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I currently use a keg setup so how does the cider taste using honey and what is LME?,Thanks for the replies,Beer monster.

Hi all,I have been making cider with all different brands of apple juice using a cider yeast but I still can't seem to get anywhere near a commercially branded brew. I have tried the kits but they lack in taste and body and I have tried the pear juice to take the edge off the dryness. The best...

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Hi all great bear minds, I have a question in regards to placing hops in the fermenter for flavour and re using the yeast. I recently brewed a dr smurtos landlord ale which tasted fantastic i followed the recipe all the way placing the final hops into the fermentor. The problem was when i made...

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Hi fellow beer drinkers, Being new to all grain brewing i have tried a couple of recipies those being doc's golden promise and landlord ale and was blown away by the taste and aroma of a fresh all grain no preservative, pasturiser free beer. i am looking for different recipies to try, i live in...

Very interesting, it looks like after 60 mins most of the flavour has gone but even more interesting is the maximum aroma addition at 7 mins. i thought you would get max aroma from dropping in the fermentor. thanks for the relies guys just one more question does anyone know a good source for...

Hello to all, My Question today is about hops used for the bittering of beer, the question is on the first addition of hops in a boil to add bitterness to the beer does this first addition add to the flavour as well? if not then will any hop pellet do the same job or do they have stronger and...

I've decided to try a 60 min boil and a 90 min and compare the results when i have finished thanks again for the help will keep you posted. On the subject of DMS does this just effect the taste or does this add to a bad hangover effect?

thanks for all the good advice guys with the recipie i'm trying it's the dr smurtos landlord ale which says mash for 90 and boil for 90 do you think this needs to be a 90 min boil as that would increase the whole brew day by a fair bit cheers, beermonster.

Hi fellow brewers, i'm still new to the all grain and looking at recipies and am wondering what difference mashing and boiling for 60 mins is as opposed to mashing and boiling for 90 mins. Does this convert more sugars from the grain and does this increase the bittering of the beer to boil...

I used this recipe as my first all grain and i have to say it's one of the best beers i have tasted top marks ten stars! thanks, beermonster17.

Hi all, I am looking forewards to filling my first keg with DrSmurto's Golden Ale but i'm not sure on the perfect method of getting the correct carbonation. I have the standard 19L kegs with a co2 bottle and reg. Any tips guys cheers, beermonster17.

Hi all, After getting advice on basic recipies to start my first all grain brew i decided to go for the DrSmurto's Golden Ale. I now have all the ingredients but am not sure what is meant by 0 min hops are dry hops in secondary as of the brewers notes. Does this mean dropping 15g of hops into...

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