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by hambone
Thursday Oct 26, 2006 9:52 pm
Forum: Cider, ginger beer, lemonade, wine, mead . . .
Topic: high alco sweet apple cider
Replies: 10
Views: 9217

failed cider!

Also quite new to homebrew. Made a Brigalow apple cider using just kit a few months back, tasted very watery and some a bit flat. Then tried a recipe from local HB shop which was with Blackrock apple cider including 3 l apple juice. It was quite similar result to 1st batch. Now I have a pile of ...
by hambone
Monday Jun 05, 2006 6:37 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Flat beer!
Replies: 18
Views: 6117

Thanks fellas, I'll give it another couple of months. I used Coopers carbonation drops.
by hambone
Monday Jun 05, 2006 4:28 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: Flat beer!
Replies: 18
Views: 6117

Flat beer!

Hi All, just cracked a couple of Bavarian Lager...both flat. They have only been 3 weeks since bottling, but just wanted to try taste. Have I done something wrong. I use a hand capper and had the odd flat one amoungst previous brews, but 99% ok. Is a bench capper much better? Or could something else ...
by hambone
Tuesday Mar 07, 2006 10:49 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: messy preparation
Replies: 7
Views: 2967

messy preparation

Hi New brewer here! Any short cuts! Have made a few brews now but don't have a lot of space. I find the whole cleaning bottles,drain on top wash m/c, filling, capping etc time consuming and awkward. Working on laundry floor and handling about 30 bottles at a time. Have room in shed but too hard to ...