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  1. rickthebrew

    First brew of the year

    Well after a few months not brewing (weather awful, work commitments etc etc yawn yawn) I really need to brew as ale stocks are all gone and my 10% RIS is not session stuff :whistle: Will be doing an oaty pale to get back into the saddle and start getting stocks up again!!
  2. rickthebrew

    Brewdog Pubs

    Never been to one but i`m in London next week (work jolly as it goes :party: ) a bit of free time and an east london hotel leaves me a few tube stops from the shoreditch branch of the brewdog boys :D So anyone been? what can I expect to pay? I am definitely gonna pop in for a few on tues...
  3. rickthebrew

    Belgian golden ale

    I`m a big fan of belgian ales and i`m also aware that quite a few on the forum brew to this style so i`m after a few pointers for a golden ale! I`ll be doing a grain/hop/yeast order next week so any help would be great - any tried and tested recipes and most importantly yeast choice - i was...
  4. rickthebrew

    AG#50 Keith Moon

    OK so todays brew is almost a blue moon clone - but not quite due to having an almost empty store cupboard!! :) Last blue moon I did was lovey - the only other moon I can think of is the legend that was Keith 8-) So in honour to one of the greatest bands ever my slightly different wheat brew...
  5. rickthebrew

    AG#49 United Hops of America

    My first brew this year is going to be 46litres of american pale ale :D Mash was on at 7:30 and the rain is holding off so all good! I have a starter of wlp051 California V Ale yeast on the go, Malts; 7300g Pale Malt 700g Crystal Malt 400g Vienna Malt 700g Sugar Hops; 100g Citra 100g...
  6. rickthebrew

    AG#48 Great Western Ale II

    Todays brew (last one before xmas :( ) is a slight tweak on a brew I did and enjoyed very much last year - I`m using wlp002 (try it :thumb: ) and just tweaked the hops to this; 40g EKG 90mins 20g Challanger 90mins 20g Challanger 10mins 20g Fuggle 10mins 40g Challanger 5mins 40g...
  7. rickthebrew

    AG#47 Timothy Taylor Landlord

    :D Tommorrows brew is 46litres of this straight out of the Wheeler book, I`m using wlp002 english ale yeast - anyone brewed with this yeast? Also how have peoples TTL clones turned out and did you tweak the recipe at all - i`m thinking of some flame out hops maybe? :drink: :drink:
  8. rickthebrew

    AG#46 Half Job

    After a great weekend spent in cornwall last week suppin plenty of doombar, tribute, kernow lager, proper job and various skinners ales I thought it about time to brew another Proper Job, however not having the exact ingredients I need it will be a half arsed attempt :? Pale malt and hops...
  9. rickthebrew

    AG#45 Oaty Stoaty

    As the nights are drawing in and the cold weather starts I thought it was time to get some delicious oatmeal stout on the go, then we have a heatwave :lol: .............Anyway its all weighed out for an early start tommorrow so we can hit the beach around midday 8-) :drink: :P Oaty...
  10. rickthebrew

    AG#43 Chimarillo

    Thought i`d jump on the APA bandwagon with todays brew :D All went well even though rain tryed to stop play but the old umbrella and plastic bag trick worked a treat ;) Chimarillo 46litres 4.5% 7000g Pale malt 700g Crystal malt 700g Amber malt 400g Sugar 50g Chinook - 60min boil...
  11. rickthebrew

    The Beer Engine Pub

    Last night me and the wife went to a brewpub about four miles from us, I drove :( but next time we will get the train as there is a station on the pubs doorstep. :party: http://www.thebeerengine.co.uk/ I feel very lucky to have this on my doorstep, they brew four regular beers (the silver...
  12. rickthebrew

    AG#42 Golden Oat Bitter

    Rain almost stopped play today but seems to be clearing up a bit and the rain stopped !! So my normal 7am mash time is put back to a 12:30 mash time :cheers: This should be a good session beer, Golden Oat Bitter 46L 3.7% 6000g pale malt m/o 600g crystal malt 500g wheat...
  13. rickthebrew

    AG#41 Blue Moon

    Having not brewed for over a month I couldn`t wait to get going on this ! (wedding and honeymoon got it the way of the brewing schedule :o ) Based on the american Blue Moon - recipe from a mixture of here and some other sites, a belgian wit bier style however some recipes suggest the use of...
  14. rickthebrew

    Sunday

    I`ve not been around much of late due to wedding plans - the big day is Sunday :o Just done my speech and almost sorted- meeting my bestman tommorrow at 2ish and staying in a hotel before the ceremoney at 2 on sunday - so a quite night in then ;) :drink: :drink: :drink: :whistle: Will...
  15. rickthebrew

    Torquay United FC

    Tommorrow the gulls take on stevenage for promotion to league 1 :party: Old trafford is the venue due to some other game at wembley tommorrow night :wha: so big cheers for Torquay 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) i`m not going due to sons third birthday day out :D
  16. rickthebrew

    AG#40 Summer Daze - take 2

    I brewed my original Summer Daze last year - tweaked the malt and hop a little, I find the hop combo of EKG, northdown and challenger spot on 8-) This will be low ABV with a little wheat malt and carapils with the pale malt :cheers: Some of these bottles will go to a mates birthday BBQ for...
  17. rickthebrew

    curacao orange peel - dried?

    Where can I get some? Is it essential for a blue moon clone ( could I use any different fresh orange peel?) Brew have some but £3 plus almost the same for delivery is a bit much - but if I have to I will :D
  18. rickthebrew

    AG#39 Proper Job - 2

    Been meaning to brew another PJ for ages - so a couple of tweaks on the hopping from the original and a little carapils as well as the pale malt. Gonna stick with US-05 as results were great last time :D Sat or sun brewday 8-) Proper Job 5.1% 46litres 8000g pale malt m/o 300g...
  19. rickthebrew

    Brew related iphone apps

    This has proberly been asked before - but its my first iphone so any apps worth getting that are brewing or ale related?
  20. rickthebrew

    AG#38 Golden Blossom HPA

    Brewed 46litres of this today; Golden Blossom (Honey Pale Ale) 6150g pale malt 1000g munich malt 500g amber malt 430g carapils 1360g blossom honey (brought to the boil with some water and added for last 15mins of boil) 20g pilot - 90mins 40g northdown - 10mins 40g challanger - 10mins...
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