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Hey guys, Matchless Homebrew (based in Coalville, Leics) today launched their new online shop: http://www.matchlesshomebrewing.co.uk/ Please go and have a look and let us know what you think of the site, prices, delivery costs etc. We'd love to get some early feedback from homebrewers about...

I'm brewing! The first time since early January. This is Paul's recipe from his website, based on Black Sheep Ale, slightly tweaked to my **** efficiency and using Nottingham instead of S04. Woolly Jumper 4.5kg Maris Otter 200g Crystal Malt 120L 150g Torrified Wheat 10g Roast Barley 48g East...

I've not brewed since the beginning of January. In fact I still have an IPA in secondary sat in the cupboard since then. I seem to be lacking motivation to: Bottle the IPA[/*:m:1umak975] Set up my kegerator with the beers I already have in cornies[/*:m:1umak975] Brew anything[/*:m:1umak975]...

My take on Wez's Thirst Gold, which I've named Gold Rush. Second time I've brewed this (in fact it's the first AG beer I've brewed twice). I love First Gold and I love the fact I can use a whole packet of hops in one brew so no need to worry about later storage - and the grain bill is very...

Admin Notes: This is taken from my cider post from last year, but I'll be reformatting it to be more of a 'how to' and resizing the photos. Jan 20th: Bit more text, resized photos, reorganised and added photo of finished product. :drink: Introduction Making cider from apples is an easy...

Admin Notes: This is a first draft, it's been read through once but not spell checked yet. Introduction The following guide will take you visually through the steps of making up a cider kit with some recommendations and tips that aren't in the included instructions. Remember the number one...

Admin Notes: This is a work-in-progress. Please leave feedback and suggestions - be as critical as possible so we get this right. For instance, if the photos look **** or my grammar/spelling is rubbish then just say - I'll not be offended ;) 9th Jan update: Photos posted for dismantling &...

I've taken hold of a rather delapidated Hi-Gene beer engine off ebay. The seals all look fine as it's pulling through water ok and the brass has come up a treat with the help of some Bar Keepers Friend but the wood needs to be revarnished. So I've sanded down the wood with some 'paint...

Seems to be the weather for lagering at the moment so thought I'd try brewing a lager. I have my fridge set up with a thermostatic immersion heater & ATC800 to control fermentation temp and yesterday I made a starter of some old Brewferm lager yeast I've had in the fridge since January -...

This has been discussed in various other places before, and most recently blogged about here, but I figured I'd start a thread anyway. I have one of these Imperia pasta machines that's been sat in the cupboard for a couple of years: You can adjust the distance between the (currently smooth)...

Whilst browsing the Amazon site to get some ideas about what to buy my Mum for xmas - I clicked on the 'Mum' category, only to be presented with the following which seems to suggest my mum has a beard and a pair of balls. How dare they!

When finishing off a cornie and opening it to clean it - don't look into the keg, see the sediment at the bottom and think, "I wonder what that smells like" and take a big sniff... of CO2. :oops:

I'm quite new at the job I do at the moment. I had a three month review yesterday and it seemed to go well - my boss said there were some areas that needed improving, i.e. my communication skills but overall they were very happy with my work. I agreed and we set some objectives and I thought...

Has anyone had a go at making port? I believe it's done commerically like this: 1. Mash your grapes up as you would with wine. 2. Leave to ferment 3. When the gravity is half what it started, add brandy to bring the gravity up to 20% ABV 4. Bottle/cask & age for a long time There's an...

I brewed this up last week (sorry, no pics :oops:) and have finally got around to posting the recipe. I haven't really based the recipe on any other, just looked around at a load of different porter recipes and concocted something to match what I had in stock. I bottled & kegged it today and...

Supplied by Paul @ Barley Bottom... Anyone used them? Quoted as a hedgerow hop, 9.8% AA, "fresh flowers with hints of lemon spices clean and aromatic." I've asked Paul for some recommendations on using them - not heard back yet. Was thinking I might continue my single-hop beer crusade :drink:

I started out bottling my beer and I was reasonably successful until I bottled a whole batch which was completely flat. After that I vowed never to bottle again and switched to cornie kegs :twisted:. Now I'm looking to bottle again but I'm anxious about bottling & priming from the FV in case...

I thought I'd start a twee thread on pets where people could post photos with captions, beer-related or not ;) We have two house bunnies, Toffee & Indigo: Indigo: 'I look cute, but I'm incredibly mischievous with wallpaper' Toffee: 'Mmmm cookies!'

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I'm attempting my first Durden Park recipe tomorrow. It's the Windsor honey ale and it'll probably be my Christmas beer since it doesn't need long to mature (unlike most of the other DP recipes!): I've converted this from 1 gallon in lbs & ozs to 5 gallons in gs & kgs, running at 70%...