Recent content by ClownPrince

Honestly, don't mind paying more tax if it means stuff starts working again, however not spending money on lining Tory flunkies pockets should easily cover this.

I'm not sure it's possible to make the trains in this country any worse.

Hey all. Got designs on infusing a gin with Pink Peppercorns, Lemon Zest, Bay Leaves and Cardamom. Anyone got any ideas on what amounts I should be using? Never infused a gin before. Probably gonna be infusing about 500ml.

I've used candied orange peel before. I think i used about the peel of one orange for every 5 litres, but can't remember. Based it off this Clawhammer video. Weirdly this is my next brew. I've made it before as an all extract, trying it all grain for the first time. Last time it turned out...

You buy it all!? ;) Was in stock last night but gone now.

I cancelled by email with no issues, but they still pester me from time to time to go back.

More looking at sours and citrussy lagers. I've used Pilsner malt for both before with decent results. Alas there's no pilsner malt in the sale (hence asking on here) and I've never used Vienna which is in stock.

Proper noob question time, but is Vienna Malt a pretty good like for like for Pilsner malt?

Final update on this. Very very nice beer. A bit watery still but there's blackberry flavour and nice tartness to it and a lovely colour. I'd be very happy to pay decent pennies for this at a craft bar. Might try adding a small amount of lactose sugar for some body next time I do a sour, but...

I know it's early, but any chance of getting Sour Beers on the '25 comp schedule. Got some sours in mind for the second half of this year.

Motueka is limey isn't it? Maybe a Mexican Lager.

It's an awful choice isn't it. Against pretty much anyone else Biden would be a terrible candidate, but Trump is bad enough to make Uncle Joe look positively competent.

Donkeystone were local to me. When they first started their Stouts and dark beers were actually really good. They changed premises and the quality just fell off massively. I was talking to a lad who worked there and he said when he started the brewing staff had no clue what they were doing. I...

I didn't take any readings. Honestly I always forget to do gravity readings and I don't have a PH meter. Taste wise it wasn't overbearingly sour, but it definitely had a tartness to it. I like my beers sour so it might be more sour than I'm making out. It just felt a bit watery really. I know...

The promised update from bottling day. I got 22 650(ish)ml bottles from just shy of 20 litres. The tap and siphon were both clogging to the point it wasn't worth the effort carrying on. Had a little taster though and I did good. A little thinner than I would have liked but tasted amazing...