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Bottled the beer at the weekend - tasting very good!

Not brewed in a while as I had a baby in September - just got round to brewing the All Other Pales today. Seemed to go well. Will post how it turns out. Used US-05 yeast instead of the one listed and Tettnang instead of Santiam hops - couldn't seem to find Santiam and read Tettnang is a...

*busyness not business

Confident it's not that - this is across several beers, some of which have been left too long in the FV due to negligence and business. I'm always careful to get the same gravity readings over several days and will leave it longer if in doubt.

Wow - thanks everyone. Lots to think about there, but less worried about infection!

I've been brewing for a bit more than 18 months, just over 12 months all grain. I've got a few beers now that I've kept for a while - I opened up a porter that I've had for a year tonight, and got a couple of bottles of last year's Xmas brew saved up too. I've found that when I open them up...

Thanks - I boiled the jars in the end; didn't want to risk it!

I'm making some Mince Meat for Xmas - my method says to put it in sterilised jars. Do you think a good wash and a good spray of Star San will do it? If it's good enough for beer, it's good enough for mince, no?

I did - I posted it up here: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=66490 It was a really interesting brew, the raspberry a bit too pronounced maybe. I still have a 750ml bottle of it that I’m saving for Xmas. Funnily enough The Kernel came out with a Raspberry stout...

Will do - got ingredients for the Porter recipe from the book too and think I'll actually do that one first.

Hmm, it's about 12% in a Pale Ale recipe, it seemed high but maybe it's normal. Thanks all!

How high a % of Flaked Oats in my grist is ok?

I've just ordered up the ingredients for All Other Pales Pale. After a bit of digging around online I the 2nd batch of Cara Pils in the recipe is mean to be Flaked Oats (someone on Twitter heard this from Mikeller apparently). Hoping to brew next weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.

I've just got his Saison in the FV - Just about the try out my new fishtank heater after a couple of days in there and crank it up slowly to 30C and I wondered, what temperature am I meant to do the 2nd fermentation on? It doesn't say in the book. I've got Champagne yeast for it rather than...

I used them for a recipe from the Mikeller book - a low ABV American Wheat Ale called Drinkin' The Sun. It didn't turn very well - a bad taste that I think is astringency (though it could be sourness). It's drinkable, but not exactly nice. I don't really feel like trying to do it again.

Let me know how that turns out!

Sadly I don't have the cooling kit to do lagers... I say sadly, I'm not much of a lager drinker anyway.

I had some brown and chocolate malts to use up and I figured it would be nicely aged by the time the autumn comes around.

I've got some left over Tettnang and Ahtanum Hops from a recipe I did a little while back. I don't seem to have any other recipes that use them. What are they good for? I'm planning a Saison and a Tripel soon, could either of those use them?

Currently drinking his Oatmeal Extra Pale which is a great summery brew, and just bottled a version of his Mad Boris Imperial Stout. Looking at doing his Saison and Tripel now it's getting warm.