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Probably find that the rubber sealing ring has gone a bit hard and no longer creates a firm seal. Time to buy a new one.

I think I rang and cancelled in about 5 minutes. They asked me why i wanted to cancel, i told them that the vast majority of the beers they sent were pale hoppy beers and there were not enough dark beers (despite me expressing a preference). The bloke on the other end of the phone...

I understand that it is being discontinued by Crisps (separately from what GEB are doing which is simply a reorg of their product lines) so if you fancy brewing with it then you need to get in sharp.

Inkbird IHT-1 https://inkbird.com/products/instant-read-thermometer-iht-1p Accurate compared to my Hanna digital thermometer which is calibrated. Can apply an offset if you find it is out. Magnetic so in my case it just sits, immediately to hand, stuck on the side of one of my shelving units...

The Brasserie du Boq Saison 1858 is superb....easily a match for Saison Dupont in my humble opinion.

Yes...we are trying to identify a date that doesnt clash with East Anglian brides wanting to get married...they seem to have a monopoly on booking suitable venues!!! :laugh8: Looking likely to be later in the year.

You may have missed it but the Welsh National was announced on FB a few days ago....judging date is Saturday 14th September. Comp website not opened up yet.

If you are worried about suck back when cold crashing, try fitting a John Guest one way valve into your blow off tube or airlock assembly....

Well done to all who placed. My Biere de Garde (HM) got 38 points which i was happy with as I only bottled it less than two months ago....it will hopefully develop further and will make an appearance at the 12th Hungarian International comp https://competition.elsosor.hu/ in May. My Belgian...

I have a single bottle of the La Choulette Brune in my stock....it is indeed a lovely beer. Unfortunately here in the UK, other than Ch'ti (and the occasional appearance of Gavroche from St. Sylvestre) the style is about as rare as hens teeth. I really need to hop on a ferry and do a tour of...

Modern Biere de Garde is nothing like a Lambic. Whilst the old farmhouse beers of the early 20th century will have had the very character that Evans described, they would also have been much lower ABV beers than what we see today. Its simply not possible to make a direct comparison between...

The sugar is useful as it allows a higher gravity beer with simple fermentables which help achieve (along with the low mash temp) the required dryness in the finish....it is the upfront maltiness with the dry'ish finish that makes this a challenging style to brew. The style does not call for a...

Doesnt answer your main question but here is an overview of the style that I wrote for my local club a few years ago... https://angliancraftbrewers.org.uk/2021/02/biere-de-garde-style-overview/

The page looks similar as it is based on the same competition management software platform. However you need to register separately for each competition.

Table 3 and 11 for me. Roll on Sunday afternoon.

mine got delivered by Parcel Farce late this afternoon....no proof of delivery image though.

Must remember to box my beers up this evening ready for posting in the morning. Lets see if we can keep the Scottish National title here in East Anglia for a third consecutive year!!

Far from it. Belgian recipes are largely simple affairs that often only involve a couple of malts and some simple sugars, but they derive their rich and varied character from yeast and fermentation profile.

Was a 25L brewlength, targeting 20IBU with an OG of 1.042 (i.e. a Bitterness Ratio of 0.48 IBU/SG). With very low or medium low AA hops, you may find yourself having to put lots of hops in the boil...something that may have detrimental effects to the long term stability of the beer or even on...

The normal Schelnkerla Rauhbier is decent enough, the Smoked Weizen has a little more character. The Eiche Oak Smoked Dopplebock is superb, as is the Fastenbier and my most recent tasting, the Weichsel Rotbier. Have some bottles of the Erle Schwarzbier (Alderwood) on their way to me as i type...