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  1. Kyle_T

    The Essex Brewer

    My new blog about my endeavours into researching and brewing historical and modern beers local to Essex and the surrounding areas: www.theessexbrewer.wordpress.com If you like it, please tell others! Cheers
  2. Kyle_T

    50L Brewing System Build

    Good morning fellow brewers! A friend and I have agreed to pool our resources and 'set up shop' in his garage with a permanent 2 tier, 50 litre brewing system, part gravity fed and part pump driven. This will require buying new equipment as my mash tun of 55 litres has had it and the addition...
  3. Kyle_T

    AG#7 Blonde Bombshell

    Howdy folks, Another Monday brewday with some **** poor performances on my part but still managed to get the end result and numbers I was after. Decided to try a Blonde Ale for the summer time rather than the darker beers I've been having a go at. Here she is: Brew Length: 23L...
  4. Kyle_T

    Upscaling the equipment.

    Hello one and all, A friend and I have been toying with the idea of making our equipment a joint adventure and a permanent fixture is his garage (owing to an electric supply and water supply). We are planning to run a system that will allow us to brew 46L brew length on the theory of mash...
  5. Kyle_T

    AG#5 Suffolk X Dark

    Hello once again, Another successful brew day in the bag and on target, decided to have another go at a mild as my previous one wasn't exactly what I was after, this one finished on a much more promising note, had to liquor back a little after a very lively boil and over did it slightly, only...
  6. Kyle_T

    AG #5 Fullers London Pride Clone

    Hello all, Decided to go back to basics and get some practice with the the recipes from Wheelers book and I chose to go with his Fullers London Pride for this brew. Everything went well for a change and managed to get all my numbers right for the second time, the first being a friends Courage...
  7. Kyle_T

    AG#4, Fat Cat.

    Hello everyone! Its good to be back brewing again in the new year. Only I have a slight problem, after a successful brew day, I don't know what sort of style this beer falls under, Its brown like a brown ale, has the bitterness of a strong bitter and the hoppy aroma of an IPA. Can you help me...
  8. Kyle_T

    Converting My Boiler To Electric.

    Hello all, After a short break from brewing to move job and house, I am going to get back to brewing, however, my new landlord has said I canno't use my gas burner in the garage or indeed the house. This leads me to my predicament, I have been toying with the idea of buying the Electrim...
  9. Kyle_T

    Yesterday's Brewday, 1914 Mild.

    Hello all, Yesterday I decided to get that Mild brewed, overall a good result, I think I may have a problem with my overall efficiency due to my grain bag being too small for the size of my boiler, or, I just need more practice at steeping. The final recipe was: Brew Length: 23L OG: 1.038...
  10. Kyle_T

    Mild Ale help.

    Hello boys and girls, As the title suggests, I am in need of some help with a recipe, it will be my second AG brew and it would be nice to have a concrete list to work from, I am trying to recreate a mild from the era c1914 - 18 and I'm trying to keep it to 4 malts and 1 hop for simplicity...
  11. Kyle_T

    First AG brew day!

    Brewers and brewessess! This week I shall take my leap of faith over to the dark side. I have become full of excitement and anticipation, all my ingredients have arrived bar the flaked barley, which the kind home brew man sent today as he accidentally sent me flaked maize, but has let me keep...
  12. Kyle_T

    Brewery Construction

    Hello everyone! Firstly, you'll have to excuse me if I have posted this in the wrong place, I wasn't sure where it fit in. Today is a grand, grand, day, The sun is shining (behind the overcast clouds) and the birds arn't singing, BUT, I got my new shiney delivered this morning and I can...
  13. Kyle_T

    BIAB Stout - Advice please.

    Hello ladies and gentlemen, After what I am hoping to be a successful move I will be seriously considering switching to AG brewing using the BIAB method, I have been toying around with recipes but still dont really know what I'm doing, I modified one of the Graham Wheeler ones and I'm hoping...
  14. Kyle_T

    Kit No. 5 - Coopers Original Stout.

    Goood evening all, After hearing many favourable reviews on this particular kit, I decided I would go and purchase one from my local store and mixed it up with my brewing 'bud' tonight, took a little more effort to get all the extract out of the tin and the treacle. I decided to add 500g of DME...
  15. Kyle_T

    Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival.

    Hello fellow beer drinkers, It is coming up to the time of the local beer festival again, for those close enough I would say it is worth attending, the summer beer festival was brilliant this year and the winter festival this year is in a bigger venue, also gives people a chance to meet. Here...
  16. Kyle_T

    Kit Brewing Guide for 1st Time Brewers. Beer and Ale.

    Kit Brewing Guide for Newbies. As a relative newbie myself to the beer brewing world, I have decided to do a 'How to' for sterilising and mixing the kit together that will hopefully make it easier for the first timer to have a successful first brew, Others may have different opinions on methods...
  17. Kyle_T

    Bulk conditioning.

    It's me again, I looked for a 'How to' guide but couldn't find one and I've been reading through the search as much as possible on bulk conditioning but I have now been thinking of trying it myself, so, I have a few questions. 1. Is this with an airlock a suitable second fermenter...
  18. Kyle_T

    Bottling from Keg.

    Morning all, Just a quick question, I've been reading a lot of people use a 2nd FV for bottling, but, I'm only bottling half a dozen sample bottles from each brew, is it possible to bottle some beer a couple of days after priming during carbonation from a keg and get the same results from using...
  19. Kyle_T

    A little concerned.

    As the title suggests I am a little concerned I may of messed something up with my Coopers Ale, I kegged it on Monday and today I took a small sample to see how she had turned out, the colour and taste are magnificent, but there seems to be a smell of what I can only describe as a banana scent...
  20. Kyle_T

    Volume vs Grams

    As some of you will know I recently brewed a batch of Coopers Dark Ale to 23L and bottled some, herein lies my problem, The instructions I followed said to add 100g of sugar to the kegged beer which should be 25L. I worked out my ABV as 5.7% using the Coopers maths including the 100g of sugar...
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