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Extract might be not as good as all grain but it can certainly get you something nicer than 75% of what you will find in the shops and it being much less expensive probably doesn't hurt. Maybe i have no taste and smoke crack but an esb kit heffe blows imported out of the water. Low temp and good...

I have to also recommend the esb 3kg kits they turn out fantastic and no need to buy too much extra malt/ add to much extra stuff to get something decent which justifies the higher price. I'm not a fan of the fresh wort kits as i dont think they hold up as well in the homebrew shops but ymmv...

How do these digital temp controllers work ? My aquarium heater ( actually a fancy fermentation heater according to the box) has some sort of crude temperature dial , it lets you set it somewhere within 5 degrees, would a controller just let me dial in a temperature better? So in this...

Kinda jumping the gun lots but tasted my hydro reading today! I'll reserve final judgment until after a few weeks into finish/bottle conditioning but it seems any sort of maple flavor got overwhelmed by hops. I can definitely taste the extra flavor hops which is actually pretty cool. It sorta...

Also is there a more accurate way to monitor temperature other than a stick on thermometer as i'm fairly confused when 2 or 3 fairly different numbers are shown(right now it's 14,16, and 18) guessing that means its around 17?.

So i was wondering is it better to have a lower temp that bounces between 14 to 18 or a fairly consistent temperature about 20-22(it's a pale ale) ? Right now trying to control temp with ice packs and cold water in the bath and have a aquarium type heater to make sure it doesn't dip too low...

23.5 liters and it seems to be staying around 18 to 22 which seems to either indicate yeasties are at work or i need a new thermometer as my ambient house temp is around 16 or 17. I got impatient before reading this and chucked one of the packs from the kits in. Hopefully the nottingham takes...

About 42 hours and no krausen or visible activty other than some condensation on the lid and very small groups of bubbles give it another day or re pitch? My yeast was a 7 gram pack that my LHBS repacks thinking it might be bad. As i skipped taking a hydrometer reading pitch day might take one...

Anyone else had a slow start with nottingham? pitched it at around midnight yesterday no visual activity / no krausen yet didn't take a hydrometer reading yesterday so not sure if it's just being quiet . Think i've used it before with no issues ( if i remember it started and finished super...

As far as some suggestions for dark/darker beers to try that are easy to obtain White rabbit dark ale( not really that dark but good), Abbotsford invalid stout(cheap you can find it most places), Holgate Temptress ( abit pricy for what it is but also good). Lots of other stuff out there. Lagers...

I find it fairly interesting how people tend to have similar ideas on here on a regular basis. Putting this down tomorrow any suggestions to get more of an ipa flavor how does doing a small hop boil work? Want to make sure it isn't too bitter but lots hoppy which i liked about epic ipa. Coopers...

I always overdo spices though and i want to do a pumpkin ale after this one so basically asking what combination of hops will give me spicyness + piney Would a hop tea of cluster,willamette,or liberty (depending on what my home brew store has on hand) and then southern cross dry hopped get me...

Been away from homebrew for awhile any advice on where to start something between an american ipa and dark/nut brown ale that tastes like christmas ? Want a strong resiny pine aroma not too bitter and maybe some citrusy/tropical fruit as well. If anyone has had Epic Armageddon that's kind of...

Great thing about this recipe is you can reuse the ginger you strain out, freeze it in small portions, and use it for lots of things with cooking. Think it might make a nice addition to a pumpkin pie made some nice ginger chicken the other day.

ROFL On another note i haven't been yet but really miss Costco in the states. Really want to compare differences/ similarities when it calms down a bit. Hope it increases competition driving down prices a bit retailers kinda have you guys by the balls down here. But yeah they have great deals...

Tell me how it turns out. Decided to do ginger beer instead this week but still think it's an achievable idea with some experimenting.

Decided to first test it out with left over yeast slurry from a stout i bottled today and half the recipe. Should be interesting.

So in theory would this work? 28-30 earl grey tea bags 5 lemons-juice and zest 1KG honey 1KG Raw Sugar or DLME filled to 23 liters Yeast Safale S-05 or Nottingham Boil 15 liters +Tea+ Lemon zest/Juice 30 minutes Chuck fermentables into fermenter, cover with Tea mixture, stir Top up with...

Indeed no hops i guess what i'm shooting for is a hard iced tea?