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5 gallons coopers English bitter, 5 of Saxon honey ale and 1 of cider 4371

I've brewed honeyed ale on and off for years! You can spend a fortune on honey but is it worth it? IMO no its not! I've dabbled with expensive stuff but realised the end result had little or no taste difference from Tescos blue stripey 99p stuff. So it doesnt warrent the cost. My last batch I...

I racked mine to a 2nd fermentation barrel for a week then bottled. Lovely clear brew after that :drink:

I did a Wherry as my filler easy kit for the bottles I got off a m8. Never expected much really! I was suprised how good it is. After two weeks I had a taster and it was nice but after two months it's a cracker well worth the praise ;) I gave my m8 several bottles and he loved it! After drinking...

I made a batch of 5 gallons of this few months back. It definitely got better with age I laid it aside for 1 month before I tried it. It was very drinkable! About the two month mark it was improving nicely and even more drinkable! After three months it was gorgeous but only had a gallon or so...

5 gallons of monkeybobs special bitter :drink: Total =2926

Kegs for ease of use ;) I love my king keg top taps! Bottles for quality. Pain in the butt to fill but easier to keep cool. I tend to use both :drink:

I use 1 litre bottles all the time. My rule is if it comes with fizzy drinks in it, it's ok to use. Never had a problem yet ;) :drink:

I put my top tap kegs in those big plastic buckets you get from garden centres. Partially fill with water and then use about 4/6 frozen 2 litre bottles. They stay frozen quite along time and if you can keep a few in the freezer to rotate with thawed ones it does the job nicely. :drink:

1st one i made has been bottled for almost five weeks and tastes excellent. Really is a nice brew :drink:

5g of Wherry :drink: Total =1919

Nope only had tea in this country for about 370 years :wha: So the Saxons needed to hang around another 600 years for tea arrive.... I think. Nettle tea anyone? Oh well :drink:

OMFG really................. I've been panic buying beer since 1981 :drink:

Another gallon of Toffee apple cider today :drink: TOTAL - 1734

Just kegged my ale and it looks and smells gorgeous :thumb: Just gotta wait a month or two now :shock: Must resist temptation :whistle: Still I will have my brew buddy bitter ready in a cpl of weeks if need be :drink: Oh well :drink:

Just kegged my first brew for ages. Youngs brew buddy bitter. Been in FV for 7 days and hydrometer was 1010. Hoping ain't done it too soon :pray: Had a little taste as ya do and it ain't bad. Can't wait to have me first pint in a month or so :drink:

1 gallon of toffee apple cider :drink: TOTAL =1540

Eggshells and bicarbonated soda do a marvellous job. Was a tip for cleaning thermos flasks and it works a treat. I always wash the eggshells first just to make sure no extra nastiest are added :thumb: Cheers :drink: PJ

I found my copy of Traditional beer and cider making by Ian Ball a few weeks back and Ive decided to try some of my old faves. So today I made 5 gallons of Saxon honey ale. Took ages and the cost of 1.5k of pure honey has gone up a bit since 1990 but as far as I remember it's well worth it...

5 gallons of Saxon Honey Ale :drink: 1490