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Bit of an experiment..I've read about this yeast and thought that I would give it a go, I am due to brew attempt number 4 of a single hop brew along the lines of BG Sips or Crouch Vale Brewers Gold and it looks ideal for this yeast so... for 80 litres:- 12kg of Maris Otter 1kg of...

Well, I cannot contain it anymore...Just got a phone call to say my stuff is packed on a lorry and is on its way...it arriving at 8:30am tomorrow...just one more sleep Ive cleared a very big space in the garage to store it.... Photos will be mandatory

Sad news...my dad died yesterday. The last month has been a roller coaster. He was not himself at xmas, lethargic and not eating much..this continued for most of January but getting worse.So to the doctors he goes and gets treated for depression and constipation. After 3 days on the bog, he...

So we have all managed to salvage yeast from bottles. Carefully stepping up starters 10ml-100ml then 200ml and so on. So I have a supply of my own bottles with a smear of yeast on the bottom ready for when they are needed then it occurred to me.... I usually bung the first 19 litres of a brew...

EH up, Just been to Teswas and bought a few bottles for the weekend, Tetleys Gold 4.5%abv on the shelf. As I havn't seen it before I thought that I would have a good shufty at the bottle and can deffo see a good smear of yeast in the bottom of the bottle... :party: Anyone got any ideas as to...

Does anyone have a userguide for Brewmate. I am struggling with some of the terminology for some of the variables??

Eh up. I wondered if anyone had tried to brew with these two beauties combined? Say:- Brewers gold for bittering Blend of brewers and cascade during the boil Cascade at the end for aroma ?

Eh Up, for sometime I have been trying to perfect a single hop Brewers Gold pale...its either overly hoppy or just has no taste to it at all with no aroma... I've come to the conclusion that I need to blend it with sommat, How about blending it with a bit of cascade, centennial, summit or...

Eh up... I've been messing about with yeast for ages. The kitchen has been my laboratory for this last year...here we go..the conclusions. .. Ive found a yeast that.... 1) attenuates to 80% 2) top crops for England 3) tells you when close to finishing as the krausen drops to the bottom like...

Eh up I've got beer at Sheffield Beer Festival this week..Dronfield IPA 5% %abv

Eh up Does anyone know what the F numbers are all about on the STC 1000.

Does anyone know if the Brakspear tripple drop bottled conditioned beer has the primary strain if so is it Burton Yeast. After 2 failed attempts, ive got movement in a small starter..Anyone used it? if so what does it ferment like? Does it clear well?

Weather perfect for a brew I have attempted once before but ruined. This is the first outing of the yeasties from Brewlab so really excited... For 70 litres... 12.5kg of lowcolour Marris Otter 1kg wheat malt Mashed at 68 degrees for a bit of mouthfeel and a bit of sweetness...90 min first...

Eh up... Just had one of the best and most informative days in my fledgling brewing career. I drove a round trip of 260 miles to go to Brewlab in Sunderland for a bit of 1 to 1 tuition with Alison the Labmaster.... In the day I have been playing with yeast slopes, Microscopes etc. Had a tour...

Today was the day for my green hopped ale. I managed to pick 1.5kg of big juicy Bramlin Cross hops of my 2 yr old hop plant. To say it grew like topsy this year was an understatement...Last year I had a handful of hops but this year there were hops everywhere for 60 litres... 12kg of Maris...

Eh Up, I am always on the look out for improvements and stumbled upon Mangrove jack yeasts. I have tried to use US05 a few times but found it to be a right handful to deal with, it takes an age to ferment out and I struggle to get it to drop out of suspension. The last time I used it, after 10...

I know its not a major concern for homebrewers and the smaller micros but the prices of Malt seem to be going skywards... I used to buy Bairds malt but have found them to be inconsistent recently with extraction and colour. In January I was paying about 13.50 per 25 kg of pale ale malt...its...

Eh Up, I love the yeast from Bengal Lancer and use it quite a bit. I have recovered it from bottles many times without any problems and also recovered it from bottles of my own brew.. When doing this I have always stepped up from 20ml-200ml-2litres etc... I have harvested yeast from my own...

Phookin ell, birth of the next royal has been announced...fully expect sounds of elation and hand wringing from the smug set of the BBC banging on and on about it for the next 6 weeks...However all the best to Billy Wales and his wife...The rumors were untrue, I always knew he had it in him...

Eh Up, Anyone brewed with Topaz hops, if so what did it turn out like, I have never had a beer with Topaz in it but mates reckon its the doggy danglies. Ive read that Topaz can give a real fruity flavour with Lychee and manderin, so I think a pale base but with a hint of Carafa to add...