Recent content by JimbobFFC

small problem, in my haste to try and correct my error, I just dumped DME and sugar in without boiling. Created a load of fizz and spilled over the lid of the LBK. Hopefully I'll avoid an infection, but if not I guess it's all part of the learning curve - and it's 'only' 2.25 gallons :o(

Thanks again. I've added another 500g of dme and 200 of sugar, and am crossing my fingers!

Thanks Mike. Steeped for 30 at 155, bigger hops for one hour and half hour for the smaller amount. 2.25 gals I did wonder about just dissolving some sugar and dme in a pint or so and adding it in.... Anyone able to advise if this would work or ruin the batch further? TIA

Hi All, after a little advice as to whether I ruined my beer! I started a few months ago with Mr Beer and now have 3 5 Gallon batches under my belt as well as three Mr beers. I bought an extract/steeping grains kit for an Old Speckled Hen clone...

At what stage do I add the can of extract, after the hops & dme boil? Cheers

Hi, I've just upgraded to a 5gal setup from Mr Beer. I have various bits & bobs, and was hoping to get some advice on what I could put together, and how(specifically the DME (to boil or not to boil), the hops, & adding to the boil times... I have the Coopers IPA HME (about 3.5lb can)...

Cheers, I did use the enclosed MRB yeast on this one and my next batch, but already have some yeast, 5 Gal ingredients & kit en-route... I think i'll let this one age a little longer and then drink it regardless. I'm going to need the bottles in a week or so! Cheers all for your help & advice.

Ah, thanks for the input! Maybe it is meant to taste like that... It wasn't the American Light (the batch I have of that is in the LBK with a can of COwboy lager, some DME and hops), it was the Canadian Draft (I think that was what it was called) that came with the LBK... From what I can...

So, my first batch has been bottle conditioning for a few weeks. I put one in the fridge on Friday and drank it on Monday - I made beer! It tasted ok but definite green apple flavours that I'm keen to lose! Will this take a few more weeks, a few more days, or really the longer the better...

Thanks all for your replies and help! I've been reading this thread over the course of a couple of weeks on the tube (subway) - we have wifi at each platform station so have been frantically loading 4/5 pages at a time which I can cover by the time I get to the next stop, and then reload the...

Hi, first time poster here, please go easy on me! I bought Mr Beer a month or so ago, and have Canadian draft in it's second week of bottle conditioning after 16 days fermenting. I bought some refills(pretty hard to source MRB refills in the uk, and next to no variety), I could only find Cowboy...