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The one on the left is my first batch, the right my second (just bottled).

I'm very happy with the colour improvement and the sample tastes were better too. Fingers crossed I'll have a much less bitter batch.

My changes to the first run were blocking any outdoor lights (newspaper over window -my wife loved it) and keeping it in a water bath to regulate temperature until sampling time.

In the next batch, or the one after, I should have an under counter fridge to keep it in so this'll help even more.

I have these bottles which I've already used once.

My question is if the lids/caps should be refused with beer? I'm concerned that the seal may not be strong enough without the anti-tampering loop attached (as they break when opened).

Thanks for any help!

Hello Brewers!

I am still a noob to this, but I want to brew my wife something that she'd like.

I don't yet have the equipment to do an all grain, and I am reliant on extracts.

I was wondering if anyone has experimented with adding flavour ingredients, like cherry for example, to an extract? If so, when and what have you added? And is this going to be an expensive process of trial and error?

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Came out not bad. But the starting temperature was a little high and it has a slight tangy flavour.

I'm trying to find a way to better control the fermentation temperature on the cheap. Any tips appreciated!

One question I do have... After leaving in the bottles for a couple of weeks I've noticed a white residue is settling on the bottom of the bottle. Is this normal? (Pic of sediment in comments)

Not really sure what the word is of what I'm looking for but...

I'm after chest freezer. It doesn't need to be working as I only need the shell.

I was thinking that I may be able to go to a recycling site and ask the staff there or something like that? I'm not sure if this is really a thing but I've definitely heard of people finding things that people have thrown away etc.

Do I just need to drive around my city looking for fly tipping/skips?

I've just brewed my first batch ever. For my first time I went with the Cooper's European Lager kit.

FG was stable for 3 days (due to some personal stuff I couldn't bottle it on day 2) and the FG matched the expected end ABV as advertised.

The beer tasted pretty good on sampling before bottling.

So far so good.

One thing I am surprised by, however, is how dark this lager looks. Not sure if this will get lighter during the 2 weeks that it's suggested to leave it in the bottle, it's something that can happen to this different batches, or it's just how this beer looks?

Thanks for any tips/advice anyone can offer :)

It is satisfactory.

Is anyone else noticing a lot of repeated posts in their feeds recently?

Almost each time I go through my subscribed, local, or all feeds I am now seeing the same post from the same community multiple times.

I'm using 'last 6 hours' as a filter if that helps.

I hope articles like this about the Tories keep up throughout labours time in power so people don't forget on the next GE.

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