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The brew recipe uses 1.5kg of light dry malt with the can as against 1kg with most other kits. Don't know if that would cause more head?

No, I didn't cold crash. I did with another brew to clear the "commando style" hops.

Since I've been opening the bottles twice before drinking, and not using my best glass, the problem is under control. I don't think I have an infection because the beer wouldn't taste as good as it does. Also, the next brew was perfect. Thanks for your input.

Just the one brew.

Sorry, I should have said 2 carbonation drops per 750ml bottle, not 550ml. It seems I may have bottled a little early while the yeast was still working.

I used 2 carbon drops per 550ml PET bottle. I didn't take an fg, just waited for 11 days until all activity ceased then bottled.

Hi brewers, I'm drinking the Thomas Cooper's Inkeepers Daughter ale brewed with the kit yeast. When pouring it I get half a glass of foam. In desperation I tried taking the cap completely off (24 hours before I intend to drink it) for about 10 seconds and screwed it back on . A loud hiss...

Very informative, thanks.

We live in "gender specific" times. -_-

Hi brewers, What is the best type of cloth or bag to steep hop pellets in to avoid having to strain them out of the liquid later? And where is the best place to purchase same?

Yes, you can't cut costs and expect a good beer. Ever since I swapped beer enhancer for Light Dry Malt my brews have improved 200%.

Thanks for your answers re the dry hopping issue. Next time I do the recipe I won't dry hop, I'll just initially steep the hops in boiling water. This is the recipe (50 Lashes clone): 1 can Australian Pale Ale 1.7kg 1 kg light dry malt 12g Amarillo hops 25g Nelson Sauvin hops 12g US-05 yeast...

I dry hopped with 25g of Nelson Sauvin hops in one of my APA brews. It provided a wonderful fruity taste and aroma for about a month in the bottle, then began to diminish after that. Is this the normal result when using the dry hop method?

I dry hopped 25g of Nelson Sauvin hops in the past but found that the taste diminished over time. e.g. It was nice after a month in the bottle but started to diminish at 5-6+ weeks.

Just found that out with my last ale, a 150 Lashes clone using Coopers APA and 1 kg of light dry malt. Half a glass of head after every pour.

10% thinner doesn't sound too good, like cat's piss. I'll be using the US-05 yeast instead of the one under the lid or the cultured yeast. No dry hopping, just steeping the hops in boiling water. Here's the complete instructions: Make a “hop infusion” by mixing the Cascade and Amarillo hops in...

Hi brewers With the Fruit Salad Ale, if I brought the water volume up to 23L, would it detract from the quality of the recipe? Ingredients 1.7kg Australian Pale Ale 1kg Coopers Light Dry Malt (2 x 500g) 25g Cascade hop pellets 25g Amarillo hop pellets Top up to the 21 litre mark with cold...

I didn't bother taking a reading, the foam was disappearing and after 14 days the ferm. was finished.

I've just finished drinking a batch of Family Secret. It's a nice dark brown beer with a tasty bitterness. I used the US-05 yeast also and it only rose about 20mm of foam with a brown crust around the edge. The other times I've used this yeast it has worked the same. It's best to leave it in...