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I did one extract, then partial for a couple. Then I was bought a fine extract kit by my daughter and the one after was partial. Now I am all grain. Just fermenting a Best Bitter. Two stage process as my kit isn't big enough for a full 5 gallons so do two 2.5 gallon batches. All takes time...

This turned out to be very sharp and somewhat acidic, but not vinegary. Very dry and very very fizzy. Once cooled in a fridges this calmed down and was just about right. I completed a second batch and added some unfiltered but pasteurised juice. This added just a little more body and only a...

So I ventured into cider making for the first time. I did away with all the peripherals and stuck with apples from my tree, a little sugar and yeast. I juiced the apples (15kg) and obtained a gallon of juice. Mixed in 250grams brown sugar, added a generic lager yeast as that is all I had...

We'll I have now bottled. I understand about the oxygen issue. I leads me to consider my beloved English cask ales which are drawn from the barrel. There is a balsa wood cork which you tap into the top to allow the beer to breath once tapped and also to reduce the vacuum when it is poured...

I have brewed a really nice amber ale (partial mash). My sin is that I have not bottled it yet. However I am pouring straight from the fermentor. The tastes are right what I was aiming for. Ok it isn't carved, I don't worry about that really. It is gin clear, full of flavour and we'll...

1149 Washed after taking a reading, knocked it with a spoon or something.

Yup I'd be keen for that.

Here's a simple one I recently made. 2 tubs of light malt extract Boiled in 10 litres of water 1 oz of fuggles at 60 1 oz zythos 30 1 oz East Kent Golding at 5 Dry hopped at day 7 with 1.5 oz of EKG Bottled after 3 weeks Drank after four and was perfect at week 5

Two things... Just moved down to Marton. Great place! Also popped in to europmalt and was very kindly give 25kg of 2 row pilsner malt as a welcome gift. I hear we hold an annual brew competition here in march. Any take part? Yep that's three things...

38...just. Obey SHMBO. But the ingredients then ask permission. It is easier to apologise. Craft brewing for oh 4 months

I prefer the term craft brewer. Although on my CV I call myself a home brewer. I prefer craft because that is what I have started to do, craft beer. Or I simply brew beer at home, like I roast coffee at home or bale bread at home or grow veggies... Although as a silly title: A fermentables...

Here is my first attempt at a thought out recipe for a Spitfire like Classic English pale ale: 2kg pale ale malt 1.5 kg light LME .25 kg crystal malt 40L I mashed the crystal and pale together 1.25oz goldings 60mins .75oz Fuggles 30mins 1.25oz fuggles 15mins 1oz fuggles DH 5 Bottled day...

Pray tell sir

Cured putty

Ok a week in and. Cracked open a bottle. Really really dark and cloudy. The mouthfeel is ok - a little thick. The addition of the hops really helped. It really s more stout than anything really. Looks very unappetising. I passed it to the wife and here are her comments: Really deep and...

The burton union is the best hands down. It is the one I use most frequently. It adds aovely classic pe ale taste. Some fruity esthers with a touch of sulpher. It always takes 2 days to get going for me by when it does it goes mental. Clears very very well. Currently have a pale ale...

Shepherd Neame Spitfire clone brewed last night. A Classic English people ale...hopefully

Bottling day tonight

I added 400g of sugar. What's that, just under a pound? I have measured FG again at 1005 Tasted the sample and yeah it was a reL "oh my gosh - that is good". At least know now just what crystal produces and I like it! I have found another supplier who has a lot of malts and is cheaper by...

Ok did a gravity reading today and it was..... 1005 And the thing is still busy fermenting away. The taste was surprisingly ok. Very rich and sweet but the addition of zythos dry hops helped. Even the missus liked it I am a bit confused about the really low gravity given the OG. Thoughts...