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My keezer build is coming to fruition shortly (all pieces obtained now awaiting assembly) but i'm finding it difficult to locate Co2 in and around Dundee. Can anyone recommend somewhere to obtain this in the Tayside area?

Hi guys, Back again after our latest foray into DIPA territory. This time it's an RIS based on the Alesmith Clone found here. Plenty of subbing going on to get this to size. I've cross-referenced with some other RIS recipes and modeled the grain bill accordingly. My real worry lies in the...

We're getting a little better at this whole 'brewing' thing - it's starting to become awesome fun now that one year down the line we've managed to nail our efficiency problems (not long enough in the mash) and a tipping point came 6 months ago when we both exclaimed, drinking one of our...

Managed to find a few hours during my paternity leave to get our first SMaSH underway. 8kg of golden promise went in at 66c for 2 hours. Uneventful mash with no temperature loss (i know, right?) and a quick sparge, lauter and recirculation. Pre-boil volume was 1.076, out by .002 which i'm...

I'm keeping on keeping on about building a keezer but i'm going to see if i can do it in the cheapest way possible. If anyone has any bits and pieces lying around (tubing, connectors, kegs, co2 tanks) that they'd happily be rid of i'd be interested in talking prices and postage. Don't ask...

We're going to split our Golden Promise Nelson Sauvin SMaSH into two buckets - one US-05, the other wyeast 1272. The only flippin' problem i seem to be running into is getting a UK source for wyeast 1272 that isn't exorbitant! Anyone got any suggestions?

Well, this has been an interesting night. Firstly, a new style. Secondly, a new method. Thirdly, a new batch size. Aiming for 10l of Belgian Golden Strong using 3.75kg pilsner, 500g Candi sugar and a smattering of Saaz and Styrian Golding. Used wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong. Step mash started...

We're going back to basics - after our last mega brew (12.15%!) we're dialing it back a bit to make a mellow, but funky, DIPA. Looking for critique on the recipe below as have never done a SMaSH or worked with golden promise: ____________________________________________ Brew Method: All...

Brewday commenced last night with some modifications to our process - 1 hour mash became 2 hour mash, and thusly we solved the efficiency problem. The recipe is a Pliny the Elder base with added oats and slightly modified hop schedule - recipe is named "Miraculous Screwball Memoir", an anagram...

If anyone is keen to know about the water profile in Dundee (particularly Monifieth and Angus area) i've got data from Scottish Water that may be of use to you. Feel free to PM me for it.

Does anyone know where i'd be best to get Comet hops in the UK? Can't seem to find a source for them easily. Also, pacific gem... that's another one i'm looking for.

Occasionally I contact breweries with inquiries about their processes and creations cheekily asking if they might impart some wisdom to a keen homebrewer. Occasionally these things bear fruit. I now have the recipe to a Weird Beard beer i am exceptionally fond of and now, thanks to the guys at...

My partner and I attended this event with friends as their plus ones. An enjoyable day where i clocked in a few decent imperial IPAs and imperial stouts. I attended two tasting sessions, Brewdog and To Ol. At both sessions i had my homebrew head on and asked them (politely) about mash...

Brewday commenced on Sunday evening as planned - this session was about improving our lautering, sparging and efficiency. We brought 19L of water to strike at 76c and a further 5L in our other pot for sparging to the same. Strike water overshot so proceeded to mash with a slightly higher...

Anyone got spare bottles kicking around? Bottling on Sunday and will be raking through local pubs bins but if you've got clean ones around... well, we'll take them!

We're up to shenanigans again... This recipe is based on a clone I spotted for Alesmith Speedway Stout (Bourbon Barrel aged) with a few personal tweaks. Firstly, Paul isn't massively sold on coffee which meant removing the fresh coffee due at peak fermentation and adding coffee (cold and...

To celebrate the fact that we're getting older (30 this year!) we've planned a trip to eastern Europe in July with a beer to complement the trip. Pilot Light Pale is a rapid departure from our IIPA/BLIPA/IPA brewing roots so would welcome discussion around this recipe. Brew Method: All...

This is the second version of this recipe now with added molasses and honey. When I brewed this I hit an OG of 1.080 (target of 1.083) so if you can nail the efficiency on this you'll be onto a winner. Technically this is a pseudo-lager (given the grain makeup) but the pilsner and carafa...

Right, i've decided to set up the freezer in my garage and turn it into a keezer... First things first: cheapest corny keg available! Anyone have one for sale. Secondly, a C02 canister. The other bits and pieces i will acquire elsewhere.

This is an amended version of Shut up and Dance (With Steve) for Paul's brother's stag party later in the year. A big stinky Simcoe/Cascade IIPA. Slight alteration to the original recipe by removing the Special B grain and rounding the hops to sensible values. We'll be using two US-05 packets...