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Lord of the ESB - Extra Special Bitter All-Grain Recipe Kit

I'm in for this one!

Hey, piping in a bit late here, but your post got me thinking. It would be cool to mega-dose a good beer with red food coloring to make it a grossly red color, like bright red. Hide the flavor through a freaky color. Then take a sip and, wow, that's a good and surprising beer! Some would...

I ferment my ales around 67 to 68F if I can. Warmer enters into the fruity ester area that I'm not comfortable with...

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When I brewed this, I used grapefruit instead of orange peel. I just cut it into chunks and threw it into the last 10 minutes of the boil, fruit, peel and all. I also fermented in bottles with Honey. It was pretty harsh to start with, with that hot alcohol taste but has really mellowed out...

I just had a taste of this and it is very clear now and smooth. No alcohol hotness at all, though a pretty sweet taste. 3 1/2 years has definitely done a number to this in a positive way. I may just be inspired to do another 5 gallons. I never did bottle it, it has been sitting in a keg the...

I'm confused... Do you want the finished product to taste like the first 15 minutes of it smelled? I don't think your plan to do this will work. Maybe add some honey malt to the mash or honey to the fermentation. I never boil the honey, so you would be fine to add to the primary or secondary...

Welcome to hbt! Good start so far, except for the half broken QD... :)

I guess this is a pretty nice kit if... - you want mega-high quality - money is not an object You can piece this together for way less $$ by using kegs and stainless braid instead of a false bottom. I think I put mine together for around $150, and that included buying an angle grinder to cut...

Well, I pulled a small glass from this today... just over three years old now. I guess not too old for mead, but it is still kinda sparkling. Here's a pic... The glass is dirty (though it looked clean, blame my awesome android camera) and the goods are cloudier than they were earlier. I may...

I have one that fits a 10gal gott cooler (the orange round ones) that I will sell. PM me if interested.

Bummer, thought I was gonna get rid of some. I guess I hate it also.

This is all a great response. Mine does taste more sour than the stuff I had at a restaurant. Maybe it is good in terms of what it should be. PM me an address and I'll ship you some for an official opinion... :tank: