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geigercntr

geigercntr

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Hi all,
Just a quick one to say hello & introduce myself.

I'm based in the sunny NW and am a complete(ish) novice to homebrewing.

Currently got my first brew bottle conditioning. It's a bay & rosemary ale from Andy Hamilton's book. I've used extract in this case.

I think I'll likely be approaching brewing from a small scale & lo-fi angle (no grainfather for me!), partly for financial & partly for the fun of making small batches on a regular basis and with simple tools.

I'm thinking about attempting to follow the 1 gallon all grain approach as detailed on thekitchn site (link: http://www.thekitchn.com/collection/beerschool-521 ) & will trawl the forums (fora?) here for advice beforehand.

:)
 
Hi. I have settled on a simple, small batch approach for most of my brews, have you seen the simple AG guide in the "how to guide" forum?
 
Only had a brief skim of it, but I've a four hour train journey this week, so I'll definitely have a look-see on the way!

Glad to see that small brews are not derided here though (looking at 'small brew' threads on reddit, the 'advice' invariably has a high % of 'brew more' answers...)
 
I am NW based, in Chester.
I (co)run a homebrew club in Chester too, it's at a pub very close to the station so if it's not too much of a trek for you to travel over you are very welcome to come along! I think there is a similar club in Liverpool itself but I don't know for certain and haven't met them so can't vouch for how friendly they are! :)

DA
 
DethApostle said:
I am NW based, in Chester.
I (co)run a homebrew club in Chester too, it's at a pub very close to the station so if it's not too much of a trek for you to travel over you are very welcome to come along! I think there is a similar club in Liverpool itself but I don't know for certain and haven't met them so can't vouch for how friendly they are! :)

DA
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Brill, thanks for the invite. Chester is a good spot; the Mrs and I like to go ale chasing in Chester a couple of times a year
 
geigercntr said:
Brill, thanks for the invite. Chester is a good spot; the Mrs and I like to go ale chasing in Chester a couple of times a year
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Next meeting is Thursday 28th January at Cellar Bar, City Road, Chester (about 400m up the road outside the station)
Usually starts around 7:30pm until last orders!
It'll be a bottle swap/tasting session but don't worry about it if you haven't got anything ready by that point! We usually let first timers off... usually... :twisted:

DA
 
clibit said:
Originally I'm from near Blackpool, now Old Trafford, whereabouts in Liverpool? Interesting first brew you made there.
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In a previous life I quite regularly worked in & around Salford Quays. I'm in the leafy south of Liverpool around Aigburth.

I chose that brew for a few reasons:
- I like the lofi approach
- I have bay & rosemary in my garden
- I like the author & the book (in an ideal world, I'd pretty much have my own small holding somewhere in the sticks!)
- I was a little nervy about messing with hop additions for my 1st brew!

The wort/ale tasted OK when I was checking gravity so fingers crossed for the post condition brew (still rather cloudy...)
 
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Is the book "Brewing Britain: The quest for the perfect pint?"
 
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Notlaw said:
Ah, my missus has got that out from the library. I was hoping to read it myself, but she keeps falling asleep with it and I daresn't try and pry it out of her claws while she's asleep!
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Haha! It's a good enough book (well, for a beginner like me anyways), but not sure it's worth getting clawed for ;)
 
clibit said:
Hi. I have settled on a simple, small batch approach for most of my brews, have you seen the simple AG guide in the "how to guide" forum?
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Out of interest, have you had any luck brewing hop heavy ipas in a small scale batch? I've read that there are issues getting the required bitterness with small water volumes (happy to restate my question in a correct subforum if required!)
 

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