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That's on my to do list, made an IPA with the Vermont Ale yeast which smelled absolutely fantastic. Tinkered with the dry hopping on that, think I dumped them all in just near the end of fermentation. However I made it way too bitter which ruined the whole thing.

Yeah just bought some CaraGold to try, never used it before.

A lovely flavour, big tropical fruit. I had it in a single hopped beer from a local brewery the other week and it was great. Gonna try a SMaSH with it I reckon

Afternoon all, ready for an essay? It's been ages since I've posted anything on here but thought I'd share my most recent brew as I'm particularly pleased with it. I've been trying to nail my IPA grain bill for ages and I think I may have finally got somewhere. I'm not a fan of big sweet...

With fresh hops you're not going to get any particular or unique characteristics from them as it is the drying/kilning process that brings out and concentrates these qualities. You'll be getting nice fresh, grassy & herbal notes from them. They'll be very delicate though so you'll have to use...

Magic Rock from Huddersfield make a beer called High Wire Grapefruit. It's a good one if you come across it. The Malt Miller has just started selling grapefruit extract. No word how it is, the reviews will come in soon, I'm sure. http://themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=1621

As you mention, not recommended to make a starter with dried yeast - it uses up the reserves/nutrients built into the yeast when manufactured. Your best bet would be to use an online calculator to work out your required pitching rate then go from there. I would probably rehydrate at least 2...

Personally I'd go for all 10 minute or less additions. With that level of alpha you'll still get decent bitterness and maximum flavour. Have a read on a method called 'hopbursting'.

Saw on Cloudwater's Twitter feed that to get the best out of Vermont yeast they ferment at 16°C until 1.020 then ramp it up to 21°C for a diacetyl rest. Hope that helps. Also got a session IPA planned with this yeast and that's the schedule I'll be following.

Forgive me if this comes across as condescending or even insulting, but how used to drinking IPAs are you? Looking at the kit, it's listed at 50-55 IBUs which will come across as very bitter to someone who doesn't usually drink them. For example, my partner only usually drinks cider, wine or...

They'll get there, eventually. The yeast will be quite worn out after fermenting that beast. A lot of people add a bit of neutral yeast when bottling such big beers to help out. Just leave them in a dark place at room temperature and they'll get there. Plus they'll taste even better the longer...

Great stuff! :thumb:

You'll find it takes you a few batches to really work out what sort of efficiency you're getting. Using software such as BeerSmith 2 you can input your actual figures against your predicted ones to give you your total efficiency. Sorry if you've already mentioned it but what sort of sparge...

Hello all, Looking at getting stuck into water chemistry so the first step is obviously to get hold of a water report from my supplier. Got one, but it's all Greek to me and seems to have no mention of the typically requested values such as Calcium, Magnesium and Sulphate/Chloride...

I had a pint of their IPA in one of my favourite bars in Birmingham a few months back. One of the best beers I've ever had. So fresh and juicy and moreish, but also fairly deadly - think it came in at 7.4%. Looking forward to trying more of their stuff.

Cheers dude. Don't matter how it looks, if it works it works! Edited with new link to pic.

Hey guys, I finished putting together my stir plate today, pretty happy with the results! I put some rice and some food colouring in it to see how efficient it was when testing. Here's a clip of it in action: Click me! Bought the box from eBay here. The stir bar and flask were a...

Looks great mate, that's the sort of dry hopping I like - loads! Gonna give a RYE-PA a go soon, I love the flavour that rye gives. Nice one!

Yes please, brew fridge build is in progress so this will be very handy!

Christmas, ennit?! I'd be more than happy to send you some bottles, you've been such a help since day 1 of my brewing endeavours! PM me some details :)