- I used WhiteLabs English Ale Blend WLP085. The only thing I didn't do for my recipe is that it called for champagne yeast for finishing but I couldn't get hold of any. Not sure if that would have made a difference or not.

Yeah that one was a silly mistake on my part. My ballpark goal is to usually aim for somewhere in the middle for the style guide but I should have double checked since I've never gone up to anything that high before.

Hi all, thanks for the replies. - so there's definitely no sour, funky or otherwise "off" tastes - it's just too fizzy. I've tasted some other beers by a friend who was having cleaning issues and the off flavours or things like diacetyl were very apparent. It hasn't been the case that all my...

Well for this most recent batch I added some "BrewBody" as I felt the stout was a little thin. The guy at the brew store said that it shouldn't add any extra sugar to my priming calculations but when I tasted a small part it definitely had a hint of sweetness to it. I'm not sure if what's in...

Hi, TL;DR - why have my last few beers overflowed when popped despite my thorough cleaning!? I've been brewing now for a few years and never used to have any problems but it seems that the longer I do this and the more knowledgeable I get (or should be getting with experience) the more mishaps...