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Just to let everyone know, The beer turned out great. Its got a good but managable head, and i think Dawson and beenjamin will agree, its got a unique, pronounced and very sustained aftertaste of almonds. At first this was overpowering, but now its mellowed nicely--and we're all delighted...

yeesh thats a long ferment cycle, i'll check it soon to see about the carbonation. Cheers! Brewman1982 :fro:

Damn Squirrels, thanks for the tip. I was trying to get the brew into the bottles before all the yeast had been cleared/settled to the bottom by the bentonite. So, in effect, there would still be enough active yeast (yes, also active from the additional honey) to activate the bottling sugar...

First off, thanks to homebrewer_99 and David_42 for their suggestions, and DawsonH for the Seaweed clearing agent. :cross: I bottled the Almond Honey Lager today. Last night I added some Bentonite and a teaspoon of the Seaweed agent (boiled in a cup of water for 5 minutes). The seaweed...

Thanks for the reply, homebrewer_99. :mug: I'd use gelatin but i'm trying to keep the beer free of animal products. But I appreciate the tip. If the seaweed doesn't clear it, I'll pick up some gelatin. Cheers! BrewMan1982

So I decided to make a Honey Lager. Bought a Munton's beer kit, and I put a bag of fresh toasted almonds and toasted coconut into a blender and poured in some water and hit 'blend'. Then i added the opaque almond mixed water into the primary, topped up to 23 litres and pitched the yeast. I used...