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Now then....................been a while. Infact I recon a fair few of you won't know who I am! lol :D :D :D I've been out in the cold for about 2 years, but I've got the passion back again recently. I broke out the mash tun yesterday to brew for the Northern Craft Brewers competition in...

Chana IPA 88.5% pale ale 10% german Vienna 1.5% cara bohemian :D

Nunroyd Bitter! Not a clone, but inspired by Theakstons Black Bull. Pale malt, crystal and a touch of black malt. Bramling X and Goldings though the boil and dry hopped ever so lightly with more goldings! S04 ,3.8% abv! Pass? Still a bit of chill haze!

Have you seen the video where the guy uses a condom with a pin hole in for an airlock! mmmmm bet that tasted good! :D :D inmate brewing at its best! lol

Oh, that is gonna taste just fantastic...........hmmmm

I know it's not strictly a feck test but was quite happy with the result from Nottingham and gelatine with an AIPA Room temp straight from the FV at kegging Today at about 1oC from the keg after cold conditioning!

Welcome along

Hello Chaps! Long time no see! Been busy as the proverbial bar steward recently with work and back at uni part time do ing an MSc so brewing has taken a back seat1 That said I've managed to get a couple on recently and have thoughts for Christmas. I'm thinking of a couple of beers to brew now...

brewday was posponed yesterday, so after a coffee I'll be firing up the HLT for the following 23L Expected OG: 1.055 Expected FG: 1.013 Colour: 8.4SRM IBU: 39 (rager) BU:GU - 0.72 Mash efficiency : 85% 60min boil Fermentables Pale Ale Malt 86% Amber Malt 4% Munich Malt 4% CaraMunich III 4%...

I love that place! It's taken over from Mr Foley's as my go to bar! The black pudding scotch eggs are amazing! :D

Well yeah, i suppose you have a point, but I look at it like this! pale and munich I class as both base malts! the munich (being UK) boosts the malt profile of the pale ale malt. medium crystal and caramunich II in there as crystal malts to add some caramel sweetness and colour the amber for...

After a longer than expected hiatus from regular brewing I'm planning on firing up the kettle tomorrow! The plan is a sorachi pale ale. Not everyones cup of tea but I really like sorachi ace. A fairly simple pale ale grist, with a no nonsense hop schedule should make for a relaxed return to the...

Cheers fella! Aye, its all been a bit hectic in the LB house this year. Sprog, new job, post grad uni! Things should settle again in the new year :pray: :pray: :pray: May just be brewing tomorrow though! :pray: Looking like maybe a Sorachi ace pale ale!

Lol no quite GA! I was a bit confused at 1st when I saw Lbers posts! I'll be keeping the avatar! lol

He's well into his education on all things brewing! He had his 1st brewery tour and Northern Craft Brewers meeting when he was only 3 weeks old! :D Where abouts in Leeds r u? I'm in Guiseley! I take it you haven't made it to one of the Leeds Homebrewer's meets? We meet every quarter, give or...

Ey up ;ads! Been a while I know! life, new baby and returning back to academia has all taken its toll on my brewing time! I've still had my hand in brewing wise, but not been as prolific as in the past! The time doesn't seem to stretch to posting much at the moment either! Anyway, I'm still...

Now then LB ;) nice to see another local lad on the forums!

Since getting well into Belgian beers I have been contemplating a champagne corker! if you find out details I would be very interested! Cheers LB

Great effort! Nice work! Love the stream heat exchanger! :D

Well the plan has changed ever so slightly! the 10L to have the brettanomyces treatment was going to be all brett b from bottles of Orval. I have added the dregs from two bottles of orval to 1 x 5L demijon. The ther 5L demijon is getting the dregs from a bottle of Mikkeller 'Wheat is the new...