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They have been staggered, I have drunk a few of them previously, thats how i know there was an off flavor coming 'after' bottling. I put this down to the hot days, as i had a few leading up to the heat wave and they where fine, few days after, they went bad. here is a very rough estimate...

I have put about 5 slabs or so worth in a fridge i had. I will leave them for a few weeks as suggested and give them another taste. This definitely wont happen again, just hoping i dont have tip them all, what a waste. Does this happen to commercial beers? or will the preservatives help stop...

I am pretty new to home brewing i have 4 different brews all stored in a tin shed. We had 2-3 days of 30+ degree days, i have a feeling the shed hot pretty hot, maybe 35 for a day or two. I went to taste one of the Corona clones i had, and it had a fruity taste to it. From what i have read...

Hello all Recently put down a batch of cider; used the following recipe blackrock tin cider 1kg white sugar 3l just juice apple and pear top up to 23l / water tin yeast i found out the my hydrometer was broken when i went to take a sample, and the brew shop was closed. Went down the next day...

Yep i gave them a quick flip, will see if that helps. there was a extremely thin layer of sediment, then got stirred around. what would be the effects of conditioning it warmer temperatures; i can always move it inside to get a constant 18-22c. i was under the impression, that lower temperatures...

Hello, Having a bit of trouble and the carbonation of this brew i did Just to go over the specs again Ingredients - black rock lager tin - brewcraft kit converter #60 german lager (250G) - brewcraft malt, light (250G) - hallertau hops (15G) - saflager s-23 yeast (11.5g) Method - boil 1l water...

I keeped it at between 16-18c. from what ive read the sageflr yeast likes low temps. I racked it today aswell.

Just an update. its been going for a week. and been at 1.010 for the past 2 days. will check tommorrow. and if it still is i will rack it to another fermenter for about a week? a week is the general rule isnt it? Then after that i will bottle; and leave for another week+ before tasting? correct?

Thanks for the tips; this is what i have just done. Ingredients - black rock lager tin - brewcraft kit converter #60 german lager (250G) - brewcraft malt, light (250G) - hallertau hops (15G) - saflager s-23 yeast (11.5g) Method - boil 1l water in pot - disolve kit converter and malt - add...

Im new to this forum and new to homebrewing. I have just bottled my first brew actually. everything went well, ill know in a week or so :P . For my next brew i want to make a light beer, something that tastes like Boags Premium Light. So, ive purchased Brewcrafts Premium Kit which includes...