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Hello! It’s been well over a year since I posted on here regularly, and it’s good to be back. I’ve taken a break from brewing, but am now getting back into the rhythm again. I had some old malt and hops to use up so did a usey-uppy which is drinkable but nothing special. At least it will keep...

Home early. Ingredients ready. Time to brew!! Was going to do this at the weekend, but no time like the present. Dog.

Hello, I have got some hop pellets for my next brew, as HBS didn't have leaf, and reckoned he gets no problems with clogged filters after using them in the boil. I'm sceptical about this, however, and would like your thoughts. I plan to get a hop spider at some point soon, however at...

Hello, What a great name. Going to look out some space themed pics for the labels. Anyway, wife was away overnight Friday, so I got up early with the littl'uns at 6.30 and thought on the spur of the moment that it was time to brew. 5kg MO Extra Pale 25g Galaxy 60mins 30g Galaxy...

Hello, I've got a few weeks slow work then garden leave. I plan to use the time productively, and in-between a bit of cycling, walking, gardening and housework, I want to fit in 3/4 brews. Re storage of them when they are finished, I have 100+ 500ml bottles, a king keg and 3 mini-kegs...

There seems to be a thing in my garage affecting hydrometers, who are not just content with measuring specific gravity, but who also want to investigate the acceloratory properties of the more general kind of gravity, too. It rarely ends well.

Following the recent thread about what we all do for a living, I reckon someone out there might like this little intellectual challenge and also have the skills and knowledge to answer it. So, I am siting in a lodge in the Peak District, quite high up and hence surrounded by snow. There are...

Hello, I want to brew tomorrow, but am tight for time. I can fit it round my eldest's assembly (he's 5 1/2 and pig no. one, so I don't think it will end well for him). To do this I will dough in at 8.45am, but won't be back to run off until 10. I don't think it will be an issue...

Hello, Has anyone used Azacca Hops before, and if so, what was the rough schedule and how did they turn out? I'm planning a 23l AG SMaSH on Friday 10th Feb, as follows: 6kg Maris Otter 30g Azacca 60mins 15g Azacca 10mins 25g Azacca 0 mins 30g Azacca Dry Hop 4 days - 9 days. I'd...

Evening all, Yesterday I brewed a Traditional Bock from Greg Hughes' book. For my set up the grain bill in the recipe looked a bit short, when I plugged it into BeerSmith, so I upped the two pale malts by 250g, which had the added bonus of using it all up, so that I didn't have little...

Hello all, and I hope you are well. I am about to brew a Traditional Bock, from Greg Hughes' book. I will ferment for, two weeks at the higher temp (15c, I think) then four weeks at the lower temp. (I think 3c). Any thoughts on the following, please? 1) Would I be best to rack into a...

As I manage my own diary for work visiting clients, I often tie in an end of day appointment with a visit to a local Home Brew shop, with Hamstead Home Brew in Perry Barr, West Midlands a favourite. I've also popped into one in Shirley, West Mids and in Stafford, too. On a trip to Edinburgh...

Hello, On Friday last week (4th November) I made a SMaSH using extra pale malt and Amarillo hops. I was very excited about the hops as they were this years harvest and hence nice and fresh. I posted mid-brew as I was so excited! The brew went as planned, and I got to the end in good time...

�£8 for 100g of hops...? Well you certainly get what you pay for! These are awesome. I've just sniffed, measured out, sniffed, felt, sniffed and breathed in 30g of these little beauties and they are (can you tell?) utterly gorgeous. I'm making a SMaSH with just 6kg of extra pale...

Almost a smash, but I had some unused Chinook to finish off which I used for bittering. Going to call this one "Birchseed Blizzard" as it was a windy day, we're surrounded by birch tree, and the results were impressive. I'm sure a couple made it into the FV! So, up at 7.00 and still in...

Hey all. I'm chilling a King keg of best bitter down to 10c ready for a trip to Edinburgh from Tamworth in late August. Two questions. 1) in others experience, will 45 pints with that thermal mass stay reasonably cool for 24 hours? I plan to duvet it.... 2) Will it survive the...

Hello, Well it's been a while since I posted on here, but I've done several full-size AG brews since April, and all have worked wonderfully well. A Greg Hughes summer ale to start with, in April. A basic English bitter. Called Chris's Summer Ale after my brother who helped brew. It's...

Is it just me, or has something changed? Before I brewed, I was known for liking ale, and when people came round with or without their families, for a bit of banter, a spot of lunch and perhaps an afternoon walk, then they would almost always bring a few beers. Now, it seems, some have...

Hello, Has anyone done a SMaSH with Chinook? I've got enough, and if I just get some pale malt, I'm ready to go. Does Chinook work as a single hop? Alternatively I have substantial amouns of Fuggles and Goldings. Do either of these work in a SMaSH? For some reason I have a feeling that...

..... Did I pitch the yeast?