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Hydrometer sample As I understand it I have missed the flavour profile considerably by fermenting at 18 degrees celsius and have not got the crispness and cleanness it would have at lager temperatures, more ale characteristics. The steam beer style calls for 20-40 IBUs of bitterness as well as...

Cerveza kit has been treated like a steam beer with appropriate yeast and temps, now at 10 days in primary. Snuck a taste and it could really use livening up - makes sense seeing as the style calls for 20+IBU which my cerveza will not have and some hoppy flavour which it definitely does not...

I've run the numbers through beersmith... Adjusted to 1/2lb crystal malt. Current hop schedule is 1oz Motueka and 1oz NZ Cascade at 60, 15, 10, 5 and 0 minutes each. Any ideas on tweaking that hop schedule? Not sure how it would end up really so I guess it pays to ask.

Apologies for making two threads - I am new to this site and did not realise there was a more appropriate sub-forum to post this in (this one). I'm thinking 4.5kg (10lbs) light LME and 1lb crystal malt for the base and hopped with either Riwaka and/or Motueka along with Nelson Sauvin and...

I'm thinking 4.5kg (10lbs) light LME and 1lb crystal malt for the base and hopped with either Riwaka or Motueka along with Nelson Sauvin and NZ cascade. I'm completely new to this, it took me a long time to choose those hops and I'm getting overwhelmed looking around. It would be great to get...