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  1. nickjdavis

    Belgian beer, is it all it's cracked up to be?

    The Brasserie du Boq Saison 1858 is superb....easily a match for Saison Dupont in my humble opinion.
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    BJCP Competition Info 2024

    Yes...we are trying to identify a date that doesnt clash with East Anglian brides wanting to get married...they seem to have a monopoly on booking suitable venues!!! :laugh8: Looking likely to be later in the year.
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    BJCP Competition Info 2024

    You may have missed it but the Welsh National was announced on FB a few days ago....judging date is Saturday 14th September. Comp website not opened up yet.
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    Cold crash guardian and blow off

    If you are worried about suck back when cold crashing, try fitting a John Guest one way valve into your blow off tube or airlock assembly....
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    UK National Homebrew Competition 2024

    Well done to all who placed. My Biere de Garde (HM) got 38 points which i was happy with as I only bottled it less than two months ago....it will hopefully develop further and will make an appearance at the 12th Hungarian International comp https://competition.elsosor.hu/ in May. My Belgian...
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    Biere de Guarde

    I have a single bottle of the La Choulette Brune in my stock....it is indeed a lovely beer. Unfortunately here in the UK, other than Ch'ti (and the occasional appearance of Gavroche from St. Sylvestre) the style is about as rare as hens teeth. I really need to hop on a ferry and do a tour of...
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    Biere de Guarde

    Modern Biere de Garde is nothing like a Lambic. Whilst the old farmhouse beers of the early 20th century will have had the very character that Evans described, they would also have been much lower ABV beers than what we see today. Its simply not possible to make a direct comparison between...
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    Biere de Guarde

    The sugar is useful as it allows a higher gravity beer with simple fermentables which help achieve (along with the low mash temp) the required dryness in the finish....it is the upfront maltiness with the dry'ish finish that makes this a challenging style to brew. The style does not call for a...
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    Biere de Guarde

    Doesnt answer your main question but here is an overview of the style that I wrote for my local club a few years ago... https://angliancraftbrewers.org.uk/2021/02/biere-de-garde-style-overview/
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    BJCP Competition Info 2024

    The page looks similar as it is based on the same competition management software platform. However you need to register separately for each competition.
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    Scottish National Homebrew Competition 2024

    Table 3 and 11 for me. Roll on Sunday afternoon.
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    Scottish National Homebrew Competition 2024

    mine got delivered by Parcel Farce late this afternoon....no proof of delivery image though.
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    Scottish National Homebrew Competition 2024

    Must remember to box my beers up this evening ready for posting in the morning. Lets see if we can keep the Scottish National title here in East Anglia for a third consecutive year!!
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    Belgian beer, is it all it's cracked up to be?

    Far from it. Belgian recipes are largely simple affairs that often only involve a couple of malts and some simple sugars, but they derive their rich and varied character from yeast and fermentation profile.
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    Help me fix my homebrew.

    Was a 25L brewlength, targeting 20IBU with an OG of 1.042 (i.e. a Bitterness Ratio of 0.48 IBU/SG). With very low or medium low AA hops, you may find yourself having to put lots of hops in the boil...something that may have detrimental effects to the long term stability of the beer or even on...
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