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  1. mkortink

    Earthy Mushroomy Taste?

    Hi, on a road trip through the UK a few years ago i stopped in a pub and had a beer that could only be described as tasting like mushrooms and having this amazing earthiness. My question is, for a kit brewer who also steeps grains and prepares hop recipes, how do you give an english brew an...
  2. mkortink

    Making yeast happy and productive

    Hi, there is a lot of specific info about yeast and pitching in different forums, but what i am after is a general overview for using yeast to best effect. What are these little yeastie animals like, what stresses them, is stress good sometimes, how tough are they, etc. So i am a kit brewer and...
  3. mkortink

    English Bitter like Honey Rider's

    Hi, I had an english best bitter at Honey Rider in Neutral Bay NSW in the weekend and want to copy it using extract kits and the standard "23 litres in a bucket" method. The best bitter had a wonderful "mushroom" taste, think this taste may be referred to as biscuity by the experts? The brewer...
  4. mkortink

    Plastic bottles leaking during secondary fermentation

    I use and reuse plastic 740ml bottles from Coopers and Brew Cellar and have never had a problem. My last batch though has done something weird, 4 of the 30 bottles have leaked most of their contents during secondary fermentation. The bottles were stored upright, there is no crack in the plastic...
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