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Hello! I had an 18 month period when I always had something on the go, then real life got in the way (Open University course, if you must know) which took all of my time for a year, now having taken a year off that I’m keen to have another go. I’ve got a load of hops that have been in my freezer...

First brew in a while, but I've been toying with this recipe for a few months. Probably will be a better Christmas 2018 beer if I can keep any, if all goes to plan... 12 litres total 2.5kg lager malt 0.5kg munich 0.25kg wheat malt 0.1kg Double Roasted Crystal 0.3kg dark homemade candi...

I made a Christmas brew last year that was a bit rubbish due to my lack of experience (it was called Bad Santa from BYO magazine, but I subbed in different hops with a much lower AA rating, but I didn't add more to compensate, so it was just very sweet with nothing to balance it out). I quite...

I've got some WLP072 left over from a biere de garde and I'd heard it's pretty tasty when fermented warm. I've got the starter cold crashing and the wort is boiling right now. Here's the recipe for 12 litres: 2.5kg lager 200g wheat malt 30g saaz for 90 minutes 20g hallertau...

Not mine, but I'm making a case of beer for a present for some friends. It's a modified version of something I made previously which has turned out very well. 12 litres total 2.7kg pale malt 400g golden naked oats 10g columbus @ 15 minutes 10g citra @ 15 minutes 15g columbus @ 5 minutes 15g...

I've only tried one or two of these beers, but I've been wanting to try brewing one for a while. My homebrew shop got some WLP072 French Ale yeast in, so I thought this was a good time! I've got no cold storage, so I'm perhaps stretching the name. Perhaps I should add inverted commas around the...

Today's brew was a saison. I was aiming to brew something a bit more easy drinking than the 7.7% bretted saison that I've got ageing at the moment, but beersmith still expects it to be 5.9%. I have limited restraint. Also I'm trying to use up my tettnang hops that I've had in the freezer for...

As much as I like the stupidly hopped American IPAs, or the very strong Belgian dubbels or what have you, I do enjoy a nice bitter every now and then. I'd quite like to try something, vaguely along the lines of a fullers ESB, and I'd also quite like to try using Bramling Cross hops. I know some...

Just pitched on this experiment. My first time repitching yeast from slurry, also trying out golden naked oats. I'd been told they can make things taste of peanuts. Well the raw grains certainly did! Here's the recipe anyway, 12 litre batch. 2.5kg pale malt 0.3kg golden naked oats Mashed...

I've been tasked with making a beer for the wedding of some friends this summer, and I've got time for a trial batch before making the real thing. He likes his hops, and I've got 50g of centennial in the freezer. I'll probably keep that for the final beer to add some extra complexity, and I was...

Tomorrow's plan is to do a Scottish ale. I've made a 1 litre starter of WLP028 Edinburgh ale, which will be plenty of cells. I've got my grains milled. 2.5kg golden promise 30g roasted barley. I'm aiming for about 12 litres, give or take (volume is my downfall. I kind of wing it and...

I've been told I should brew something with a bit of a more sensible ABV than the saison (7.5%) and dubbel (8.5%) that I've got on the go at the moment. I've got 30g of Galaxy hops in my freezer, and I've made a few IPAs so I thought I'd try making something a bit more malty next. I've used...

I'be been meaning to do this for ages, but I finally brewed a Belgian dubbel. I've gone for simplicity rather than a complex grain bill, and home made Candi syrup that's been sitting in a bottle for nearly two months. 2.2kg lager malt 0.28kg malted wheat 0.28kg Caramunich 500ml dark Candi...

I've got a vial of Yeast Bay Brussels Brett blend that expired in the middle of August. I'm about to get myself an 11l glass carbouy solely for Brett/sours. I want to make a saison (I'm getting a heat belt and an Inkbird for some temperature control), and add the Brett for secondary...

So my plan for my first brew from the Brewuk lucky dip is with the WLP644 strain. I've heard it works well with Galaxy hops, so since I don't have anything (other than tettnang) in the freezer, I thought I might try a single hop. At least in part because it's cheaper. I quite fancy something...

I hear this is an occasional thing they do, but BrewUK have a lucky dip where you get five different out of date yeasts. I've gone for it, the way I see it if I get two yeasts I'll use it'll be worth it, especially if it encourages me to try something new. Anyway, here's the link...

Using up all my columbus hop that's been in my freezer. Aiming for 12 litres, but I've definitely overshot. I might have to waste some of it, sadly. Grain bill of 3kg pale ale and 350g medium crystal. 10g columbus at 60 minutes, 30g going in at 5 minutes, and another 30g dry hopping later on...

My first brew in a little while, also will be my first with liquid yeast and my first brew of my own creation. Aiming for 12 litres 2.5kg pale ale 150g aromatic malt (smells lovely! I can tell I'll be using this again). 350g sugar (Not quite sure why, but it was in the recipe I used as a base...

My freezer compartment is full of hops (50g centennial, 70g columbus, 50g cascade, 50g simcoe, and I brew about 12l at a time) from a previous IPA brew and I need to use them up. I don't fancy making another straightforward IPA so I was thinking what else I could do with those hops that's a...

Today's mission is to make this thing http://byo.com/hops/item/2277-bad-santa I'm using dried cranberries rather than cherries, and Tettnang hops because my local shop was out of Northern Brewer. My water for mashing is heating up now, then I'll be mashing soon enough. I've been sensible and...