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Hmm okay thanks for the info guys, I'll most likely go too an extract

Hmm ok interesting, I don't think I have any problem with my cleaner process. I might have too try adding some wheat malt and see what happens.

Hey i do not rinse my glass with soap, water and then straight into the freezer. Bottles get a very good clean with pink stain and then hot water and then rinse less steriliser. But yes I will be giving bulk priming ago, and I'm only brewing kit at the moment. Mexican, Dark Ale, Larger and...

Hey guys. So when I pour a beer it gets a perfect head, but it disappears within 2min to nothing. Why is this?? Also the beers do not seem too be as carbed up as they should be. I have been using carbonation drops, 2 per tallie, I think I'll be bulking priming the next lot too be sure the right...

Yes I always gravity test for three days in a row before I begin bottling :) this will be my first time hopping and a fruity dry hops going to be yummy!!! We love the Mexican already, so can't wait too start changing it up!!

Okay cool thanks for all the replies guys, from now on I will always be rehydrating the yeast, also I'll be leaving the brew down for 15 days and dry hopping one at day 10 with Citra hops. Thanks guys :) love the help here :)

The brews both look the exact same, just one smelt like the rotten egg, the smell has died off a lot today. Wondering when the other one will begin too smell :/ and do you guys recommend rehydrating every time?

Actually no it wasn't a I hope, it was what my LHBS told me. So I followed what he said.

Ok so I pitched two packets of yeast, one in each, they were pitched at 24-25 degrees. I didn't rehydrate as I thought that would be warm enough for the yeast too activate.

The brew has only been down 3 days now. Yes a rotten egg smell is right. It still had a lid on it, in the fridge. Just had too be sure no spider webs etc. I think it's just wierd that one smells and the other one doesn't? They are both exactly the same!

Dropped a Mezican Cerveza( Mangrove Jacks). Used S-23 yeast, brewing at 15 degrees. It was put down 3 days ago!!! I opened the fridge and it smelt like shit!!! Found which one it was out of the two!!! Only one smells!!! Have I got an infection or is that how it should smell!!! I have uploaded a...

Hmm okay, thanks I'll look it up

So I went with a mangrove Jacks Cerveza, with s-23 yeast, fermenting at 15 degrees. Going too add Citra hops 5 days before bottling too add a fruity flavour.

Ok thanks for the replies :) I'll let you know what I go with

Okay thanks, I did abit of reading and found people using cascade hops. I would like a fruity taste but not too strong also, I have a fridge setup for fermentation, but I don't have any room too keep the bottles cold after bottling.