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Yes I did type this on my mobile phone, hence the appalling grammar and miss placed words. Cheers Mark

So, I've been home brewing beer now for only a few months, I've made maybe 7 23L batches in that time some ready to drink some aren't. What I found very interesting is that I've just gone and picked up a 6 pack of my fav beer Coopers Pale ale and found it a touch bland to see the least. I'm...

My label, made in honor of our family pet that passed away recently. We had two great danes, the silhouette is an actual picture of the Dog that passed, this is not the full label just the main body. Her name was Betty, My first FG batch will be a Stout named Whoa Black Betty,which was her...

Just needs time is my guess, I'm new to brewing also, I've done 5 Batches so far and managed to only try one of them. This weekend Ill be cracking my lager which has been conditioning for the last month. :mug: BOL Cheers Mark

My FV have spigots on them and yes you can take samples from them but disregard the first half and fill your tube again. Also remove your Airlock before taking a sample leaving it in my draw your sanitizing solution into you FV

Ive done a few Muntons kits, all the extracts have been hopped. I would also suggest you make it as instructed if its your first one. I say this only because its a great confidence booster to have a great beer when it's your first attempt. Muntons make an excellent extract kit. BOL

So just an update on this one gents, I was around my mates place this weekend and we got to talking about his brew and in particular how we both went about cleaning out our bottles. I was not at all surprised when he said he just uses plain old dish soap and then rinses with the ( Bottle rinser...

I'm a Stout Lover in particular a very bold stout. I've never picked up Hotdogs though ! In general I find Caramel, Licorice, Chocolate, and Black Berries. Great drink for the winter months. Cheers Mark

Thanks for the advice all. I might continue to play this by ear, I personally am open to constructive criticism but I'm not sure my mate is. Cheers Mark.

That's a great idea ! I will def make an offer to do that cheers.

That's my fear also, he has been at it about a year or so now.

Yes we all have picked up the same soapy taste in his beer, one guy did try to approach it with a little humor mentioning that it did taste soapy, but he didn't take well to that. I'm not sure he can pick it up, he has had several of the other guys beer's I'm assuming that he may be chalking...

Dear Doctor Phil :pipe: So I'm fairly new to brewing myself, but not Home Brew, I have several friends who are brewer's and have been for years. Occasionally we swap Brew's between ourselves, sometimes for comparison other times just for the hell of it or to return the favor. I always...

Welcome aboard, look forward to reading about your brews ! Cheers Mark.

I only drink on the weekends, tends to keep the belly under control !

Thanks mate ! Best of luck, I'm bottling my first lager in the morning myself. Fingers crossed.

Thanks very much I was very pleased with the end result.

Haha cheers mate, it did take some patience !

First brew was the Muntons Imperial Stout ( I love Stouts ) a month after bottling I thought I'd crack a bottle, chilled to 12.C I'm very pleased with the result. Thought I'd jump on here and share my result, as my wife is sick of my gloating ! Paired with a Partagas serie P the earthy tones...

Hey all, I've got a kit lager that's current conditioning in the fridge at 5.C. It's in the secondary at the mo, and been in it for around 3 weeks now, FG was 1010 when I racked it. My question is how long do I leave it ? And how do I prime it for bottling ? Do I need to mix the dex with yeast...