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Title: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on January 27, 2014, 07:41:18 PM
Festival Razorback IPA Kit review    https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/festival-razorback-ipa-kit-p-1976.html
I bagged me one of these the other and brewed this today, this is my first attempt at a kit review so be gentle on me peps

here is what the kit looks like
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And here is what is in the pack
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As you can see this kit comes with everything including priming sugar and a hop bag
2 bags of LME
650g Dextrose
75g IPA hop pellets (50g+25g bags) Simco, Centennial & Summit
10g IPA yeast

OK so first thing was first and that was to sanitize
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Today all I needed was the LME, Dextrose, Yeast and instructions
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As per instructions I boiled 3 litres of water and added the LME
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Then I added some boiling water to the pouches to make sure I got all the LME, I then added this to the pot
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Next was to add the dextrose
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I them added this to my fermenting bucket and filled it up to around 23 litres with Lidls finest water at 1.45 per 5 ltr (No point taking chances with the water when this kit costs 30 yo yo's)
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I then took my hydrometer reading which came in at 1050 which was expected as this kit is supposed to come in at around 5.7% which is good number for an IPA in my opinion
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Next I pitched the yeast at around 25 degrees , I've never bothered re-hydrated yeast before and I've never had a problem
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I'll post a pic of it frothing tomorrow assuming that it does, the instructions say to dry hop after 5 days but I think I'll wait until its fermented out as I've seen some reviews that say this kit seems to take 2-3 weeks to ferment for some reason.

I'm looking forward to see how this turns out as the reviews from across the water seem to be very positive, I'll keep you guys posted as I progress.

"Bursting with big hop character, distinct flavours of pine needles and fruit punch, followed by a dry bitter finish Beautiful fresh nectarine aroma with underlying tones of pine needles" this is according the the company but we'll see, it had better be good for 30 notes



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And 24 hours into the brew we have foamage nice !
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Title: Re: Festival Razorback IPA Kit review
Post by: Garry on January 27, 2014, 08:26:15 PM
Excellent review :) I've never noticed them kits before, it look's good so far.
Title: Re: Festival Razorback IPA Kit review
Post by: LordEoin on January 27, 2014, 08:46:03 PM
Good job Benji!
I've never seen these kits before either, looks like a nice one to try out some day :)

So far it's just sugar, LME and yeast. Was the LME bitter and hoppy like a kit can, or was it just plain LME?
Do the instructions say the all hops go in together as dryhopping?
Title: Re: Festival Razorback IPA Kit review
Post by: benji on January 27, 2014, 09:18:24 PM
Yeah these are the new kids on the block, only on the market for about 6 months I think, the LME was bitter and hoppy like the cans, the instructions say to dry hop for 5 days and to just trow them all in at the same time, they seem to be pellets.
I had a bit of a taste test from the test tube used for the hydrometer and to me it tastes very sweet and bitter, sorry that's the best I can say on it so far
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on January 27, 2014, 09:27:01 PM
Yowza! that's a generous dryhop so :)
I look forward to hearing the end result!
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Blueshed on January 28, 2014, 04:57:57 PM
nice review, might check out the kit. plan on going BIAB soon but want to do 1 or 2 more kits.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on February 01, 2014, 05:00:54 PM
Day 5
I took a hydrometer reading today and it was 1022 so that gives about 4.3% so still a bit to go, the instructions say to dry hop after 5 days but I think I'm gonna wait until fermentation is finished, it still has a big foeming head at the moment so I'll leave alone for another 2 days. I done a taste test today and it was already tasting nice, I was getting a citrus taste but its still tasting a bit sweet. So far so good
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on February 03, 2014, 10:15:30 AM
you'll be fine to dryhop now.
or wait if you want. makes no difference
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on February 04, 2014, 11:53:46 AM
Dry hopped yesterday (Day 7) og is at 1020 and the foam head hasn't collapsed yet, this is my first non coopers kit to do which all seem to finish fermenting after 5-7 days for me.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on February 04, 2014, 11:56:46 AM
different yeast ;)
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on February 05, 2014, 03:23:24 PM
Day 9, just took a hydro reading and its down to 1010, the hops seemed to have speeded things up, as it is this will give me an abv of 5.86% so I'm guessing I'm there in regards to fermentation. I accidentally brewed it short to about 21.5 litres so maybe there is a bit more to go. Anyway the plan is to transfer it to secondary on Saturday which will be 5 days of dry hopping as per the instructions
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: belfastboozer on February 06, 2014, 09:58:43 PM
I made the golden stag one and and it went down a treat, super review
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on February 09, 2014, 01:43:06 AM
Day 12, transferred to secondary. fg  1006 which will give a abv of 6.4, nice a happy accident. Plan is to bottle it on Tuesday and leave it in the the hotpress for 2 weeks and chance a bottle. Had a taste today, very bitter as you would expect but it has promise, I'll not report back till the 25th of Feb on this but so far so good. BTW lord Eoin do I now qualify for future raffles
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on February 27, 2014, 10:21:42 PM
(http://i61.tinypic.com/jtuwas.jpg)

Well folks here we are, 2 weeks conditioned and I just couldn't help myself. As we can see a nice head and the head is lasting pretty long, nice powerful aroma on the nose. This tastes great already and is easily drinkable already, gonna be hard for me to leave this alone for another few weeks.
Nicely carbonated not to fizzy, the closet IPA that I think it tastes like would be maybe Brewdog Punk, getting a citrus taste straight away followed by the bitterness but it dissipates fairly quickly, that's as much as I can describe I'm afraid, although this ended up at 6.4% the alcohol taste is nicely balanced.
I reckon another 4 weeks and this would be as good as anything you could buy in the shop, well worth the 30 notes so far, pleased so far with this.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on February 28, 2014, 10:03:18 AM
Sounds great. I'll have to give this kit a try :)
it's been a while since I made an IPA
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: benji on March 16, 2014, 07:29:19 PM
A bit of an update on these beer, Its really come along brilliantly.
I brought a some bottles to a friends house last night and 4 of my mates tasted it and the all loved, none of these blokes drink craft beer and this was their first time drinking an IPA and they all had a bottle each and would have drank more if I had some more with me.
BTW the head retention on this beer is excellent, lasting all the way to the end of the glass, I'll defiantly be buying more of this stuff.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on April 11, 2014, 03:59:42 PM
I have this kit ready to brew but after doing the Golden Stag Summer Ale from Festival I was considering doing a hop tea with some Centennial for the first 3 litres to add a bit more bitterness/flavouring (theres clearly loads there for the dry hopping). Would this be overkill or do you think it will improve the beer?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on April 11, 2014, 04:07:20 PM
its not going to add bitterness unless you give it a boil for a while, but it will add to the flavor and aroma alright.
If you like centennial, then go for it ;)
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on April 11, 2014, 04:42:46 PM
Any advice on how long to boil it? Its in 3 litres, I was thinking 25 minutes-ish?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on April 11, 2014, 05:01:48 PM
let me find the graph...
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on April 11, 2014, 05:02:53 PM
have a read through this:
http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2732.0.html (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2732.0.html)
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on April 11, 2014, 05:11:14 PM
Good man. I had skim read that before but I'd forgotten about the chart. Dead handy. Think I'll go 20 minutes then and try to get as much extra flavour as possible. I do love a bit of Centennial and the pellets provided for the dry hop have a lot of it so it shouldn't muddle the flavours too much.   :)
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on April 29, 2014, 07:30:49 PM
Quote from: benji on February 27, 2014, 10:21:42 PM
although this ended up at 6.4% the alcohol taste is nicely balanced.

Just took a reading on mine around 1.001/2 which gives me around 6.3/6.4 abv too. I didn't brew short either.

Tasted the sample and it seemed nicely balanced (I did slightly hack mine by making a hop tea for the 3 litre of boiling water addition). Seemed quite light and easy to drink, not as bitter as I'd like an IPA but we'll see if a bit of bottle conditioning helps.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on May 19, 2014, 05:52:13 PM
Ok after I bottled conditioned this stuff it now has a bit of spicey sort of flavour. Could that be related to the final gravity ending up lower than it should have or was there an infection? And is this off flavour likely to settle out over time?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on May 19, 2014, 11:10:28 PM
might just be the hops, if so it'll mellow out
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on May 20, 2014, 09:35:01 AM
I thought that at first but the more I taste it the more I think its the yeast, has a sort of hefeweizen flavour to it.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on May 20, 2014, 01:38:37 PM
what spices do you taste?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on May 21, 2014, 12:31:48 PM
Not sure I'll have to drink some more to try and narrow it down  :P
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on May 21, 2014, 01:31:58 PM
Sounds like a plan!
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on May 26, 2014, 03:48:04 PM
I'm not entirely sure how to describe it. The taste reminds me of a Belgian blonde a bit. There was a 75g dry hop addition that just can't be tasted too. I'm thinking its estery maybe.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Motorbikeman on October 10, 2016, 01:08:24 PM
Sorry to drag up an old thread but have a question regarding this kit..
My brother got this kit .. 

I was thinking of adding  re hydrated Notty yeast to this instead of the kit yeast in the hope it will finish primary at bit quicker than the OP result.. 


Is this advisable?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Parky on October 11, 2016, 02:40:45 PM
In my experience it's not always a good thing to have a quicker ferment, as this can produce some off flavours which ultimately take more time conditioning to clean up.

Here are some ideas you might try to create a clean ferment, and reduce that conditioning time -

- It all depends on taste, but my approach would be to use a 'cleaner' yeast like Safale US05 for this kit, as it will allow the hops shine through.
- The OG of this kit is 1.050 according to the OP, so a fairly substantial beer. I would rehydrate and pitch 2 packets of yeast if you're brewing to 23 litres. Pitching the correct amount of yeast is important in limiting off flavours. (You can use the pitch rate calculator on the Brewer's Friend website here (http://www.brewersfriend.com/yeast-pitch-rate-and-starter-calculator/) to determine the yeast required in a any given batch).
- Aerate your wort well before pitching the yeast. This can be achieved at a basic level by agitating the wort with a paddle or slotted spoon for a few minutes. Another method is to seal the FV when it's half full and shake it well (and yes, seal any holes in the top too  ;))
- Keep the FV in as cool as place as you can. Always a challenge, but try to keep the FV as cool as possible over the first 2-3 days, again, this will help limiting any off flavours.
- Use finings at the end of fermentation to clear out as much trub and hop matter as possible - can save time waiting for this to clear in the bottle later.

Hope that helps, happy brewing!
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on October 31, 2016, 04:38:11 PM
Question for those that have brewed this kit.  I brewed this Saturday evening,  it's sitting at 21° but no signs of life. 
Is this just a slow starter or is something wrong?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Drum on October 31, 2016, 08:20:56 PM
Quote from: Stecleary84 on October 31, 2016, 04:38:11 PM
Question for those that have brewed this kit.  I brewed this Saturday evening,  it's sitting at 21° but no signs of life. 
Is this just a slow starter or is something wrong?

Was it an old kit? might be the yeast is past it's best, or it might just be a slow starter. give it another 24 hours and throw in a pack of us05 if theres still no activity
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on October 31, 2016, 08:41:08 PM
Quote from: Drum on October 31, 2016, 08:20:56 PM


Was it an old kit? might be the yeast is past it's best, or it might just be a slow starter. give it another 24 hours and throw in a pack of us05 if theres still no activity

I never checked the dates to be hones, I picked it up Saturday from The Mottly Brew. I'm probably just being impatient. 
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Leann ull on October 31, 2016, 08:52:28 PM
Packet should have a date on it.
Take a pic of the top of liquid and post it then push lid hard down so that it's fully sealed squeezing top of bucket so you know you have no leaks
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on November 01, 2016, 12:47:53 PM
Got home from work this morning and checked this again.  In the 14hrs I was out of the house this went from not a single bubble to a nice head on top. 
Guess it was just a slow starter.  The kit says to hop after 5 days,  I think I'll wait an extra day or two now before hopping. 
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 12:40:35 PM
This is my first kit.  Started at 03/11 with a OG of 1.050... so far so good.   ;D
I did a good bit of reading on the net before starting it.  Everything I have read indicates that this brew takes more time in the FV than the instructions suggest can be up to 3 weeks at 20C. Due to this, I will add the hop pellets when its very close to or at the suggest FG of 1.004.  I plan on leaving them in for 4 - 5 days and then transferring into another FV to clear for a few days before batch priming with the supplied 300g of priming sugar.

A quick newbie question on batch priming.
Is it ok to just dissolve the priming sugar and then add to the mix when it is in the 2nd FV.  I'm guessing that there may be a bit of crud / yeast in the bottom and if I do this I will stir everything up??  I've read that the brew should be transferred again, then primed and bottled.  I don't want to be going OTT, but do want a nice clean IPA :)
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 08, 2016, 01:06:55 PM
Try avoid too many transfers. When the beer is finished fermenting coach cool it then transfer to bottling bucket with the sugars already melted in that bucket
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Qs on November 08, 2016, 01:56:37 PM
Quote from: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 12:40:35 PM
This is my first kit.  Started at 03/11 with a OG of 1.050... so far so good.   ;D
I did a good bit of reading on the net before starting it.  Everything I have read indicates that this brew takes more time in the FV than the instructions suggest can be up to 3 weeks at 20C. Due to this, I will add the hop pellets when its very close to or at the suggest FG of 1.004.  I plan on leaving them in for 4 - 5 days and then transferring into another FV to clear for a few days before batch priming with the supplied 300g of priming sugar.

A quick newbie question on batch priming.
Is it ok to just dissolve the priming sugar and then add to the mix when it is in the 2nd FV.  I'm guessing that there may be a bit of crud / yeast in the bottom and if I do this I will stir everything up??  I've read that the brew should be transferred again, then primed and bottled.  I don't want to be going OTT, but do want a nice clean IPA :)

You need to get it off the trub before you add priming sugar. If you haven't moved it to secondary yet don't bother. Just wait till bottling, add the sugary water to the bottling bucket and move your beer in on top of that. That should mix it up for you to avoid stirring. You want as little splashing and transferring as possible after fermentation to avoid oxygen diminishing your beers flavour.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 03:07:38 PM
Quote from: Qs on November 08, 2016, 01:56:37 PM
You need to get it off the trub before you add priming sugar. If you haven't moved it to secondary yet don't bother. Just wait till bottling, add the sugary water to the bottling bucket and move your beer in on top of that. That should mix it up for you to avoid stirring. You want as little splashing and transferring as possible after fermentation to avoid oxygen diminishing your beers flavour.

Sounds like a plan.  From what I have read the hop pellets add a lot to the sediment.  I think I will add the hop pellets in a small bag so that most of the debris is removed before going into the secondary with the priming sugar/water mix.  Hopefully I can be careful with the transfer and avoid too much sediment / cloudiness in the bottles.

Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 03:50:06 PM
Quote from: DEMPSEY on November 08, 2016, 01:06:55 PM
Try avoid too many transfers. When the beer is finished fermenting coach cool it then transfer to bottling bucket with the sugars already melted in that bucket

will do...  What is coach cooling?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on November 08, 2016, 04:14:27 PM
Quote from: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 03:07:38 PM
Sounds like a plan.  From what I have read the hop pellets add a lot to the sediment.  I think I will add the hop pellets in a small bag so that most of the debris is removed before going into the secondary with the priming sugar/water mix.


Mine came with a bag, added the pellets into the FV yesterday at 1012, hoping it will be at 1008 for Friday and will bottle then
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 08, 2016, 05:01:04 PM
Quote from: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 03:50:06 PM
Quote from: DEMPSEY on November 08, 2016, 01:06:55 PM
Try avoid too many transfers. When the beer is finished fermenting coach cool it then transfer to bottling bucket with the sugars already melted in that bucket

will do...  What is coach cooling?
Ha haa crash cool and no that does not mean you hop on to the coach and watch telly with a beer in hand :D
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on November 08, 2016, 05:47:39 PM
ahhh... ok ;D  I know what crash cooling is.  ;D
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on November 10, 2016, 10:59:09 PM
Out of interest does anybody know what hops come with this kit?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on November 11, 2016, 10:40:23 PM
Went to bottle this today but noticed I never bought a capper.
Very happy with how this is turning out.  SG 1048 at at 1007 today,  if my thinking is right that's just shy of 5.7%
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on November 14, 2016, 02:32:16 PM
Hopefully it's all bottled up and clearing well for you Ste.

Mine had a SG od 1012 on Friday evening.  Very litle activity in the Airlock on Saturday.  I added the Hops on Sunday and will bottle this Thursday...  Hopefully the FG will be around 1008 ish.

Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on November 15, 2016, 12:04:14 PM
SG this morning was 1010 so off to the Garage for a cold crash.  Will Bottle it on Thursday evening.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: Dunkel on November 15, 2016, 01:01:52 PM
Quote from: Stecleary84 on November 10, 2016, 10:59:09 PM
Out of interest does anybody know what hops come with this kit?

Hops are Simcoe, Centennial and Summit.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on December 06, 2016, 03:59:02 PM
The curiosity was killing me, so I put one of these into the fridge last Wednesday 30th after 13 days in the bottle at room temp. 
Nice carbonation, but I would like a little more. really pleasant on the nose.  Light hops.  Excellent 1cm head on the beer after the pour.  Head retention was excellent, but to be fair, the IPA was in the glass for less than 20 minutes. ;D
Have to say I was surprised at the quality.  Not too hoppy, nice mouth feel.  Decent bitterness but no lingering off flavors.  Was looking for some citrus after the bitterness, but never really got this.  I'm hoping this is a product of the early opening.  Everything I have read about this kit, is it gets better with age, so I am looking forward to another in about a week or so.  It's been in At Room Temp for 3 weeks now, so will put it in the garage towards the end of the week.

So far so good.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on December 06, 2016, 04:29:31 PM
If you decide to drink them all early, do yourself a favor and keep a few bottles back and have one at the 2,3,4,etc month marks.
You should get a good idea of how it all settles down and know the best conditioning time for the next one.
At the 2-3 month mark i usually kick myself for drinking them all early  ;D
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on December 07, 2016, 11:45:25 AM
I can't imagine a good beer lasting that long in the house with me around.  I'm a perpetual rewarder.  Anything at all and "I deserve a beer"
I will make some tasting notes as the beer conditions...

A question, how long to store the bottles inside?  I was thinking 2- 3 weeks then off to the garage.  Does this sound about right.  Are the any benefits or drawbacks to having the bottles stored indoors longer?

Thanks,
Kevin
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: irish_goat on December 07, 2016, 12:53:14 PM
Quote from: mac2k on December 07, 2016, 11:45:25 AMA question, how long to store the bottles inside?  I was thinking 2- 3 weeks then off to the garage.  Does this sound about right.  Are the any benefits or drawbacks to having the bottles stored indoors longer?

2-3 weeks is normally plenty of time inside. Once bottled you only need to give the yeast time to metabolise the priming sugar and  carbonate the beer. After that having the beer at a lower temperature will help it condition and allow the beer to clear up.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: mac2k on December 07, 2016, 01:33:09 PM
Quote from: irish_goat on December 07, 2016, 12:53:14 PM
Quote from: mac2k on December 07, 2016, 11:45:25 AMA question, how long to store the bottles inside?  I was thinking 2- 3 weeks then off to the garage.  Does this sound about right.  Are the any benefits or drawbacks to having the bottles stored indoors longer?

2-3 weeks is normally plenty of time inside. Once bottled you only need to give the yeast time to metabolise the priming sugar and  carbonate the beer. After that having the beer at a lower temperature will help it condition and allow the beer to clear up.

Super,
The IPA will go out to the Garage tonight.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on December 10, 2016, 05:49:15 PM
Bottled some of this two weeks ago using coopers bottles.  2 drops in each bottle because I couldn't be bothered breaking them.
Rather disappointingly I opened one just now and no head what so ever.  Very slight carbing.  There's a little sediment in the bottom of the bottle so guessing all the sugar has been eaten up

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Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on December 10, 2016, 06:13:55 PM
that's odd. they should be highly carbonated at 2 drops per pint.
what temperature did you store them at?
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on December 10, 2016, 06:16:25 PM
Stored at room temperature.... I was expecting them to be highly carbed too. 

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Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on December 10, 2016, 06:49:24 PM
The only thing I can think of is probably nothing because I'm sure I've read they are reusable.  The bottles and caps had been used before, the caps were tight on the bottles. 

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Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: LordEoin on December 10, 2016, 07:00:56 PM
try chuck them in the hot press or bedroom or whatever the warmest room is for another week.
Title: Re: [Review] Festival Razorback IPA Kit
Post by: SprocketFuel on January 03, 2017, 08:33:00 PM
So took your advise and left these alone for a few more weeks in a warmer place,  what a difference.  Bloody lovely. Delighted with it
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170103/2ae06e66967d0d001208b37b404dc89d.jpg)

A little bit of lacing too
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170103/2e713d85b25bec6208af2d05b09bdaf2.jpg)