Recent content by Jonnyv

Thanks guys for all the great feedback - glad you're all honest and while positive feedback is great to receive, the negative feedback is what helps to move things forward so it's all appreciated. I'll pass on the comments to Anne & Ian at Matchless - they are trying to be competitive with...

Hey guys, Matchless Homebrew (based in Coalville, Leics) today launched their new online shop: http://www.matchlesshomebrewing.co.uk/ Please go and have a look and let us know what you think of the site, prices, delivery costs etc. We'd love to get some early feedback from homebrewers about...

I'm mid chilling - having to bodge together some sanitiser for the fermenter cos I've run out of Iodophor :? I've got some star san which I've never used as it always goes cloudy with my tap water due to the hardness/alkalinity. So I've had to treat my tap water with CRS to reduce the...

I had to split the brew day - I mashed & sparged today and will be boiling tomorrow. Got some pics which I'll post tomorrow when I'm a little more sober ;) :drink: :drink:

I'm brewing! The first time since early January. This is Paul's recipe from his website, based on Black Sheep Ale, slightly tweaked to my **** efficiency and using Nottingham instead of S04. Woolly Jumper 4.5kg Maris Otter 200g Crystal Malt 120L 150g Torrified Wheat 10g Roast Barley 48g East...

Some of you may have noticed the website is now live on the http://www.barleybottom.com domain so go have a look & place an order. Let us know what you think or if you have any suggestions for improvements (website or products). And if you're feeling really generous, add to your bookmarks, add...

It's been years since I streamed anything with WM encoder but as I remember you need to open up multiple incoming ports... Have a look here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window ... ewall.aspx

Clearly it just takes a day 'working from home' to muster up some energy to fix my boiler. It's now fitted with a shiny ball valve and ready for action :D

I've not brewed since the beginning of January. In fact I still have an IPA in secondary sat in the cupboard since then. I seem to be lacking motivation to: Bottle the IPA[/*:m:1umak975] Set up my kegerator with the beers I already have in cornies[/*:m:1umak975] Brew anything[/*:m:1umak975]...

A common misconception is that the foam that forms when the wort is about to boil is the hot break. I forget what the foam actually is - I've always stirred it back in. A good hot break occurs at around 60 to 90 minutes into the boil. As to whether removing the foam or not is good for the...

The Reinheitsgebot was invented for the very occasion when someone thought chocolate and beer was a good combination ;)

For tough adhesive residue, use lighter fluid. Squirt it on, leave for a few seconds and any glue will come off easily using some kitchen paper. Do it in a well ventilated area though :)

I attempted some copper soldering yesterday. Suffice to say it was up to my usual standard of DIY :( I was using a cook's blowtorch and I don't think it got the copper hot enough because the solder wouldn't melt on contact so I ended up torching the solder directly, which then wouldn't seep...

You're not the only one :roll:

I've made mead once. I would make it again, but all that honey gives you one hell of a hangover if you have a few glasses of it :twisted: I used orange blossom honey which gave the mead a nice twang. I still have a bottle which I'm leaving longer - it did ferment a little too dry though so I...