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Ok....Thats why the sell Curaco Orange Peel for this reason!!

I brewed a wit beer going back 7 years ago and brewed wheat lager's at 60% wheat, both contained orange peel and coriander seeds. Do not use ordinary peel, it can give a metallic taste. use curaco Peel. Richard

Its not really bad at all here in Swindon, Wiltshire. Just feel sorry who has been flooded out! All stay safe. Richard

I've always brewing in the house, but in the old kitchen/diner i didn't notice any residue, recently we had a new kitchen fitted, you never seen such a state, it was like tea dripping off the ceiling, but not all over, just in patches...wiped everything down and repainted the ceiling. P.S I did...

Sorry!!! I'm getting more confused every time i read this post! No one has stated the batch size? I don't know what is really trying to be archived? Something like a mega aroma eg. SNPA? To get mega aroma just chuck about 50-60 grams in at (0 mins)flameout and steep for 15-30 mins in a 5 gal...

I live in Swindon and the water here is very hard, CA: is about 100-105 ppm MG:5-10 ppm, SO4 is 76 ppm, CL:38.50 and the total hardness is 270-290 CaCO3... Richard

Lager fermentation can be very slow, just give it time! It will form a rocky head look something like from the moon and then head will drop into the lager. Time factors on O.G, type of yeast, pitching rate, temperature and of course how well Aerated wort!!... Richard

If i can put my pennie's worth in! Brewtroller have taken things a few steps further, what i like really about it, is the volume level sensors, thus being able to read the volume of liquid in each vessel + plus for as control's you have MANUAL and AUTOMATIC for each function with a colour led to...

Thank you who posted, at the time of the post i couldn't put my finger on what i really wanted to post, i was so annoyed with the word "real ale" and how people can be took took in by it, like its mighty superior to ale if you see my meaning, but what topped it off was my mate, but you my fellow...

Good post..I agree with you, but makes me so mad when people think real ale is something special and completely different....Like its brewed in different way!! Richard

I've recently sold my old setup to a mate and done a demonstration as he was using kits, last night he said he loves real ale and wanted to brew one, but then he's said he going to force carbonate it, then i turned round to him and said Well thats not real ale! but he wouldn't have it. I hate...

I've got my own grain mill, used it once a long time ago for making pale-amber malt that i malted in the oven. I do not thing you will beat un-crushed for freshness, but referring to milling, if you don't get things right your efficiency will be way down. I always buy crushed grain because i do...

The extract from hops is the oil, nowadays is probley more refined and more variety of high aroma hops!!! Richard

Hop extract has been around for many years, a lot was used in the years of those nasty ale's of the big six. Richard

Defiantly sound American, eg Sierra Nevada I.P.A with tons of Cascade's... Richard

I'm sorry if i didn't explain thing right! I've wrote a few posts in layman's terms, this because of, if someone doesn't understand and we get all technical, their going to be more confused. Myself i absolutely love taking culture's from bottles. Sorry if anyone has misunderstood me. Richard

I wrote that because he seems a newbie and NOT for the experienced brewer would know all about sanitisation! just helps him to keep infection to minimal risk! Richard

Go very steady if you get yeast from a brewery and store it for a week, i'm not going into it now! Best to get on the same day in a sanitised sealed container. Richard

In my old(upgrading 2bbl +) kettle i never had problem at the end, it was more at the beginning, open the ball valve nothing would happen, i had to slacken the pipe between the ball valve and the CFC to let a bit of air in and all would be fine, just the break would come out first, then i drain...

Yeah...It would be fine, if i read it right, just dont leave boiled wort hanging about! Richard