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I know Orval used a secondary yeast which is less flocculant but I am unsure as to Duval.

I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. Worth a try. I think it had Bobek, Cascade & EK Goldings couldn't pick up any Fuggles

I've just had a bottle of a single hop Nelson Sauvin IPA that I brewed last month. I haven't brewed a single hop beer for some time but this one was bloody amazing! It has made me want to brew a few more. So what is your favourite hop for doing a single hopped beer or which one has come up...

Mammoth by Stephen Baxter Awful - rubbish plot, ludicrous concept, and it even has a mammoth love scene.

All of the above is valid - 5% wheat max & length of time secondary fermenting. Another thing to consider is the glass. Never towel dry your glass, if you use a dishwasher clean the glass with baby sterilant ever half dozen times, always pour into a dry glass. And if you want to cheat - get a...

Lager malts are less modified than pale malts.

I had the limited edition curry from Sharwoods. Pretty good stuff. I hear the Indian army use Jolokia chillis in their anti-personel spray.

The quarter cask is lovely.

It seems a rather long time for an ale yeast fermentation. What temperature were you fermenting at & what was the final gravity?

The original question from Dr Mike stated 1ºC and he then asked why I wasn't that keen on the idea. Also, I don't think many people have a cooling system to be that accurate. Also crash cooling doesn't really allow for a diacetyl rest.

Crash cooling can form ice crystals which can alter the beer you've brewed.

Cooper's Dark Ale (bottle conditioned Aussie beer)

Find out what his favourite one is and get him a decently aged one of those. Have a look in his drinks cabinet if you are unsure. Everyone's tastes are different and we can only recommend what our favourites on here (mine are Edradour, Jura, Highland Park, & Glenrothes incase you are...

I would be hesitant to use the crash cooling method. If you use a standard wheat yeast (Wyeast have a good one) and crop from it a few times, say 5 or so, it starts to become more flocculent and thus you are left with a clearer beer.

I've tried a few US commercial wheat beers that are highly hopped. They tend to lose the wheat beer qualities and are just quite hoppy. That said, I may have just been unlucky with the beers I tried and there are some great hoppy wheat bears out there.

Oops, sorry. Didn't realise that you've already been.

Some great pubs in Edinburgh, but for just trying unusual beers I'd recommend: Hanging Bat Brewdog Cask & Barrel (both of them) Red Squirrel Halfway House Holyrood 9A Blue Blazer Cloisters

My mate's dad used to buy the old casks from Bushmills to turn into garden furniture. If you left them out in the sun they'd sweat out whiskey. The stuff was awful, tasted like liquid wood, but you would only need one glass before you felt rather sleepy.

The North British distillery in Edinburgh was the one that was at the centre of the Legionnaires outbreak a while back.

You were right by one of the best distilleries in Scotland - Edradour! It is the smallest distillery in Scotland but is just awesome.