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Hi All, Sad News on the Treacle Ale, over the last few days it has developed a very sour smell, stinking the room out now, its had a foamy head since the start, but on testing the gravity its still at 1050, the same as the start, decision was made to throw it out :( (5 gallon) on the...

Hi david, Its nice to have another UK member better still a Yorkshireman. Regards Paul

My next brew was going to be peach beer, I was going to make up an IPA kit then add peach extract when it had fermented out. regards Paul

Who cares, beer or Mead as long as its drinkable.

I think is going to be like a Theakstons Old Peculiar.

I put on the treacle ale today from The book 'home brewed beers and stout' by CJJ Berry. Treacle Ale 907g Gloden syrup 900g Black treacle 1Kg sugar 3oz fuggles hops 5 gallon(UK) water Yeast Boil all for 45mins, strain, cool, add yeast. O.G.1050. Also put some Honey Beer on...

Has anyone tried the treacle Ale in CJJ Berrys book 'Home Brewed Beers & Stouts' Treacle ale 1/2 lb Golden Syrup 1/2 lb Black Treacle 1/2 Demerara Sugar 1 oz Hops 1 Gallon (UK) water Yeast Boil first 4 ingredients 45 mins, strain, cool, pitch in yeast, ferment for a week, bottle.

Thanks for clearing that up for me regards Paul

I’ve just started brewing and I am using a 2-stage fermentation, Primary 1 week then secondary for 2 weeks. Do you keep the secondary temperature the same as the primary or put it somewhere cool. Regards Paul :drunk:

streethawk it started in the first few days of secondary, then just seen to go, im bottling this week end ill let you know how it turns out in a week or so regards Paul

Streethawk The smell was like sick (vomit), i used about 14 supermarket apples, i washed and grated them and covered them with a plate to hold them under the liquid, its ready to bottle now. regards Paul

Hi Streethawk I tryed it a few weeks ago but without the ginger,cloves and cinnamon, I did a cold soak for 5 days, when it put it in secondery fermentation it smelled like a little funny but it went after a week, not bottled it yet but it tastes ok. regards Paul

A good link thanks for that, its nice of you all taking time out to help us that are newish to the art of brewing, thank you, keep up the good work.

Hi my first taste was a few days ago, ive had a taste tonight and its like Theakstons Old Peculier, but with a little more roast barley taste, gravity is now down to 1010 thinking of putting in secondary fermentation in the next day or two. regards Paul

Hi Dragontail yep i had a rolling boil on for 45 mins with the malt, barley and hops thats what the instructions said, ive had a taste and its ok its like a mild/ brown ale although it early days, ill let you know when its finished, id send you a bottle but salem a little too far from the UK...