Anyhow, back to the brewing! :)

Back in june a brewed a Woodefordes "nelsons revenge" 2 can kit i bottled it around the 25 of June and ANNOYINGLY after 2 months in the bottle its STILL CLOUDY!
you would have thought muntons (the kits maker) would have sorted this problem out by now, as usual for a muntons 2 can, it stuck at 1.020. and now im on the 6 month wait to be able to drink it! this is somewhat of a joke IMHO, as a coopers beer is usually fermented out in 7-8 days, cleared in the bottle after a week and drinkable a week later!

soo what is the problem then? well IMHO its the yeast there using, so as an experiment my next 2 can kit will be brewed using Danstar Nottingham yeast, and im going to bin the kit yeast! ill be sure to let you know how it turns out!

anyhow, I have filled both fermenters this week, FV1 has been filled with youngs harvest pilsner lager on the recommendation of a man at work! he reckoned it was "excellent, the best I have done yet!" he proclaimed, so i made it up with 1Kg of white house sugar and 500Grms of medium spraymalt.... its fermenting like a goodun so well see in a week or 2!

FV2 however has been filled with Ditches stout. made from a coopers stout kit with 1Kg of spraymalt and a "cup" of house sugar it really needs nothing more, and is a superb pint!

cheers chaps!

B..

OH DEAR!

I have done some digging tonight on the "online homebrew company" and "brew it yourself" and made frankly SHOCKING discoveries!

for starters "the online homebrew company" IS NOT a registered company name with companies house. HOWEVER....

"brew it yourself" is! And it would seem Damon Parsons (the MD) hasn't filed any accounts for the business, and they have been declared INSOLVENT for the second time!

CLICK HERE FOR COMPANIES HOUSE REPORT

AND THE SAME FOR ANOTHER OF DAMONS BUSINESSES..

Anyhow, im yet to find a phone number for Damon, so if you have one I would appreciate it being passed my way!

Oh and while im at it, if you want to ask Damon anything here is his FACEBOOK profile.... :)

thanks chaps, keep the info coming!

B..