Sunday, 31 August 2014

RICARDO NO 10 TOM CAXTON LAGER 1.8KG WITH EXTRA HOPS 31/08/2014


RICARDO NO 10 TOM CAXTON LAGER 1.8KG WITH EXTRA HOPS   31/08/2014


I lost my way with this brew . I was still looking for a great Lager and was recommended using the Tom Caxton Lager plus hops and using 250g clear honey and 1kg of sugar , adding the honey first and the sugar 4 days later . On adding the sugar fermentation seemed to stop or really slow down , I was advised to use more yeast which I did . I also  used my hydrometer for the first time but wasn't happy with the readings. I eventually bottled the brew after about 3 weeks and it was far from satisfactory. score 4 out of 10 brew again, back to the drawing board .