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I recently upgraded from a corona type grain mill to a roller mill bought from The Homebrew Shop in Aldershot. It is listed on their website HERE. I thought I would post a little review in case it helps anyone else looking to buy one. Anyway here are some pics and my thoughts so far..... Lets...

I am thinking of buying a hop plant this year just to wind the wife up a bit more.... :twisted: . I was going to get a centennial rhizome when they become available in a few weeks but then I thought I should go for something that I can't get hold of as easily. Aplus Hops are doing Omega hop...

Evening All. I will be getting up early tomorrow to help a mate brew up a batch of something akin to Hobgoblin. It's not intended to be a clone as I don't believe you can ever do that on a one-off brew but I have based it on Orfy's recipe that I have heard a few people refer to. Here it is...

I have the day off work tomorrow and hope to brew this up tomorrow evening: Tripple Hopped Amber (American Amber Ale) Original Gravity (OG): 1.055 (°P): 13.6 Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6 Alcohol (ABV): 5.40 % Colour (SRM): 8.1 (EBC): 16.0 Bitterness (IBU)...

Hi guys. It was my 40th birthday last week and my wife, who hates beer, organised for us to have a weekend staying in Witney and do the brewery tours at Hook Norton and Wychwood brewery while we were up there - How's that for true love? :D Anyway, I took a snap of the list of ingredients...

Hey Guys! A few things came together today that led me to do a couple of small batch extract brews. Firstly I had a few hours to spare unexpectedly. Secondly I had some bought some cheap dried extract from The Home Brew Company (Ireland). And thirdly I had a couple of packs of hops that needed...

Hey Guys, Its been a while since I brewed an IPA so I put the following together to try a couple of things.. a. my first experience using rye malt - I have another 500g I could add if anyone thinks I should b. my first attempt at using english hops in the way you might use US hops in an...

Hi guys. I have a Wyeast Activator pack of 1469 West Yorkshire Ale yeast that is about a year over its best before and a Whitelabs 037 Yorkshire Square yeast that is two months past its best before. I am likely to be brewing a bitter on Sunday and am not sure if that is enough time to fully...

Hi Guys. I have a recipe that was put together wih a mate who wants to do his first AG and from my stock he chose to use Tettnang in a pale/blonde ale: Original Gravity (OG): 1.046 (°P): 11.4 Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1 Alcohol (ABV): 4.52 % Colour (SRM): 6.5 (EBC): 12.8 Bitterness...

Hi Guys. This weekend a mate is coming over to do his first AG brew (he has previously done kits and a couple of extract brews) and we came up with the recipe below based on the ingredients in stock. The aim is for a light summery beer with a bit of malt character and nice classic European...

Hi Guys. I recently got a secondhand ritchies boiler that I intend to use as a HLT in my forthcoming 3 vessel set up. Its the one with a single element controlled by a Bruheat thermostat. Yesterday I was calibrating a new dipstick to make sure I get my volumes right and I banged on the heat to...

Hi Guys. I have some Riwaka and Motueka hops just begging to be used in something light and hoppy ready for the warmer months ahead and came up with the following idea for a brew. The Carahell is there as it needs used up. Its quite a straightforward grain bill - does it need anything added...

Hi guys and gals! I joined up about a year ago and have not been a very frequent visitor but hope to change that. :oops: I recognise a lot of names from JBK and look forward to meeting lots of new faces out on the forum. I have been brewing for about 18 months and turned all-grain just under...