Newbie questions

[Exiled Bradfordian]

I've bottled up my Geordie Bitter. 39 bottles. Happy with that.

Cheeky sip as it came down the siphon. Tasted surprisingly good. Batch primed with 80g of table sugar.

I'm now a little short on the bottle front; I have literally 10 beer bottles that don't have anything in them. A very productive first two thirds of the year!

With the weather as warm as it is, and the fact I have a bottle shortage, and that I'm meant to be starting a diet (Atkins. Ugh. No beer!) perhaps it's time for a hiatus until (1) some bottles are freed up (2) I'm off my diet and (3) the weather's a bit cooler.

I've started to notice I'm going off commercial bottled beers. Had a few bottles of Thwaites' Wainwright earlier in the week - tasted really watery and fizzy. I still don't think you can beat hand pulled cask ale, but for bottled stuff, I actually prefer my own.

If there's a bottle swap on at Morley Home Brew next time I'm up north I'll definitely be taking part; it will be great to see what others are making to give me something to shoot for to up my game!

[andyo]

alright guys n girls. GUTTED. Been having some real probs with brews recently. Doin pale ale clones from ipa book mitch steele. my beers have still been getting a rancid burnt taste to them. Like someone has thrown an ashtray in it. Ive been speaking to chris about it. Took a bottle to him today and he's never tasted that b4. the guy who brewed the black ipa 2 swaps ago had the same problem cos it tasted exactly the same. (sorry but I could tell. I hope I havnt offended). ive got a feeling its the water. so I brewed proper job today with spring water. If anyone can lay a finger on this it would be much appreciated cos ive tried everything. hence I wont be at bottle swap AGAIN in sept cos I aint got owt to swap. was really looking forward to it too

[Monkeybrew]

alright guys n girls. GUTTED. Been having some real probs with brews recently. Doin pale ale clones from ipa book mitch steele. my beers have still been getting a rancid burnt taste to them. Like someone has thrown an ashtray in it. Ive been speaking to chris about it. Took a bottle to him today and he's never tasted that b4. the guy who brewed the black ipa 2 swaps ago had the same problem cos it tasted exactly the same. (sorry but I could tell. I hope I havnt offended). ive got a feeling its the water. so I brewed proper job today with spring water. If anyone can lay a finger on this it would be much appreciated cos ive tried everything. hence I wont be at bottle swap AGAIN in sept cos I aint got owt to swap. was really looking forward to it too

What type of brewing are you doing?

Cheers

MB