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Thanks guys for all your advice. Going by that calculator, it recommends about 50g of Dex. I know an English Bitter should be very softly carbonated, but that seems really low. Still, it probably knows better than me! I think I'll go for about 80-90g and see how it turns out. Cheers!

Nice. How much Dextrose do you reckon I should bulk prime the batch (23Lt) with? I am thinking about 160g?

That's the dodgy way, though better than nothing I guess. Was it teabag hops? 'Cause that is what their instuctions say to do. If they weren't kept in the fridge/freezer don't buy them in future.

I'd dry hop for sure.

They were the pellet style, and were stored in the fridge. HBS guy said to ...

How are you adding the fuggles & goldings? short boil or dry hop?

On advice from my HBS guy, I steeped the hops for about 10 min in hot/boiling water before adding the resultant Hop water to the fermenter. Not sure if this was the right way to go, just following the advice I was given. I was ...

Hey guys,
I plan to put down the following in the hope of trying to get somewhere close to an English Bitter style brew.

1 x can of Coopers Bitter
1.5Kg of liquid Amber Malt
10g Fuggles
10g Golding
Safale S04

Going by others experiences with this style of brew, how do you think the above would ...

I've used the Caramalt, the Dark Crystal malt, and the Wheat malt, and all have been excellent additions. Highly recommended! Cheers,

MattyV

Haha! Mate, I wasn't worried - Sinatra was obviously a very wise man! Cheers,

MattyV

Boonie, Heineken & stellas all the way to England? You lucky bastard! I'm assuming you flew in either Business or First Class? I went to Vegas this year for work (yes, work! haha! best trip EVER) and all we got offered was VB, XXXX GOLD, or very, very cheap red wine. Although, that was in lowly ...

Adding liquid malt and grains to my brews have, in my opinion, made the biggest and best difference to my previous standard kit brews. Oh, and liquid yeast - can't recommend that enough! Cheers,

MattyV

Let us know how it turns out mate! I can only agree with Lethal & Chris when they say to use your smaller priming measure with stouts (until you can bulk prime). Low carbonation in this style beer is a good thing! Good luck with it. Cheers,

MattyV

Hey ANZAC, I use Skype for all things VOIP. It's a great service! What program do you run? Cheers,

(just realized, you use the same 'quote' as me!)

Yeah, the recipe I put down from the previous page is getting consumed now. Although it tastes good, it too, is nothing like Kilkenny. It is also too dark in colour - but I'm sure it won't go to waste

If you're like me and love that style of beer, then you won't be disappointed. Brewed with a nice liquid malt, some crystal, a nice hop and some Safale yeasties and it comes out a treat. Cheers,

That sounds like it will be very tasty Cat! Not sure about the corriander, never used it, but it's better to add too little than too much. Birthday chocolate hey, well happy birthday!! . Cheers,

MattyV

Favourite Kit would have to be Morgans Royal Oak Amber Ale. A great base for a James Squire Amber Ale clone. Hmmm

I either use pellets or plugs, and occasionally the 'teabag' style Hops. If I put up a recipe I'll specify which type I am refering too. You raise a good point blandy, I often wonder what type others are using when they mention them. Cheers

MattyV

Have a read of the sticky at the top of this forum titled, "My brew is not fermenting". It covers the very common issue of air-locks not bubbling. Cheers,

MattyV

You lucky, lucky bastard.

What is the average cost of a heat belt? I assume they are just sold at HB shops? Also, do they have any form of temp control, or are they either on or off? I've never really considered getting one before, but I just prefer Ale so much more that I may have to invest

Hi Wassa, found this at http://www.beerchurch.com

American Steam Beer
Steam beer is generally considered to be an exclusive to the Anchor Brewing Company of San Francisco. It has gained considerable notoriety. It is a style of Lager that is brewed at Ale-type temperatures. I guess you could ...