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I think whitbread stopped brewing porters a few years ago following one of their (many) brewery rationalisation programmes. I find that most of the beers i brew these days are porters because i love the flavour. The only problem is leaving a brew long enough to condition long enough in the...

I used to rehydrate dried yeast in water but now, on brew days, I add the yeast to a spraymalt starter solution in a conical flask. I started doing this when i found i only had one packet of yeast when planning on doing a 50 litre batch. It worked a treat and after a few hours, there is a...

Where's that then?

I bought a 70 litre insulated pot via ebay. If you want to check on availability, this is the email address i used to contact them (their english is very good so there is no need to compose an email in French or German:- catering-service-fr AT bergland24.de

I lost a batch and wondered whether it could have been the yeast. When i did the starter it seemed to take an age to get going and, when it did, didn't smell quite right. It was my last yeast pack and so I persuaded myself it was ok. The yeast was within a month of its sell by date even tho' I...

Have you discovered Bar Zero in Bristol yet? It's a good brew pub near the university and last week they had a a great pale ale, black lager and wheat beer on. Food's not bad either

Robsan, The Spitfire clone recipe came from Clone Brews by Tess & Mark Szamatulski. A book of 150 commercial brews from around the world. It gives recipes for extract, mini mash and all grain.

Thanks Mark, Must admit that I didn't really fancy punching holes in a new bit of kit. Pro, RIMS!!!!! Errrrrrr nooooooooo!!!! Be a matter of time before a pipe came loose and it all ended up on the kitchen floor lol.

Having taken the plunge and ordered a SS insulated marmite for use as a mash tun (off the French ebay site) I am now thinking about how best to add a thermometer so that i can monitor the temperature without removing the lid and sticking my thermometer in. I had thought of a Brewmometer or...

Thanks for the info

As a matter of interest, how much are they charging for carriage? I am looking at a 70 litre pot for a mash tun

I have been brewing for a few years now but have only just found this site after an internet search for ss mash tuns when I found the thread about converting a thermo box / brewpot. My "brewery" capacity is approx 40 litres and i have a Spitfire clone in the fermenter ready for sticking in a...