say the brew is finished and just tried the first bottle. It is exactly the flavour I was hoping for! 100% spot on!! One issue... It's flat... I have only opened one bottle so far. I used carbonation drops and its been sitting in my pantry for two weeks. Absolute...

Hey all. I squeezed till a mashy residue started to show and I stopped. The this recipe was not from a kit and so no OG was provided.. I guess ill have to wait and see how it tastes at the end. Sounds like I haven't gone too badly. Fingers crossed!

Thanks for you quick response. Appreciate it! Ill repost with result.

Hi, this is my 2nd home brew. First was a simple kit lager. This is a golden ale. I am worried some mistakes were made. 1. Recipe makes 21 liters - I mistakenly made 22.5 liters. 2. I squeezed the crystal malt grains for extra liquid. 3. When I put in the yeast, it mostly sunk into liquid, but...