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After searching the forum and interweb for affects of boiling with lid on back in mid Feb, I was unable to find a definitive answer to my quesion. I decided to experiment for myself, I also then submitted this post to see what peoples opinions would be on here. I made a simple brown ale (recipe...

Hi, Ive read via many sources to alwaysboil with the lid off due to possible build ups of nasties if the lid is on during boil which can negatively affect beer flavour. Does anyone know what exactly happen when the lid is left on, is there a chemical build up of some kind? Does anyone boil...

OK cool thanks for the advice. I will use ph strips to test the mash ph during my next brew day.

Hey, Can anyone give me advice on; - the best way to to test and correct mash acidity - the most cost effective way to test and correct mash efficiency Thanks :)

If you have plenty of bottles just drink some now and on Friday and the week after :)

I was just watching an american brewing youtube channel's (brewingtv) videos and came across a clip of a us brewing club cultivating yeast for their members. Roughly 1/3 into the vd: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sClF-gOshj4 Any ideas of there is anything like that going onin UK? Anyone...

Oh my friggin god, the yeasties have rebelled against their beer obsessed masters and have rallied their numbers in an attempt to overthrow the usurpers!

Thanks for the responses> i got tired waiting for thbc to sort their site out so I ordered the following dried yeast from an alternate source: - Danstar Nottingham Ale yeast - Youngs Ale yeast - Safale S-04 (not for stout, needed some for other beer) I am planning to put make enough for 2...

I used irish moss for last 15 mins of boil if making a pale beer. It just makes all the proteins glue together more so that there are less fine particdles floating around the fermenter. Not really necessary for most beers using clear bottles or making a larger or realy pale ale.

I make black & white labels in GIMP (it's like photoshop but free) then create a simple word style doc (via free google docs), add a 3x6 table and insert a label into each table cell. Then i print the sheets of labels off in the cheapest draft print quality on discarded scraps of paper i have...

Hi, I'm making an order on http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk (now that the site is back up) and am after a dried english porter/stout yeast. Aiming to make a strong porter, maybe more towards a sweat stout. Ideally i'd get sumit like WL London Ale or Wyeast London Ale but thbc doesn't appear...

I re-boil for 10-15 mins even if already boiled. Better safe than sorry.

I've been experimenting with this method, works great. After the 'mash' but with BIAB I take the bag out of the main wort, shove it in another pan or pot, pour some hot water over the bag then elave it to drain for a bit and use that liquid. I don't even leave it to mash properly or anything...

Oops, forgot to attach the recipe lol New Albion Ale (APA) - English Alt (American Pale Ale) Original Gravity (OG): 1.042 (°P): 10.5 Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8 Alcohol (ABV): 4.13 % Colour (SRM): 5.5 (EBC): 10.8 Bitterness (IBU): 31.3 (Average) 100%...

After watching the latest episode of basicbrewing video I decided to whip up a batch of this simple new albion ale last Saturday. It sounded fun to brew the beer with the basicbrewing guys and then taste it with them via a future episode. Any one else joining in...

I've just tried the paper label + milk iea...WOW, it works great. So cheap and easy as well. Here's an example on an empty plastic bottle. Hopefully Wells won't lock me up for stealing their logo for a handful of bottles of homebrew lol

Cool, thanks. I've got an inkjet with **** paper at home but access to a laser printer + decent paper at work Sure they won't mind if I label up a few beers, afterall i keeps my morale healthy which improves my performance, right?! :rofl: I will try the milk method for sticking, interested...

Some great ideas, thanks all. I am very interested in the labelling approach a couple of people recommended: Are these sugegstions referring to 'proper' labels? If so, how do you go about it, print off a label from computer or something? How do you stick the paper(?) to the bottles and does...

Hey, Now that i've got a bunch of bres under my belt, I am struggling to find an effective, easy, cheap way of storing my bottled beer for conidtioning (or waiting to be drunk). I tend to do small batches (1-3 gallons) so experiment alot from different beer styles to small tweaks to the same...

Revised recipe. It's less of an EPA and heading towards an IPA now i suppose, meh. Hoppy English Pale Ale (English EPA) Original Gravity (OG): 1.060 (°P): 14.7 Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6 Alcohol (ABV): 5.98 % Colour (SRM): 8.8 (EBC): 17.3 Bitterness (IBU)...