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Today was a joint venture with CNelsonPlumber, whilst spending a long weekend with Chris and Julia. Today's brewday was Flowers Original out of GW, whilst playing and demonstrating options on beersmith, and dialling in his equipment. Brew went well even managed to get 40 pints of guiness...

Sorry about camera but bust my iphone and back to a 2007 2megepixel phone :(

Having not had much time to brew I have just put on a Mexican Cerveza lager and a Brewferm Framboos, I know the Framboos will be for summer next year, but the lager will be for the Xmas period if anybody want to drink it :tongue: I made up the Lager with 500grm Dextrose and 500grm Light spray...

Think the poor apple crop might be hiking prices, just looked at some of the suma Apple juice from Amazon for a TC and the price I last seen it at was £25 for 5 ltr it's now out of stock and showing £35 for 5ltrs :shock:

Diacetyl earns you Money? Never knew it could be so bad for you!!!

As it says I'm off to Bala for a long weekend and a wander up the Rhyd Ddu path on Snowdon Saturday. Hoping weather will hold out, As it stands now no rain forecast for saturday but is for every other day :( Any way if you happen to see a bloke with big red beard on the news it isn't me ;) :rofl:

Wife has brought me a mash master spent grain disposal unit. Must say they are ace. Not so shiny..... But still functional . There are 3 the third one was camera shy. Roll on brewing :)

Day started with a largish hangover, only to get worse by being told the mother inlaw was coming for the day :( I soon perked up and locked myself in the workshop :) So aim was to build a temp control heating cupboard for both my beekeeping and brewing. Heres some pics 1" solid insulation...

After working hard today at home and looking at a venue for TSH 2013, I'm getting my Burthday groove on and drinking my lovely home brew. Don't expect to much from me, until sunday at least I have until then off to drink 4 corny kegs :cheers: :drink: :drunk:

THBF are pleased to announce we have finalised a venue for the spring thing 2013 at The Green Man public house Hixton near Stafford more details to follow http://thehixongreenman.co.uk The crew outside of the Greenman giving the thumbs up Beer garden out back Kids play area and more...

Just done two 30 bottle kits from California Connoisserr, A Shiraz and a California Red Both haven't been reviewed so will do reviews once they are bottled :) Shiraz came out at 1.081 and California red came out at 1.084 both 23 ltrs. Very easy to follow instructions, now the wife is counting...

Right further from the Interest thread on How easy can making AG beer be?...seriously easy ! We now can say this is a goer. The beers will be judged if you want to post them, Our very own BJCP judge in training Dunfie has Offered to sample all these brews and give a result. We are going to...

Firstly sorry for **** pic's I forgot about taking them. Secondly this is a Tour for 3 of us with the Head brewer, so it's off the beaten track of a normal tour. After taking a tour of the screens mills mash tuns and coppers, we headed under ground looking at the auger for removing grains and...

With Chris Moyles announcing he's leaving in September. My mornings will never be the same again. I know he's like marmite some love him some hate him. I have been with him from the start and the last 8yrs have been great. I'm too young for radio 2 don't like local radio **** don't like...

Used this yeast for the first time in a Bitter and got a strange outcome. Pale 87%, Crystal 12% and black 1% were the malts And I have got huge toffee caramel aroma? Same grain bill I have used before on S04 and nottingham, but never have I had such aroma. Is it a trait of the yeast??

Been busy woodworking last couple of days, made myself two Nuc boxes for my bees with help from Petes great videos :)

Coopers, Brewmaster Pilsener Review

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Wrong hobby though not brewing but beekeeping :D It's a centrifugal honey spinner :)

200 Ltrs of water treated with campdens. Brewery setup and HLT filled, timer set at for 3am first grain bill weighed out, all recipes and seperate water treatments printed out. All fv's ready to go. Now in bed alarm set for 4:30am Bring on brewday :D