Recent content by Tony Dyer

I would be in for 10kg of Maris Otter and might stretch to 15kg, and I usually have a few other bits to order too. *** Ah, I see Brewers Select are a wholsaler only so I won't be able to get my 100g of Fuggles! Still in for 1/2 a bag of MO though. Do they sell it crushed?

A few weeks ago, someone from Gedney (South Lincs) contacted me (in Fleet 1 mile away) about sharing malt purchases etc. I'm still keen and will need to place an order in the next week or two. Sorry! I lost the message and have no way of contacting you. Let me know if you're still interested...

The Well-Cooled brewery is an outlier! As the name suggests I use well water pumped through an immersion chiller and then the drain hose returns the (slightly warmer) water to the well. The only possible issue is if there are any leaks that dribble back into the cooling wort, but as far as I...

That's interesting, I had the same problem getting the app to run on my phone. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it several times and then just left it for a few days and next time it worked.

Yes, I do mean the mobile, and yes your right, using the website on a laptop is easier. However the mobile is handier. I used a profile for my first brew. I think I loaded it onto the BZ from the laptop and didn't get any alarms on my phone, although I'd programmed them in. I understand that a...

I've just done my first brew with my new shiny G4. Seemed to go well. I used the 'top plate' when mashing and it all got a bit squashed and I had to dip my hands in to remove the plate so I could loosen it all up. No problem, I won't use it next time except possibly when sparging. One thing...

I've just upgraded to a shiny new Brewzilla G4 and so have some of my old kit to unload. There is a mashing bucket with perforated bottom, insulating jacket that fits a standard 25 litre bucket and a home made copper chiller. All a bit Heath-Robinson but worked for me for several years. Free if...

I noticed that fermintis have a low attenuation yeast (LA-01) which is only available in 500g packs. I emailed them asking fif they were intending to issue it in smaller (11g) packs for home-brewers. Here is the reply, which I think is useful and hope you do too.

@MashBag thanks, yes I've been playing with bittering hops as well. Firstly I reduced them because I nearly always use pellets. Then I noticed that the alpha acid content quoted in the recipe rarely matches the percentage listed on the pack, so I now make adjustment for that.

So, I added 20g each of Chinnok and Cascade both in leaf fornm and in 'hop socks' to my 17L IPA brew. After 4 days I have removed them and I have to say the improvement to the taste of the young beer is amazing! It's my first go at dry hopping and I think I'll use it again - many of my brews...

I'm brewing a Punk IPAish kind of thing with Ahtanum, Chinook, Amarillo and Motueka all there at flame-out. I'd like to dry-hop to give it an extra fruity punch. Any recommendations? Expected SG will be about 1047. I have more of each of the above plus several more aromatics available too.

JUNK IPA - based on the original BrewDog recipe #1. Pale Malt : 3000g Med. Crystal: 300g Biscuit Malt: 150g (left over, needed using) Ahtanum: 11g SOB Chinook: 11g SOB *Amarillo: 6.5g 20m Chinook: 13g 20m Ahtanum: 11g FO Chinook: 20g FO *Amarillo: 6.5g FO Motueka: 15g FO *sub for Crystal...

Thanks Ken, I think the problem is with large piles of grain that forms a crust and then percolates within the pile. It can really stink! I'm sure that if you can spread it out to dry for a day or two that would make a huge difference.

We used to get heaps of spent malt at thge allotment, from our local brewery. It smelt disgusting but when spread about a bit made a good mulch which can be dug in as required. I put spent malt and hops onto my compost heap at home now but I make sure I mix it in well to try and avoid unpleasant...

I've removed this now as it doesn't seem like anyone wants them. Next stop FB marketplace.