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Still conditioning in bottles. Tasting before bottling was pretty good and it looks to be clearing well.

Another Citra Pale yesterday. Changed my mind last minute, was going to be a 11.5 litre all grain batch with a total of 50g hops but I decided to make a bigger batch and use up some leftover pale DME. So after the mash I added that to the boil and bumped up the hops to a whole packet of Citra...

Free on PressReader for me too with my local library login. I’ve looked at a few issues, it’s a good interesting read but as a confirmed amateur and near-beginner I wouldn’t pay for it.

Bit of a sad day really. I’m toying with the idea of brewing a Klopp inspired beer in commemoration. A Dortmunder Export of course. Think I’d call it “Gegenpress”.

Yesterday evening I celebrated successful completion of my second AG brew day by conducting the first tasting of the results of my first ever AG brew day. A mighty ESB. Very pleased with this.

Now cooled enough to pitch. OG was 1050, close enough to the recipe 1047. Perhaps more due to luck than judgement as I’m still getting used to what my boil off losses, and efficiency are going to be in this set up, and what top-ups are needed. Anyway on we go. Last time I used US-05 it was...

Wort is now cooling in the sink. The specific heat capacity of H2O is a mighty thing, it’s a pretty slow process. Once cooled the wort will be treated to some Safale US-05.

Picked a pretty straightforward recipe for my second ever AG brew. Based on the Greg Hughes Nelson Sauvin Single Hop Ale downscaled to 11.5 litres. Mostly Maris Otter for the mash with a bit of Carapils. Temperature was a pretty constant 65-66 for 90 mins (BIAB with a jug/colander sparge). 4...

It was this one. Muntons Gold “Imperial” Stout. Not really Imperial at all but pretty good.

I’ve taken some of my beer on holiday with me. This stout is just from a kit but dare I say it’s better than the bottle of G**n***s I also brought.

A pint (ok, maybe two) of Loweswater Gold at the Kings Head Thirlmere. Suitable reward for a successful conquest of Helvellyn today. A superb day for walking.

Nothing new under the sun. Wasn't Giles’ Grandma partial to a Guinness?

Sneaked in a very early taste (well, just the two bottles) of my Citra Pale. Extract recipe loosely based on Greg Hughes Citra\Simcoe but only using Citra. Flippin ‘eck it’s good. Just need some warm weather to go with it.

OK I get you. I don't think this supplier offered the choice but some others do so I'll look out for that.

Yes it’s milled.

Yes. Or I could just drink stronger beer more slowly I guess. Decisions, decisions!

Fairly constant vigilance and intervention, stir the mash to try and ensure even temperature through the pot, measure temp and a quick blast on the gas if it drops, and stir again. In future I will start with the mash liquor at about 1 deg C higher as all that grain cooled it down a touch too...

So after trying my hand at a succession of kits late last year and early this year, and following up with some extract recipes more recently, I finally got around to my first ever AG brew yesterday. I'd committed to doing an ESB and after much perusing of different recipes I decided to take the...

It was good while it lasted anyway. My Viva used to get its clutch plates stuck together when it was left for a few weeks in cold/wet weather. With the rear wheels jacked up, you could start it, then rev hard followed by a simultaneous stamp on clutch and brake. Usually freed up the clutch...

Another Viva thumb.