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It looked darker from the start, I have tasted one and the flavour is different, but nice and they do offer a Ruby version. Maybe mislabelled...

This is my fourth brew with the young's kit, three perfect and one oxidised. 6.5% abv

Yes, it's a kit with liquid malt extract. Best before June 2020, so oxidised. Drink it whilst it taste OK?

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I brewed two kits within a week's space, identical kits and in the same location. The result is one Ruby and one pale ipa... Confused.

The verdict - I have started another brew with the same kit. The kit is fairly easy to brew, it produces a lovely hoppy and floral IPA, mine came out at 6% ABV. It reminds me of Punk IPA. I did have to release some CO2 and leave the beer in the fridge for a few days to settle the sediment.

Another sample, it's very lively. I have moved the beer to a cooler place for it to clear a bit hopefully. Another 9 days and it should be done.

Just did a hydrometer reading and the beer is at 5.5% ABV, smells and tastes like Brew dog punk ipa... Bottling on Sunday It's cloudy as expected... I am going to drink the sample now... It was good, once carbonated I reckon it's going to be my best brew so far...

It has now been 9 days since I started the primary fermentation and there is no bubbles coming through the airlock. I took a hydrometer reading this morning, which was 1.010. Do I dry hop now or leave it a few more days? This has been the constant temperature for the last week of fermentation...

The airlock was bubbling like mad, until last night when it stopped (4 days in total). I can still smell it in the room, so I guess that the fermentation is still going but that it has slowed down. I am intending to leave it for the full two weeks then dry hop for 5 days prior to bottling.

I have moved it to the space under the stairs which is a bit cooler. I will check what temperature it reduces too. Yes, I am bottling. I will follow your suggestion and dry hop for 5 days. I have second fermentation bin, which I was going to siphon into before siphoning into the bottles to...

It's at a constant temperature of 20 degrees. I was planning to leave it for two weeks, assuming it has stopped bubbling at that point and then dry hop for one week. It is bubbling a lot, I only started it yesterday lunchtime The kit came with 100g of mixed hops (simcoe, centennial and...

As I was filling it up with cold water and stiring.

I have just started a Young's IPA... It's a new experience. It's my fourth home brew and I thought I would go for a more premium kit. A bit lively... I will post my progress. :-)

Thank you all for your warm welcome :cask: