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First brew in 6 years. Bill: 5.5kg Maris Otter 0.2kg Oats 0.2kg Wheat 0.1kg Biscuit Hops: 60 mins 20g Citra, 20g EKG 15 mins 10g Citra 10g Willamette 5 mins 10g Citra 10g Willamette Dry Hop: 15g Citra, 15g EKG for the second week in FV before barrelling. Yeast: Proper Job Hoping it'll meet...

Okay all... I have an under counter fridge that has been in my garage for 2 years awaiting a fermentation/serving fridge build. Was fully working when I put it in there. Available for collection from Belper. Luke

Making beer on a bank holiday. Grain Bill Maris Otter 4.2 kg Wheat 200g Oats 200g Hops Willamette and Nugget 13g each at 60 mins Willamette and Nugget 20g each at 30 Same combo 15g at 10 Dry Hop with Nugget, Willamette, Challenger and Bramling Cross after a week of fermentation. Why so...

I made some booze tonight! Porter... here are the headlines. 10 varieties grain bill :) 3kg Maris Otter 400g Crystal 250g Amber 200g Biscuit 200g Toasted Oats 200g Toasted Flaked Barley 200g Chocolate 200g Wheat 100g Black 100g Roasted Barley Hops 20g Challenger for 60 mins...

I make an order from HBC... Now when I made the order I thought what do I still have? 200g Challenger 70g Willamette Some Nugget (can't recall how much) 100g Bramling X So I thought don't order too many hops then this happened. 1 ea. Maris Otter - crushed grain 25kg (Muntons) 1...

I have just put the following in to mash... pretty much a bit of stuff I have left. 500g Crystal 250g Torrefied Wheat 100g Black 100g Roasted Barley 100g Oats 4kg Maris Otter Will be yeasted with Butty Bach yeast. I can't decide on Hop profile Have plenty of Nugget Willamette...

Not sure if I started earliest (post wake up) on 1/1/16 at 6.15 but it got done, Pale Ale... Maris Otter and tiny bit of crystal and wheat (why mess with MO too much eh) Nugget and Citra to bitter. Willamette and Citra late. Tiny bit of Citra dry. Butty Bach yeast... 1040 og...

So I won this kit as part of the hbc competition... first impressions... whoa VFM for 16odd quid you get a good deal. Extract, grain, grain bag, whirlfloc, hops (with times), safale yeast, instructions Only complaint at this point is that the hop bags came in the grain bag and made a bit of an...

Getting a brew on tonight... Christmas stout (as that's when it'll be ready) 4kg MO 250g Crystal 250g biscuit 250g Chocolate 250g Oats 250g roasted barley 250g Flaked Barley 200g Wheat 55g Challenger 60mins 2 Star Anise because Christmas! Off on holiday for a week on Friday will...

Thought I would buy some torrefied wheat then realised I wasn't sure what to use it for (have wheat malt for head retention usually) then came across some elderflower while out with the dog... here is the plan... 4kg MO 0.5kg torrefied wheat 0.2kg wheat malt (Maybe some oats) 60g...

It has been over a year since my last brew following a stressfull house sale and move and repairing of the garage roof lest it lead to my brewing gear getting hurt and getting a gas burner as new cooker won't take the pan and... FINALLY... The grain is in. The carefully cared for final...

Okay will cut to the chase... Porter in primary for 3 weeks. Still fermenting expelled co2 to see if I was getting bubbles as a result of initial ferment and it was off again later. Tested today 1018 gravity. Tested a week ago 1020. Tastes okay too Is it going to take another 6 to 8 weeks to...

Having just lost a fresh barrel of black awesomeness to a split barrel seam I am trying to decide where to go next with serving HB. I have been using 5gal pressure barrels and have a couple left but am trying to decide whether to replace the pressure barrel or start with posher corny type kegs...

Okay so here is the planned brew... Grain 4.5kg Maris Otter 250g Crystal 82 250g Wheat Malt Hops 15g Magnum (60 mins) 15g Apollo (15 mins) 15g Citra (15 mins) 15g Apollo (dry for 5 days prior to bottling/barrelling) 15g Citra (dry as above) Yeast WLP001 California Ale Yeast Any...

Just ordered this lot ready for getting my brew on as soon as I can post delivery... Ready for a few more afterward too. 1 xBramling Cross 100g- vacuum packed Alpha Acid 7.3% 2011 Harvest 1 xRoasted Barley - crushed grains 500g (Warminster) 1 xFlaked Barley - crushed grains 500g (Warminster)...

Going for 23 litres MO 4.2kg Wheat Flour 300g Crystal 90 420g Chocolate 520g Hops 50 IBU Styrians 10g Willamette dry hop for last 5 days of ferment Yeast Butty Bach

Very easy process. Ingredients... 3 litres apple 1.5 litres aldi forest fruits The usual others pectolase, malic, tannin oh and yeast with nutrient. One question I might as well ask now is how much splenda type stuff to achieve a.bulmer's red type sweetness?

Lesson learned on this one you May want to take a seat. 3kg Pale Malt 8 quid!!!

So I put some Thwaites Tavern Porter yeast on to reproduce last night and a mild will be born on Friday. Recipe... 25 litre aim for final quantity Maris Otter 3.7kg Crystal 800g Chocolate 250g Wheat Flour 250g Hops Styrians 40g for 60mins Going with Glucan rest on the flour. 90 min mash at...

Using wlp001 for a brew it has medium flocculation so does that mean I'd be best leaving the FV in the cold a couple of weeks to clear up?