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Having recently survived my 75th birthday, thought I'd share my favourite cards as it seems my family have finally twigged I'm a beer lover. In third place.. And in second place... And the winner .. The runner-up for non-beer related card is ....

I can't! Brewed this NEIPA last month. I've done the recipe 3 or 4 times previously with no problems, all with the same process. It finished fermentation a little over three weeks ago and was transferred to a barrel by the same "closed transfer" method I'd used before. The colour of the sample I...

Earlier this year I switched to electric from gas(propane) heated kettle/boiler. The boiler has a circular heater in the base that after each brew day is coated in burnt/caramalised malt that has to be scraped off to restore the surface. I’ve noticed that all my brews since changing boiler have...

Think I’ve made an error aheadbutt Just finished a brew day. This is my fourth or fifth brew after I changed from a gas fired kettle to electric. The change of vessel resulted in me changing my arrangement for recycling the wort for the last 15 minutes of the boil and cooling. The outlet pipe...

As the title suggests I bought one of these a few weeks ago as I wanted to fill a couple of bottles with an already carbonated beer I had in one of my King Kegs having previously bottled at the priming/packaging stage. After assembling it I opted for the tap connector initially but found that...

I’ve transferred my first lager, Bohemian Pilsner, to one of my King Kegs from the fermentation bucket. Purged the KK with CO2 before transfer and gave it a puff of gas (about 5 p.s.i.) before starting to lager at 1C. I noticed the pressure has reduced to zero on the gauge so pressurised to 15...

My first pilsner brew is well into fermentation so I’m umming and ahring about the next step. My plan was to transfer to one of my pressure barrels and lager for 3 weeks at 0C-1C. Then I was going to force carbonate. Looking at the chart I can achieve 2.3 volumes (which apparently is OK for a...

I’m planning another NEIPA brew day in a couple of weeks, so have started getting the ingredients together, and giving the brew day process a bit of thought. I’ve done three NEIPA brews now and haven’t had any oxidation issues to date serving from a 5 gallon pressure barrel over 6-7 weeks. But...

Yes, it's another one of those mad Buffers Brewery brainwaves. I've posted on other threads my ideas about balloons, barrels and fermentation gas. Well I've just had the opportunity to try out my latest idea. Having just had a brew day, I had a supply of fermentation gas coming from my brew...

Thought I'd share some of my recent Greek holiday snaps. The holiday started as usual, at Gatwick airport with a beer. Beavertown Neck Oil to be precise... ..followed by a couple of easyJet Punk IPAs.. Stayed overnight in Athens so had a beer, Mythos this time.. Flew to Skyros the following...

Planning to brew my third batch of NEIPA week after next. Checking my grain store I seem to have purchased a kilo of naked oats ashock1. The previous two attempts (that turned out ok) I used Tesco’s porridge oats. I’ve read that naked oats produce unfermentables and consequently a sweeter beer...

I'm looking for a favour from a friendly brewer that's a turner. Tell you why. It appears that the 15 psi safety valve I use on my King Kegs has been discontinued. So looking for an alternative I came up with a DIY solution. I've 3D printed the part but it needs to be made in brass or stainless...

Not made a lager/pilsner yet. My son keeps going on at me to make a bohemian pilsner. I prefer using dried yeast. Any recommendations?

It’s been 3 years since I last visited my daughter and grandkids in Curl Curl, NSW (just north of Sydney). She wants to get some cans of beer in for me (bless 😍) from the local bottlo which used to stock a good range of oz and nz beers. I like IPA hazy and clear. Any suggestions please so I can...

After 2 years of covid stuff, I’m looking forward to seeing my grandkids in Australia next month. I’ll be away for 3 weeks and was wondering what I should do with my Barrelater. I have to PBs connected at the moment meaning the beer lines will sit for +3 weeks without seeing any action...

Just been reading a couple of threads about closed transfer and pressure fermenting. As a brewloonist myself (one that collects fermentation gas to use during cold crash and gas flushing pb/keg prior to transfer) it occured to me that those brewers that use cornys and want to gas flush could...

I bought a couple of S30 cylinders when using the Hambleton Bard valves on my King Kegs. As I no longer use HB valves and the cylinders I contacted my local homebrew shop (where I bought them originally) to ask about returning them for a refund. I was told I’d get “about 4 quid for each...

I opened a 100 gram vacuum pack of fuggle hops (leaf) in October, used 10 grams and stored the left-overs in the fridge - that was a mistake. I usually store left-over hops in the freezer. Question is, are they useable, should I put them in the freezer or should I cut my losses and just bin them?

I’ve got a King Keg of Saison in my brew fridge that’s been carbonating for a couple of weeks after priming with sugar solution. Just about to cool it down to condition and it occurred to me that if I drop the temperature to my normal cold crash temperature (4C) the beer would (might) clear...

In my yoof it was common to enjoy a pint of brown and mild or a mild and bitter. I'm sure there must be others? Do homebrewers still partake in these beer mixtures or are we purists, preferring the single style? More importantly, is there a recipe for a classic mild and bitter?