Disaster. Way too much extract. The batch appears to be ruined. I can't see it mellowing out over time. Not to the point where it tastes like I had hoped. I think I'll just try and keep it simple next time, or use a definitive recipe with ingredients I can actually source. Bummer!

I ended up chucking the whole bottle of extract into the kit when I was bottling up. It was a 22ml bottle and I got 23 x 450ml Grolsch btls worth from the batch. It'll be ready for a taste in about 10 days. I'll let you know how it goes. I also bought a btl of that syrup stuff that is used in...

I see what you mean. Buy a bottle of brown ale and add the extract until it's a suitable strength and then work out how much is needed for the batch. The extract goes in at bottling any way. I filled a pint glass with water and added 1ml of extract. It seemed a good strength for that amount of...

Hi I am, at this very moment, brewing a Rogue Hazelnut Nectar Clone. The guidelines state 1 fluid ounce of hazelnut extract which is approx 28ml's. I could not get the Stearns and Lehman Flavor-mate here in the UK, so I opted for another extract which I've been told is quite a bit stronger than...