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How bad can it get for Johnson & his rich cronies? Oh dear it just got worse.. Reasons to be cheerful; Farage just dropped 10k on a loser! Go sleepy Joe!! 'Make Merca... America again'..

My last two brews have utilised Simpsons Golden Promise pale ale malt, which I have found to be an excellent base malt. The secondary malt in this brew is Crisp's clear choice ale malt, and with the addition of 100g of roasted barley has given the ale a really deep red colour. I guess as a new...

So I harvested my first year hop crop yesterday, aprox 80% East Kent, and the rest a mix of Hersbrucker & Progress. I decided to coincide it with a brew day, and use around half of the 810g yield. So far so good... The recipe was (my own experimentation): Mash vol: 23l Sparge vol: 10l Pre...

Ok, so I'm using the term 'Lager' in it's literal sense, so don't throw anything at me (just yet). This was my 4th brew, the previous 3 were mainly generic 'English ale' styles, and were all drinkable enough. My first brew (Wriggley Pig) was spoilt in the main by my impatience, the beer was...

Here's a question for you; why is it that beer seems to taste different when brought outside and consumed in bright sunlight? I've often wondered. Edit: To be more specific, to me it appears to enphasize certain aspects of the beer, maybe enhancing the barley or malt taste somehow, I'm sorry I...

Hi all I'm new to the forum so I thought I'd kick off with a query about Co2 supplies. I have a King keg, which I use those paltry Brewgas L30/S30 canisters at c. £10 a refill for 30 shots. I'm not too impressed with the King keg (top tap) as it eats gas with little output. Firstly, I messed...

Hi My name's Andy, and I've recently gotten back into home brewing. So far so good! It's been about 40 years since I last dabbled in earnest, and thankfully the equipment that seems to be available has come on leaps and bounds. I hope to learn much, drink plenty and have fun doing so...