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How do Gents Tonight I've had a meeting in my shed with a man from the local beeb who is keen to do a piece for a "local interest" program on the brewing group and he's wanting to film me brewing an ale for our Christmas party. The beer is my Skylark Best Bitter which was voted as a contender...

Sorry if this sounds a bit thick but I'm just wondering what lagering lager actually does. The stuff in my fridge tastes crystal clean after racking (14 days primary) except for the extremely faint splash of diacetyl that Aleman informed me I could expect with WLP830, and you really have to go...

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An interesting piece on Radio 4 about hops in Kent http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry.shtml

Hi All I will be going to Bristol on business next week. It's hightly unlikely I will be able to stand being in a room full of airkissing facebook twats for very long so I am planning on packing a book and ducking out as soon as I possibly can and going for a pint and a read in more pleasant...

Hi all I was speaking with Patsy in the Hop and Grape yesterday and she has advised me that the eagerly awaited 1469 yeast will be available shortly and has advised anyone who wants on to pre order on http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/de ... WYE2122968 Thought you might like to know John

Evening Gents This evening I have enjoyed a bottle of Pilsner Urquell and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on brewing a clone to put on for the chaps at beer club in December. As far as I understand it, and correct me if I'm wrong, to brew an authentic pilsner you need the...

I fancy trying a new yeast for my next brew as I've got bored of the Hopback stuff I've been using. I have Naylors, Brakspear and Black Isle beers in my store cupboard what do you reckon I should culture up and use? Does anyone know anything about the origins of these yeasts or has anyone used...

It be international talk like a pirate day To get ye scurvy dogs in the mood here be a snippet of audio visual booty (SFW) :cheers: Yarrrrrr

Earlier last week I put 22l of the pale ale I'd brewed into a polypin in the fridge and was so impressed by the taste of it I've decided to do a 40 litre batch today to stick into a couple of empty cornis. Recipe to follow, here are a few pics The "brewery" all very plastic and a tad "heath...

My mate Pete objects profusely when someone calls his beer "home brew" and insists it's either micro or pico brewed ale, presumably dependant on whether he's doing a 10 or 5 gallon brew :lol: He's very keen, and rightly so in my opinion, to prevent association with the cr4p that boots sold in...

How do all Where abouts do you all get your kettle elements from? I'm looking to add another element to my boiler and don't fancy having to disassemble any tossco value kettles. Cheers in advance John

Following on from our apparent collective decision to brew and swap beers I'm curious as to what the rules on ingredients are hence I've set up this poll. If this ever gets off the ground perhaps we could make this a quarterly swap and agree a different style or ingredient list. Penny for your...

I fancy brewing something I've never brewed or tasted before - any ideas?

Evening Gents Tonight I have been listening to Belfast by Orbital and have realised that it is possibly the most beautiful electronic song ever composed, with the possible exception of the girl with the sun in her head. They both remind me of hazy summer evenings with friends Does anyone else...

Last night I bumped into Prodigal, and we shared a few jars. I had a cracking evening!

This is a small "how to" I wrote to explain to the guys at beer club how to get their hands on free brewery yeast. You'll need the following items. • Bottle Conditioned beer - make sure you get one where they use the primary yeast strain in the bottles, I have had good results with...

This afternoon I have been mainly messing on with photoshop creating pump clips for a couple of brews my mate is donating to his village fete next weekend. They probably look quite amateurish to someone who is acquainted with the software but I'm quite chuffed with them.

How Do All I have volunteered to donate a brew to the town beer festival on behalf of our brewing group, Rob has the dark beer covered, Big John is doing a mid brown ale so it looks like I've been left with the job of brewing a pale ale. I seem to be totally out of inspiration, does anyone...

Right, I'll start as I mean to go on I'm currently brewing this. It's my second take on the CAP style, which I really enjoyed last time as did my guests. This time I'm toning down the alcohol and using Palisade and Mittelfruh hops instead of Centennial and Saaz. This time I'm brewing 40l of...