My target for this year is to produce a pretty good clone of Hopbacks Summer lightening, my first attempt was using a malt extract which has come out a little dark. Anyway I would be interested in a critique of this and also a comparison of those that have managed this either AG or extract. Who's up for it?

tango, could read the sticky in the news section buddy.

If there are no others wanting one send one to me! unfortantly its going to be a while untill my cider is ready for exchange.

I proof read it rather than reading it properly sorry

LOL no probz

What kind of bottles have you got this one in tango? I'd love to give it a go, you'll have to exept forum credit for a few weeks while my ciders mature.
Unfortantly my bottles of ag all end up with break material in them. Must be my equipment (being a large stock pot and a bucket)

Sam, I have not had much luck with the AG, problem has been cloudy beer and a sharpness to the lighter ales.
Anyway I think I have resolved these problems and I have an AG version of Fullers London Porter which is currently in the FV and it looks and tastes promising. Should be ready in a couple of weeks for testing if all goes well.

How's the ag going tango.

Think I have cracked it mate, had some funny problems but now getting some consistency. Brewing Guinness Foreign Export at the moment. Its been in the FV for four days now and tastes great already!!

ANyway, need to start some exchanges; Summer Lightening brewed with Pilsner Malt and my own recipe a Chocolate Porter.

Nice. I sure they will get snapped up pretty quick.

If your interested T Man, I gladly swap an AG of Batemans XXXB for the porter. If your up for it PM me.

Its sitting on my shelf waiting for it to settle, still a little cloudy

You should have my porter by now

Stressed Dada wrote:If your interested T Man, I gladly swap an AG of Batemans XXXB for the porter. If your up for it PM me.

Hey Tango, received the Porter on Tuesday, so I let it settle and drank it last night, I have posted a critique also.