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A recent night out in the Evening Star,Brighton was my introduction to the Saltaire Brewery, one of the guest beers being raspberry blonde. The pump clip went on and blow me 2 hours later it was coming off as everyone started supping it and it was gone. most people were raving about it including...

Has anyone compiled a list of bottled beers suitable for reusing yeast sediment, or those that have been successful reused, and are not secondary conditioning yeast ? Think it would be useful. If not already done how about we start here and see what can be built up. Will definately tempt me to...

Just brewed (Tues 22nd) my 3rd all grain and first stout.Based on Vossy;s highly recommended Oatmeal Stout recipe. Variations being on 30 litre brewlength, substitution of 350gms chocolate malt with 250 brown and 100gms black malts as i wanted to use these up and 70gms Fuggles(ditto). and 70gms...

Brewing stout recipe in next couple of days which calls for 360gms chocolate malt in 30 litre brewlength, havn't got this but was going to substitute with mix of brown and black malt which i have, will this be ok and what amount and ratio would you reckon, recipe already has 120gms roasted...

Am looking to brew a dark ale for xmas next,(3rd all grain) giving a nice 3 month cask conditioning time. looking along lines of an Old ale or Porter around 5%abv, but am not a great fan of too much in the way of coffee overtones. Any suggestions , or better still one of your favourite brews...

Second all grain to be Fullers Discovery from British real ale book(Wheeler). Can anyone recommend yeast for this.Has anyone brewed this recipe and if so was it ok or would you advise any changes to it as a result. Can i up the o.g by increasing base grainload slightly to bring it to say 4.2...

After a couple of mini mashes i am now going to be brewing with new kit (Hop & Grain 10Gal) i love stouts, porters especially at this time of year. Recommendations for a nice oatmeal stout recipe that will knock me socks off (not me head). Hopefully one i can drink within 4-6 weeks from brewday...

Hi everyone, reading a post the other day which had a link to a supplier offering boiler, mash tun etc as a package price which seemed reasonable. Can anyone help as i didn,t save or remember post. Then hopefully no more mini mashing in the oven, and on to next stage. Any offers of a nice...

No i am not, but has anyone got a recipe or clone for Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted one of my favourite ales. Brewers info gives Hop profile as Hallertau Hersbrucker, Challenger and a late hop of Styrian. Also gives ingredients of barley, oats and wheat. Any ideas on malts, yeast and volumes of...

Is there a simple-ish calculation for working out the attenuation of your brew. Looked at one site online and equation gave me headache at first site. I'me just a simple ale drinker with a 50p calculator.

Having brewed beer kits numerous times, always successfully,i have ordered ingredients for Durden Park original porter, taking the next step to grain brewing. I have all neccessary fermentation bottling equipment etc. I do not have a mash tun or cooling equipment as yet. Can i do this in a large...

I have brewed kit beer regularly mainly woodfordes wherry, and successfully, is it possible to get a slight banana bread beer flavour by the addition of bananas to the wort in some way shape or form. Has anyone tried anything along these lines. OldGazza