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  1. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Diacetyl and the d-rest

    just used US. 05 from 1 packet.....[.0.9litre first then kicked up one more 0.9 starter]...... made a 1.8 litre starter for my last 6% red ale..... look after your yeast and they will look after you.
  2. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Christmas Spiced Ale.....

    Is anyone designing and brewing a Xmas ale..... Maybe a little late....but its the thought that counts.... Just made a German spiced apple pudding could l use this mix.......????? Apples...sweet Cinnamon.... Sugar white and dark brown... Lovely......☺
  3. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What are you drinking tonight 2023.

    Making one next any tips?
  4. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Starting my second brew

    I,m a positive person and love to help out if you need it. Brewing since 06 started start in with all grain.
  5. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What to do with oversweet quad

    12.6% ABV....top work ...but go easy with this one.😴
  6. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What to do with oversweet quad

    Hi , have just seen his main thread....its sound like better FG checks would be needed for the next big beer ...yeast is key to all great strong Ales... Always use good O2 over around 8% ABV......works for most in the trade.
  7. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What to do with oversweet quad

    Cool....2/2.5 litre starter.....for Quads. Check out Xmas beers soon at Fuggles on line beer shop ....cannot wait.
  8. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What to do with oversweet quad

    Oh....did you mash quite high?....also bigger beers need the right amount of yeast and sometimes using pure good quality oxygen is needed for a healthy ferment. Some Belgium yeast is under pitched to highlight certain favour, s. As for what to do.... You could let it bottle condion ....the...
  9. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Fuggles Bottle shop.

    Check out Fuggles bottle shop in Tunbridge Wells ...see the website for details of there beers ... They stock most the the big names from the UK and Belgium..... The take out beer is purged before package for you too.....a new one for me.... New Xmas stock just in before December!!!! From...
  10. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What are you listening to tonight.

    My son could fix it.... Beautiful deck.... HiFi David on Instagram
  11. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    What are you listening to tonight.

    My son could fix it.... Beautiful deck.... HiFi David on Instagram.
  12. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

    I,m sure Hazelwood will come back to you....but a mash out at around 76/77 deg is designed to do two things... 1. To Denature enzymes. 2. To warm up the wort ( thick sugars) to help you with running off the wort.
  13. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

    Sounds good.... I do both ....if l,m too lazy l try a all grain malt miller kit ... But this month's order was a designed FE Stout 7.1 abv. The sold out malt miller kit ingredients looks good......😊 Mash temp ....67 or 68...for you're ESB.
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    Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

    Is this the sold out Malt miller kit.....drinking broadside on a horrible night..... Any special malts?.....
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    Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

    As yeast is the key ...which did you try I am going for a sweet For Extra Stout soon 7.1%......with Scottish yeast.....with a high finish ...69 mash temp. Should be nice for cold winter nights. Which winter style are you going for?. If you need this yeast l will be banking it in a 50 ml...
  16. NIGHTSKY BREWING

    Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

    I,m in healthfeld and fish the Medway at Barming. Have been all grain since 2006. Cheers Matt. 1971 vintage.☺
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    Hazelwood’s Brewday Part 2

    Top work.....l have been learning about low oxygen brewing( to help with Malt flavour.... And have noticed the hot break having a very white colour on the forum and luckily on my last brew too...mostly from underletting and sodium metabisulfite...
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    Cask Ale ...2024 ?

    With the decline in cask sales down too around 6/10% I hope we as homebrewers can change this ....AND brew and push cask ale styles to become the New BIG thing for 2024, we need to stop following the US and re look at are Brewing History which is slowly becoming part of history itself !. Great...
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    Onion taste in hoppy beers

    This is great reading....is there more papers from 1988..... So it looks like its from a few paths..... Some as knowledgeably brewers we don't do. Dimethyl Trisulphide DMTS is purged during fermentation by co2. Its what google said....☺
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    Onion taste in hoppy beers

    Sweet corn ??? I wee bit of DMS....common in Lager malts.....some leave a bit in because some like it in the style. Boiled less...possibly to save money in the big Brewery's....?
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