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Ok... so clearly I was a little impatient in trying this one... but WOW. What a great tasting beer Neill. If it tastes this good after only bottle conditioning for a week and half, I can't wait till it gets some age under it's belt. No overpowering flavours, well balanced... great taste. I'm...

I've got another week of bottle conditioning till I get to try this little monster !!

I love this thread.... Who would of thought bum is a shithole ?

My 2 cents... I've never used carb drops or sugar into bottles, thought it too messy and I use Grolsch 450ml bottles so couldn't be ar$ed figuring how much of the drop to put into each bottle. I have a second fermenter that I use for bulk priming. I sit the primary on the benchtop, attach a...

I thought it crossed the road cos it was stapled to the cat ?! Sorry bad joke....

Sorry Adamski29... I got confused with another recipe... might have to give yours a shot too !

Light I think... thats what I used the other week...

Thanks all - as always constructive advise. Yes absolutely... just didn't know what else to call heating up to stop the yeast. I might just leave it till I have enough bottles... I'll bottle Neill's Ale - which BTW is looking marvellous. Then I might even back-sweeten with Lactose depending on...

Hello my learned colleagues. Ok, so clearly I need to work on my scheduling a little better. Currently got in Primary No. 2 an 18L batch of Black Rock Cider (yeah I know there are better kits around, but SWMBO bought it :) , so I gotta use it) with 1kg Dex, 4L Apple Juice, 2L Apple & Pear...

Bottle when your gravity readings are steady over a couple of days, and when they are at their expected final gravity... Best of luck !

Hi Hughezy +1 for all the comments above... I did my first extract brew last weekend, based on Neill's Centenarillo receipe... can't wait to see how it tastes. Such a small step up can make such a huge difference. Can you boil a pot of water and count to 60 sixty times ? Then you can extract...

Children are a mirror of their parents - so clearly mine are screwed ! We went to the football (yes I am a round ball freak, so this was a Victory match). No 1 son (who was about 11 at the time) was complaining about something, too cold, not enough food or something or other. So No 2 son (was...

..hhhmmmmm.. Jury is still out on this one... I have a batch in the primary now. Was done with New Zealand Clover Honey... so we'll see how it goes...

Is that the one that sits inside the back of the tap with the slot facing upward ? Thats all I use on mine.... don't get much transfer as I bulk prime into secondary.

Thats what I'm thinkin ekul... the first brew I did was an artisan wort 17L mix from G&G, so obviously as it's made in bulk as opposed to a kit, the taste wasn't there, hence why I got so worried when it appeared in these two kits. It's got me beat how people can taste a kit and say ....mmmmm...

Thanks Gavo.... will do. And I reckon it's time to step up to Extract brewing !

Yeah thats what I thought mate... I'm in Hillside - near Caroline Springs. I don't know whether to leave it on the trub to try and clear it, or bottle it and just see how it goes. It'll be ready for bottling by Friday I reckon. If I don't bottle it by then (and thinking about it, chances are...

Well... just got home and took another SG. Dropped to 1012, wort at 20'. The aroma is still there, maybe not as strong. But that lingering flavour is still there. As manticle suggested I read the homebrewzone suggestions for the taste definitions for off flavours... the only things I could...

You may well be right Bongchitis (love that nick btw!) To be honest I don't like overly bitter styles (sort of anything above 35 IBU), but perhaps I don't like the other end of the scale ! Oh well... all in the name of research ! Cheers bro

Thanks manticle... I'll try and take a sample tonight for SG reading and to see if I can narrow down the taste. Robbomc... not sure if you are asking me this question... however I bulk prime using a second fermenter, then into Grolsch Swing tops using little bottler. Thanks barneyb... I'll...