Recent content by trophybitter

thanks for the input guys,ill have a look into those recipes you mentioned.thanks

ah sorry about spelling lager :) just had a bottle and it tastes ok,think ill leave it week or 2 in fridge before i sample anymore.

costs me £10 for the brew and £1 for bag of sugar,makes 40 pints so 25p per pint near enough.someone once told me that it costs a brewery 6p to make a pint and the rest goes to tax man,how far true this is ive no idea.

hahaha nice 1 mate i think ya could be right :)

afternoon fella's.can anyone remember trophy bitter made by whitbread,i used to love this drink and wondering if i could make a brew exactly the same ??.it was a ruby coloured bitter with a disticnt sweet taste.any ideas how i could make this beer or near enough the same.cheers lads

sounds very nice indeed.

afternoon fella's.so ive brewed john bull larger and once bottled i move bottles back in same place as where it was brewed for 4-5 days.now then today i moved bottles into cool place (fridge) on inspection the lager looks crystal clear all cediment has dropped to the bottom and the beer looks...

cheers for the campden tablet trick ill try that next brew,always wanted to know how to rid that taste caused by chemicals in tap water.cheers mate

yeah its cheap.if you have a night out ya need £50,4 cans is £4 and thats for swag stuff,good stuff like stella is £5 for 4 sod that i aint paying that.anyways to be honest im not really a big drinker,i make my own beer cos its cheap and gives me somthing to do and theres always a beer in...

ok folks thanks for the advice.im going to try 2 can brew,ive got a brew on now so ill put the 2 can brew away for xmas and new year once finished.lovely jubbley :)

so whats the crack with this 2 cans is it the best way to brew a nice pint ??.so how is 2 cans brewed and what is added,you dont av to go into to much detail as youve all been a great help already,just a point in the right direction will do.thanks

last brew i made was geordie bitter nice drop it was too but its lacking somthing.ive got john bull larger brewing at the moment just bottled it yesterday,looking forward to sampling a few bottles.but the next brew im going to try somthing different cos im getting bored of the way ive been...

thanks folks,yes ill add malt instead of sugar next time cheers for that.im from sunderland origanly (plains farm) now living in geordie land (north shields).so how much malt would i add to the brew 5 gallons,which is the best malt to buy or is malt just malt ???? sorry if this sounds dumb but...

good evening boyz n girls.so im a novice and need a bit of advice,i like making bitters and largers.i use 5 gallon drum to make the beer add bag of sugar leave for 8-10 days you know what i mean,so it tastes nice but its lacking body.looking at the way i brew how can i add body ???.any advise...