Recent content by LeicesterLad

't Brugs Beertje for me, with a beer menu of around 300 beers I always make sure we go whilst in Bruges. I would also recommend the Haalve Maan Brewery and the Brugges Zot, I made a clone / tribute to over a year ago on my return after finding this brewery and I've just finished my 4th 5gal...

Hi Tom, Good to hear, I was really impressed and it gets better with time. Cheers 🍻

Let's see if this works as it is now straight out the FV and compared to that from the Brewery

I added 4 Ltrs cooled boiler water to bring it down to 1.062, seems to have worked ok

Hey Tom The beer is great I'll add a photo when I can, still in the FV but the WLP550 has certainly done its job down to 1.014 now and holding so I'm going to rack this weekend. Ordered 100 330ml bottles from Ampulla yesterday ready to bottle. You get the nose of the banana and pear maybe...

Where I went wrong was adding the 500g of the Belgian Candi Sugar to the boil at the end without taking the SG .. Live and learn and all that

Good day brewing all went to plan overall ... Only problem I had / have is that the final volume only came out to 19 Ltrs but the SG is 1.074 not 1.058 as wanted .. Now do I top up with cooled boiled water to the 5 gal mark hopefully bringing the SG down to somewhere near the 1.058 :?:

So today I got a delivery from The Malt Miller, good service it must be said, albeit a little pricey maybe. It's the Carawheat that I have and yes I have to agree dad_of_jon less is probably more on the spices. If it's anything like the Zot at the brewery I'll be a very happy man ha ha

Thanks for the reply .. I thought it certainly felt a lot but I borrowed the additions from another recipe, can't say I'm too familiar with adding spices to beer but looking forward in giving it a go ! LL

Hi All, Its been a long time since I've last posted or even made anything, but following a visit to Bruges last week and sampling all their lovely delights it's reignited my fire :drink: so I thought I'd dust off the kit and have a bash... Now what do you think to this, partly taken from the...

Everybody used to rave about Wherry I must admit it was one of my first kits and as I remember it a nice pint what about Nelsons Revenge as well ?

How long has the beer been in the Keg and whens the party.. If youve only just transfered to keg just transfer to a few empty PET bottles and screw tight leave for a few days to recarbonate.. I wouldnt go opening the keg....what happens if it doesnt get drunk it will be wasted because as soon...

Hi Johnsan I Know what you mean you can only search by ID not beer style or description. I tend to use this to create a recipe and then post it on the forum.. Just do a search for whatever style of beer your looking for im sure theyll be plenty. Was there anything in particular you was...

There are all very pungent hops the whole house smells of it ...i love it SWMBO doesnt however ha ha

Yep just done the same thing bought a digi thermometer from ebay.. First thing I did after fitting to the MT was use my old trusty glass thermometer to see how far out it was ..3 degrees ...at least i know now that 69deg is 66 etc so I just go on that basis..