Recent content by MikeDHelgen

Great! I'll take a reading today, and over the next few days and check. Thanks for your replies!

Hey everyone, So, I brewed a stout in the end of March, expecting it to be like most of my other beers. It fermented violently for the first 7-days and when it stopped, I racked it into secondary to clear. Most of my brews sit in the attic to condition. I know this is a bit dogdy, due to an...

Hello martijacpbs! Loads of good info above. I was going to recommend to do an extract brew the first time as you need not be as aware of the technical stuff to make something drinkable! If you're not keen on lagers, there are lots of stouts, ports, ales, etc. They'll be a bit generic compared...

Solid Advice TandemTails, Thanks! :mug: I've read some people have backsweetened to 1.050-1.060, but that seems a little on the sweet side for me. Thanks for all the advice guys! I've got a little list of things to get busy with over the weekend, it seems. 1. Figure out the...

Hey ColeVet67, I've been looking into this more and more as I want to start applying it to my beers too. Unfortunately, I'm in the UK, so staves and cubes are more expensive/sold out. I might split the batch and experiment a little - that was the reason for making the batch! Having you...

Bernardsmith: You sent me down a rabbithole on this one! I've never measured TA and pH when homebrewing. I'll look into this further and get back to you, need to read up thou. Thanks for the tip!

Final Update: Turned out great! Slightly surprisingly. Has a more potatoey taste than expected, which I'm not sure would have been there if it hadn't soured. I'll make another batch and see. Thanks for all the responses! Appreciate it!

Hello! After 6 months of waiting, I finally sampled some of my blackberry melomel. At first sight I was chuffed. Deep red-purple colour, rounded strong aroma, crystal clear. However, my excitement died down somewhat after tasting it. It wasn't bad - just kinda bland. Schramm's Complete...

From the smell, I'm not sure that would have been particularly tasty! Its clearing nicely in secondary now - taken longer to clear that most batches, but that could be the potato additions.

Hey McKnuckle, It seems to be coming a long fine. Clearing in secondary at the moment. Smelled pretty foul before the boil, but had a good adour when racking. I'll update when I get to sipping.

Been lurking on these pages for quite a while, but first time posting. I'm currently in the process of making a Sweet Potato California Common, and I began the process as usual, mashing at 152 for 80minutes. However, instead of going straight to the boil. I left the wort (strained and...

... and that explains all the weird batches this winter! Didn't know that.