Recent content by poguemahone87

Got mine through the post today, cheers V! :cheers:

Well yep, I suppose he has the priorities in order. Currently umming on whether to brew again tomorrow. Really tempted to make a nice light ale so I have something completely different to drink alongside this brew.... Will have to think on it overnight!

Brings a tear to my eye! :(

haha, well it would seem that he is very interested in the finished product... Never leaves me alone when I am drinking it. Probably explains the beer belly he has!

So I have just racked it up, FG was the same today as it was 2 days ago. Kegged up the majority, but put aside 6 bottles worth so I can give some to workmates who have generously given me any spare beer bottles they have (thankfully my workplace has a lot of heavy drinkers, so I wasn't short of...

After 5 days in the fermenter it seems to be done, took a reading, its at 1.012 which is around what I was expecting since it started out rather high. Makes the ABV to be around 5.6%. Tastes really rather good too! Going to take another reading on Saturday and if it hasn't changed it will be...

Yeah I know :(. You will find the reason funny though - last week I was opening some bottles of (terrible) nettle beer I have brewed and they were over carbonated and exploded everywhere! Still haven't got round to properly cleaning the windows that it splattered all over! :lol:. The nettle...

So, after making 1 kit beer (which tasted disgusting - I still have 30 pints left) and 2 Malt extract brews (much nicer, drinking as we speak!) I decided to get myself some AG equipment and start brewing from scratch. Today was my first attempt, and at the moment, it was rather succesful! I had...

I have just put some bicard of soda in the base of them now. After a bit of searching on the internet I found a link telling me that lemon/salt works well on the green. Just given it a go and it worked rather well. One of the keg tops still has a bit of green on, so might have to let is soak in...

I just bought a few second hand pressure barrels, one being the usual Youngs barrel and two King Keg top tap Barrels, got a really good deal for them so I am quite happy! They are pretty dirty though, think they had been sat in a shed for a good couple of years. I have just spend two hours...

Liking the name :thumb: Welcome!

If only I lived closer. Moved from the area a month ago. Bugger! Sure you will find someone to take them off your hands though.

hehe no thanks! ;) Yep stout is going to be one of my next few brews I think!

Have to say, I think I will be using TMM more! I had been using a couple of other sites until I saw the reccomendation here. Bought myself a new brew pot and some hops. Got here the day after! Courier is very good too, thought I wasn't going to get it on the day, but they delivered it at 7 in...

New to the forum, and glad to find a UK-centric forum. Been getting sick of having to fiddle with american recipes because of them not using Imperial Gal.! Anyway, quite new to brewing. I have just done my first couple of extract brews, both in line with a recipe called Palace Bitter from The...