ManchesterGold
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one more try and i might as well give up
can't understand what i am doing wrong here
followed all instructins and i USED to be able to make homebrew
10 years ago.
Disaster 1.
Geordie bitter
made as instructed
with secondary ferment
hydrometer looked close to perfect
in primed beersphere for 2 weeks
result
constantly had to regas after drawing half pint
beer is cllear and reasonable strong
but has a medicinal or tinny taste and although has frothy head
is flat tasting...bloody awful really
in the sink it went !
Disaster 2.
John bull Bitter
made as instructed
but added extra yeast after 2 weeks as
had a cold spell and yeast appeard to die quicky
applied heat band and no matter how long i left it 4 weeks+
still wouldnt get to good hydrometer reading
was advised to keg it anyway on forum
result
3 weeks in barrel (beerspehere)
plenty of gas ..but is very cloudy indeed
and taste is bloody awful - sweet and i think alcohol free
another one for the drain
please guys just WHAT am i doing wrong
can't understand what i am doing wrong here
followed all instructins and i USED to be able to make homebrew
10 years ago.
Disaster 1.
Geordie bitter
made as instructed
with secondary ferment
hydrometer looked close to perfect
in primed beersphere for 2 weeks
result
constantly had to regas after drawing half pint
beer is cllear and reasonable strong
but has a medicinal or tinny taste and although has frothy head
is flat tasting...bloody awful really
in the sink it went !
Disaster 2.
John bull Bitter
made as instructed
but added extra yeast after 2 weeks as
had a cold spell and yeast appeard to die quicky
applied heat band and no matter how long i left it 4 weeks+
still wouldnt get to good hydrometer reading
was advised to keg it anyway on forum
result
3 weeks in barrel (beerspehere)
plenty of gas ..but is very cloudy indeed
and taste is bloody awful - sweet and i think alcohol free
another one for the drain
please guys just WHAT am i doing wrong