Batch #010: Brewcraft Czech Pilsener

This is a Brewcraft premium imported kit, but when you read the fine print, the malt is made by Muntons. I prepared the boiled water on Saturday 8 August 2009, and let it cool overnight. Then I prepared the wort on Sunday evening using the kit and 1kg of Beer Enhancer #62

OG = 1.034
SG = 1.012

I'm bottling this after 10 days of fermentation. It smells delicious! (a bit like Hineken or Stella Artois)

30/08/2009: I tasted my first bottle of this batch tonight. It's really nice. This tastes pure. It is the best batch I have brewed to date. The yeast has settled leaving a very clear beer with good secondary fermentation. I think the trick is using the enhancer.

Brew #009: Export Stout

I enjoyed the first batch of export stout so much I decided that I should brew some more and get it ageing as soon as possible. So on 19 July 2009, I prepared another 23 litres using a Munton's kit and Brewcraft's 1kg Irish Stout #74 Brew Enhancer.

OG = 1.036 Sunday 19/07/2009
SG = 1.014 Sunday 26/07/2009
which makes it about 3.5% which doesn't seem right.

I've tasted a few bottles last week after only 2.5 weeks and it tastes nice, but a bit young.
At least I've still got plenty of Wheat Beer to enjoy, which is now 10 weeks old.