Recent content by strange-steve

Thanks for the concern but no need for the eulogies just yet, I'm taking an indefinite break from posting although I do look in from time to time to see what's happening. I'm not sure if this is an attempt at a joke, but it's b0llocks.

I'm kind of intrigued to watch this to see how much better it is, it certainly couldn't be much worse, but I couldn't find it anywhere? I watched the first episode. I won't be watching any more than that. The 10 year old me would have loved that air chase scene, the 37 year old me found it a...

A few more for me recently, firstly Boy which is one of Taika Waititi's earlier movies. If you've seen his other movies then you sort of know what to expect which sounds like an insult, but personally I love his style. Reminds me a little of Wes Anderson, not in the film making, but in the...

@moto748 don't worry too much that people have obviously missed your point, some people here have no idea how to make a reasoned argument. The Baron did indeed create an Aunt Sally for some reason and Markk has strawmanned the human rights argument too :confused.:

A few more I watched recently, starting with Amores Perros, a Mexican movie by the director of Birdman and The Revenant. A sort of anthology movie of three connected stories spanning the Mexican class system and it's pretty brilliant, though if you're a dog lover there could be some difficult to...

This afternoon I'm having a Bretted Bock/Doppelbock sent by @Oneflewover. My last bock had a slight (and unplanned) brett B cross-contamination so it'll be interesting to see how it's supposed to taste... Aroma Definite funky/barnyard aroma but also intensely fruity, ripe strawberries and...

Thanks @IainM for the review, and good to see you back on the forum mate :hat:

Exactly right, the beer may not be to our particular tastes but I would be very surprised if anyone here could actually create a good clone.

Jamil recommends oak cubes (28g) added at the beginning of fermentation and left there till bottling time. Personally I would be more conservative with the amount but I don't really like a lot of oak flavour.

I think the inverse is a better question when formulating a recipe, why is each ingredient there? I would probably drop either the aromatic or melanodin, reduce or remove the biscuit and add a touch of Special B, to my taste the maltiness from a dark Belgian is more of a deep fruitiness than...

It sounds to me like it's getting a little overly complicated. Personally I would lose the oats and a couple of those specialty malts, maybe add a touch of special B, and skip the oak chips. Regarding candi sugar, I would recommend making your own rather than buying that candi rock stuff. It's...

Sorry mate I just saw your post. That's up to you, if you're happy that your mash pH is good and that you have enough calcium then probably not. What's the problem with the taste of your water?

I've come to the conclusion that foxy's is a troll account, surely nobody would post this sort of thing in earnest.

How much cherry did you add out of curiosity?

I think you've got that backwards. To illustrate: I believe in Santa Clause because you can't provide evidence that he doesn't exist.