What are you drinking tonight?

[chub1]

Broke open an early bottle of my extract witbier,pretty good even at just coming out of the cooler:thumb:

 

[LarryF]

Attack of the big brain, run for your lives!!

 

[Gerryjo]

Having one of my Chestnut Ale.Lovely as I had never eaten chestnuts before and was worried when I mashed the chestnuts with the grain.Shall definitely brew this again.

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[BeerCat]

Hatherwood Knarly Fox Lager from Lidl. Really nice crisp and hoppy Lager.

 

[Dutto]

Having one of my Chestnut Ale.Lovely as I had never eaten chestnuts before and was worried when I mashed the chestnuts with the grain.Shall definitely brew this again.

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Recipe please 'cos in France, next to where we spend autumn, there are literally hundreds of wild chestnut trees that drop their nuts all over the roads.

It would be nice to have another use other than roasting them. :thumb:

Started the day after Halloween, maybe a Spiced Pumpkin & Chestnut Beer would just about be ready to sup by Christmas? :thumb:

 

[Gerryjo]

Recipe please 'cos in France, next to where we spend autumn, there are literally hundreds of wild chestnut trees that drop their nuts all over the roads.

It would be nice to have another use other than roasting them. :thumb:

Started the day after Halloween, maybe a Spiced Pumpkin & Chestnut Beer would just about be ready to sup by Christmas? :thumb:

On one condition that you bring some back for me as they are bloody expensive at £3.50 for 500g from LIDL.

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[Dutto]

On one condition that you bring some back for me as they are bloody expensive at ��£3.50 for 500g from LIDL.

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Dream on! :lol: :lol: :lol:

After an hour's backbreaking work picking them up and another hour's work trying not to get stabbed as you get them out of their cases the "Seven pounds a kilo!" price tag from Lidl starts to look very tempting! :thumb:

Plus, unlike the commercial variety that get sprayed regularly, wild châtaignes often contain wee beasties in the form of caterpillars and maggots; and believe me, you wouldn't want to make a beer with those!

The good news is that, after Halloween last year, Lidl were selling their pumpkins at 10p each so I made a Spiced Pumpkin Beer from a Wilco Cerveza Kit as per the attached link.

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=64550&page=24

It tasted superb. This year I will double the All Spice because although it retained a faint aroma the taste was very muted.

Enjoy! :thumb:

 

[Gerryjo]

Dream on! [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]

After an hour's backbreaking work picking them up and another hour's work trying not to get stabbed as you get them out of their cases the "Seven pounds a kilo!" price tag from Lidl starts to look very tempting! :thumb:

Plus, unlike the commercial variety that get sprayed regularly, wild châtaignes often contain wee beasties in the form of caterpillars and maggots; and believe me, you wouldn't want to make a beer with those!

The good news is that, after Halloween last year, Lidl were selling their pumpkins at 10p each so I made a Spiced Pumpkin Beer from a Wilco Cerveza Kit as per the attached link.

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=64550&page=24

It tasted superb. This year I will double the All Spice because although it retained a faint aroma the taste was very muted.

Enjoy! :thumb:

Recipe
http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=67220

You could always try 2 replacing some of your pale malt of your pumpkin recipe with chestnuts that have been blended in a food processor.Also once roasted and peeled make sure to place back in the oven to dry.
Enjoy 👍

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[Dutto]

Go to be at least 10 characters!

 

[Gerryjo]

I would back of on the golden syrup as last time I used 1kg in Ruination clone attenuation was not great as you could certainly notice the over sweetness and sugary mouth feel to the brew.
There is a lot of fermentables in the chestnuts which I don't know the figures too.I would use 250g to be safe as I had a spat of GS thinking it was fantastic which it is in the right quantities.Shall brew again but in larger volume.👍😂

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[Clint]

...and probably the last couple out of the pumpkin keg.

Cheers

Clint

 

[marlon]

Wherry Nearly. - Wherry, adjusted with wild green hops from a nearby hedgerow back in September.

 

[Dutto]

I'm glad you mention a Wherry 'cos "Me too!" :thumb:

However, I think I had my very first "stuck" Wherry when, back in mid-January, I transferred it to the Wilco keg; where it rapidly came "unstuck"!

I've been drinking it for a couple of weeks now (check the level in the photograph) and it is still pressurised to ridiculous proportions (as shown by the heads on the glass and the jug).

Luckily, the Wilco Keg didn't give way so I now have a lot of confidence in it ... :thumb:

... and an utter determination to NEVER keg a brew without double checking the FG, which in this case I had read as 1.014!

Live and learn; if you live long enough! :whistle: :whistle:

 

[Crystal_Ball]

It was my birthday recently and was given these.

White Ale - has orange peel and coriander added which I couldn't really taste. Probably the lightest colour beer I've seen. Very delicate beer.

Toasted Porter - Very heavy strong toasted aroma. It has some real body and feels as if you could stand something up in it! Im not really a porter fan, but appreciate this beer is good.

Doppelbock - Nice malty flavour. Wouldn't believe it is 6.7%!

 

[marlon]

I'm glad you mention a Wherry 'cos "Me too!" :thumb:

However, I think I had my very first "stuck" Wherry when, back in mid-January, I transferred it to the Wilco keg; where it rapidly came "unstuck"!

I've been drinking it for a couple of weeks now (check the level in the photograph) and it is still pressurised to ridiculous proportions (as shown by the heads on the glass and the jug).

Luckily, the Wilco Keg didn't give way so I now have a lot of confidence in it ... :thumb:

... and an utter determination to NEVER keg a brew without double checking the FG, which in this case I had read as 1.014!

Live and learn; if you live long enough! :whistle: :whistle:

Looks a nice drop Dutto. My first Wherry stuck, but not the one I drank tonight, fermented it with harvested Shepherd Neame yeast. Your keg looks a little stressed, but if it didn't fail you, it must be a good'n :thumb:

 

[pvt_ak]

Mad Goose while waiting for Train at St Pancras after long weekend away !


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[Dutto]

It's been a busy afternoon and I am on my way for a nap! Why?

Well, tomorrow I go for an interview with a Specialist Urologist about a persistent UTI I have had since 1972 and this afternoon the Clinic Nurse phoned me and asked that I attend "with a full bladder"!

"No problem!" I replied and started on the process by having a tasting session! :thumb:

Photographs are as follows:

o A very new (started 7th February) and hardly carbonated Pale Ale.

o A slightly older (started 22nd January) and better carbonated Bitter.

o An "stuck" Woodfordes Wherry (started on 5th January) that came unstuck in the keg.

o A Fulstows Marsh Mild (started 2nd December last year) that is now perfect but down to my last three pints.

SWMBO has just arrived back from a walk and her first words were "Full bladder? Will they never learn?" (Actually, she swore so I have edited the response for the sake of any kiddies that may read the Forum!) :lol: :lol:

I was going for a nap but those last few Marsh Milds are beckoning! :grin: :grin:

 

[Clint]

Pure inspiration. ..I recon there's one left in the pumpkin keg but need a helping hand to tilt it..resistance was weak in terms supermarket earlier and I picked up some brew dog...my ready supplies ARE running low though..
A shall have but a couple tonight as I'm saving up for tomorrow night...chicken tikka marinating...

Cheers

Clint

 

[Razor]

It's been a busy afternoon and I am on my way for a nap! Why?



Well, tomorrow I go for an interview with a Specialist Urologist about a persistent UTI I have had since 1972 and this afternoon the Clinic Nurse phoned me and asked that I attend "with a full bladder"!



"No problem!" I replied and started on the process by having a tasting session! :thumb:



Photographs are as follows:



o A very new (started 7th February) and hardly carbonated Pale Ale.



o A slightly older (started 22nd January) and better carbonated Bitter.



o An "stuck" Woodfordes Wherry (started on 5th January) that came unstuck in the keg.



o A Fulstows Marsh Mild (started 2nd December last year) that is now perfect but down to my last three pints.



SWMBO has just arrived back from a walk and her first words were "Full bladder? Will they never learn?" (Actually, she swore so I have edited the response for the sake of any kiddies that may read the Forum!) :lol: :lol:



I was going for a nap but those last few Marsh Milds are beckoning! :grin: :grin:

You had me worried there until I saw that it was beer in the pictures. Don't want to see pictures of your UTI. :nono: :lol:


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[ElvisIsBeer]

A sneaky sample of my 12 Feb Wilko Hoppy Copper brew (with spray malt & maple syrup in secondary).

Very clear, hint of maple. Carbonated. Bitter. Delicious. I'd not measured OG etc, so I'm guessing it'd be a decent session ale.