I have just done what I thought I would never do.....tip a brew down the drain.
My brewing mate and I put this brew down 4 months ago and followed the instruction to the letter. So far my father in law (30 years brewing experience) myself and 2 others have tried and reckon it is absolute filth.
has anyone else brewed this kit beofre and if so was it as bad as ours????
MSB Nut Brown Ale
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undercover1
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I have only made two of the MSBs, Summer Wheat & Two Row.
The wheat was OK, despite the fact that it was fermented a bit high.
The Two Row can contained actual hops- little green flecks & specks- which to be honest I didn't notice until nearly finishing the bottling, when it was too late to rack or filter. Another good reason to rack! The bottles from the top end of the batch were OK but those done from later on , when the level was getting low ended up with hops in them. Very bitter & very foamy. As all grain brewers would know, adding loose hops sends the boil crazy. It does the same to a bottled brew, and at a rough estimate half of this batch ended up on the floor/in the sink/down my shirtfront, no matter how well chilled they were.
The price/batch size variance is hard enough to swallow, as is the fact that the kits do not allow you to experiment with sugars etc. Never again.
The wheat was OK, despite the fact that it was fermented a bit high.
The Two Row can contained actual hops- little green flecks & specks- which to be honest I didn't notice until nearly finishing the bottling, when it was too late to rack or filter. Another good reason to rack! The bottles from the top end of the batch were OK but those done from later on , when the level was getting low ended up with hops in them. Very bitter & very foamy. As all grain brewers would know, adding loose hops sends the boil crazy. It does the same to a bottled brew, and at a rough estimate half of this batch ended up on the floor/in the sink/down my shirtfront, no matter how well chilled they were.
The price/batch size variance is hard enough to swallow, as is the fact that the kits do not allow you to experiment with sugars etc. Never again.
Salut!
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Beer Krout
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Did a MSB Nut Brown Ale. With WLP-001 Californian Ale yeast and added a Brewcraft Nut Brown Converter on top. Turn out big and malty. Unfortunately a little sour aftertaste, but that's another story.
Not bad though, quite like it. It's 3 months old now and seems to be getting better.
Have done a Deep Roast Ale by the book with their kit yeast. Finally chucked it out after 7 months. Undrinkable.
Not bad though, quite like it. It's 3 months old now and seems to be getting better.
Have done a Deep Roast Ale by the book with their kit yeast. Finally chucked it out after 7 months. Undrinkable.
Recently bottled a 2 can MSB Deep Roast Ale with the only additive being H20 to make 22 Litres. Bulk prime, 180g Dex and into Crownies.
Certainly not my best brew but mighty nice anyway.
The cans were 6 months passed useby maybe this helped
This post is starting to scare me off any other MSB stuff though
Friar
Certainly not my best brew but mighty nice anyway.
The cans were 6 months passed useby maybe this helped
This post is starting to scare me off any other MSB stuff though
Friar
I'm not as think as you drunk I am
same Friar.. i did a deep roast about 8 months ago & it turned out very drinkable..Friar wrote:Recently bottled a 2 can MSB Deep Roast Ale with the only additive being H20 to make 22 Litres. Bulk prime, 180g Dex and into Crownies.
Certainly not my best brew but mighty nice anyway.
The cans were 6 months passed useby maybe this helped
This post is starting to scare me off any other MSB stuff though
Friar
but i recently purchased a pale ale & an outmeal stout from msb at the good food & wine show in sydney.. only to find out that the stout was out of date & the pale was also close to out of date.. questioning msb's quality control at the mo