Recent content by BritBrewer

So I'm finally getting around to dolling up my chest freezer & taps combo into something more presentable. After doing some reading I think I will be heading towards a copper heat sink or even a hard drive liquid cooling system in the long run. However in the short term I have drawn up the...

Having a slight background in British and some European law: What you are looking at there is a contract. I am afraid that by responding to the advertisement you are not entering in to a contract. Once a transaction has been made you have entered in to a contract. Once a bespoke quote has...

Thanks for the warm welcome. As for Home Brew clubs - at presennt I am still waiting on a brew but when it is mature I will attend.

Thanks, its a very good setup you all have here. I hope I can learn a thing or two.

Not following a book however I was taught how to brew in the UK by a friend of my father. He always added dextrose prior to a 2ndry fermentation however that was always with ales. This man was a genius as some of the beer he made was worth its weight in gold.

Tried and tested method with Canadian and British bottles: 1) Submerge bottles for approx 4 hours (I leave overnight) in cold water with a good squirt of washing up liquid + white spirit. 2) Submerge any bottles still with labels in warm/hot water (a kettle full of boiling water into a sink...

Diacetyl test proved negative. I am looking to bottle this brew however I could also lager in a carboy. I test bottled and began lagering a few bottles after primary fermentation and they are now looking a georgous amber colour. Could this be an indicator that I should begin lagering the rest...

Copenhagen Lager WLP850 White Labs Yeast 6.3 lb unhopped Amber malt extract (From local farmer's market due to special request) 2.0 oz hop pellets (Yet another special request from farmers market, should be similar to a Nuggest 11.4% ive been told.) 1.0 oz hop pellets - flavor (Willamette...

Hello all, I gather that quick introduction is in order. I am a 21 year old brewer from the south coast of the UK who has recently moved to Southern Ontario for the love of a good woman. However I am sorely missing the fine brews of my island and so have returned to brewing English beer...

Hello all; I will be doing an intro as soon as I've posted this explaining about my experience however as for now the bottom line is I've brewed ales before but never a lager. My issue is that I have completed my primary fermentation in near record speed. 8 days of fermentation resulted in...