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Thanks for replies I fancy aleman's cold steeping technique so will report back on findings. The anti dark beer brigade are southern jessies who like there beers blonde and fruity :roll: so i will bring out the blonde fruity ale hopefully disguised as a blackun and prove that dark ales can be...

Evening Fancy brewing an IPA of some description and disguising it as a dark beer without the dark beer flavours. Before you ask why, its to settle a disagreement with some mates who dont brew but like supping my home brew when its of the blonde/pale type and reckon dark beers are for old...

I got one and i like it,mini keg fits in fridge easy,good to take camping. Dont squeeze the handle too hard or you end up with a glass of froth but it gives your beer a good swirl in the glass and produces a decent head. The first glass you poor tends to be a bit cloudy but after that pretty...

Evening all Just put a brew on to boil and the recipe was for a wheatish brew,50% wheat ,40% pale,10%vienna but realised i had no vienna so used some amber malt :wha: .What flavour would this add? If i use a dry yeast like munich is it ok to ferment at 20C ? And also i looked at recipe...

thanks for info just sampled it today and the hops aroma is great compared to previous brews. It tastes fruity with plenty of zing ,not quite brew dog but pretty impressed.would of liked more carbonation but can rectify that on next batch. If i want a more malt flavour to this beer what would...

Evening I kegged 10 ltrs of porter around february and having supped 1 mini keg and been impressed after 1 month i still have 5 ltrs left and hopefully it should be even better. A few people have shown interest in this dark ale and would like to sample,so my question is could i fill a few...

thanks for replies out of interest if you dry hopped with lots of traditional hops like fuggles would you get the punch if you used loads and loads(obviously an expensive way to do it) Should hops from a new packet be dry or a bit sticky?? cheers :cheers:

Cheers Yep using up hops ,fancied a hoppy number. Will let it condition for a month or so before sampling Hopefully it will provide the smack in the chops I was looking for. I blame brewdog for putting the thought in my head Cheers

Hi Did a brew 3 weeks ago and went for a IPA style hop recipe,software reckoned on IBU of 84 but on tasting it from fermenter when kegging it it did not taste any more bitter than other brews. :? I was hoping for a brewdog punk IPA style beer but ended up with an average beer. Will this...

thanks for all the replies ,i fancy a go at this one ,got plenty of hops to go at. Tried the 5am saint in the North Bar Leeds other night and that is like fruit juice :hmm: .It was not on hand pull ,out of the tap ,not unpleasant but not what i expected. I dont seem to achieve that crispness...

Howdy Had a bottle of brewdog punk ipa other day and it is awesome :drink: How can i acheive that level of sharpness and the powerfull grapefruit whack of flavour in my own brews? What hops would be used to give the grapefruit taste? Is this level of beer beyond an amateur homebrewer...

Evening Everybody seems to boil the wort with the lid off but why? Commercial brewery's or the ones i've poked my nose around seem to boil in sealed vessels I get a better rolling boil with the lid on Am i not helping my brew by leaving lid on? Its not a perfect seal so steam escapes Any...

Cheers for quick response . Just called home to check it and something has started ,about an inch of foam on top ,think it could have been to hot when I pitched yeast ,I dropped thermometer before testing temp so not sure if its broken , Would the wild yeast get past airlock ? Or just when I...

Morning Got 10 litres of porter in the fermenter with nottingham yeast and nothing happened for over 24 hours so chucked in another packet of nottingham and still nothing happened :wha: Decided to blitz it with the blender attachment (sterilised) and fingers crossed. Will the large amount...