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- Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:18 am
- Forum: Brewing Equipment
- Topic: Grainfather grain mill
- Replies: 73
- Views: 15064
Re: Grainfather grain mill
I would be really interested to hear if people have noticed a dramatic improvement moving from the top quality freshly milled grain, sealed in thick gauge plastic bags by Rob and his team at MM, when they moved to a malt mill. A couple of the more unusual malts I thought I might use or I’ve got my s...
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:14 am
- Forum: Beer Recipes
- Topic: Redcurrants in Beer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2560
Re: Redcurrants in Beer
Pleasure. I’m just about to harvest my Blackcurrants so will probably try substituting them for the raspberries as an experiment.Binkie Huckaback wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:09 pmThanks Kingfisher. I do like a sour beer now and then, so will take a look at the videos.
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:43 pm
- Forum: Beer Recipes
- Topic: Redcurrants in Beer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2560
Re: Redcurrants in Beer
Hi, If you hate sour beers please ignore. If you like them or would like to try then look up David Heath’s sour part 3 on YouTube, it’s an easy raspberry sour with Philly Sour yeast which doesn’t contaminate fermenters or need kettle souring etc. I brewed a batch last summer and love it as an occasi...
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:19 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Another 'stuck' brew
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3174
Re: Another 'stuck' brew
yeast is yeast Nah. Absolutely cannot agree with you there. Although I only have 70 All grain batches under my belt, I’ve used several different dried yeast varieties, from Safale, CML and Mangrove Jacks. I bottle rather than keg and have noticed dramatic differences in performance and characterist...
- Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:12 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Lessons Learned
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3925
Re: Lessons Learned
The responses above are much more experienced and learned than my own. Sadly, I have failed to find a homebrew club anywhere near in Derby, would love to learn rapidly as suggested above with others more experienced. As background, I have only been brewing for three years, also on a Grainfather so, ...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 2:48 pm
- Forum: Fermentation
- Topic: Bottle conditioning question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1833
Re: Bottle conditioning question
Cobnut’s reply is spot-on. You presumably haven’t used a plastic bottle to gauge the pressure for this batch, but good idea for future. If it’s single hop Citra you may well have dryhopped. If I were you, I would open one now and try it. The learning from tasting progression / fading of hop aroma it...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:38 am
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2968
Re: Help
Barkeepers friend is excellent for cleaning residue of stainless steel vessels. I have found the cream version best. Needs a good shake.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:08 am
- Forum: Kit Brewing
- Topic: Kit that tastes like...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2374
Re: Kit that tastes like...
Hi Jstinchy, Welcome to the hobby and Forum. I have only been brewing for three years and plunged straight in with all grain. I aspired to brew beer is similar to the draft cask bitters I enjoy in the pubs. I managed a few tasty bitters, but they didn’t emulate the pub beers particularly closely. I ...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:43 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Dealing with Hops
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2924
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:10 pm
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Dealing with Hops
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2924
Re: Dealing with Hops
I have a Grainfather and have settled for using leaf hops as the couple of occasions I used pellets gave trub issues. The leaf hops, when settled form a great filter bed for each other and the hot break proteins. I have considered using some pellets with the leaf hops to reduce my wort loss for tran...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 1:07 pm
- Forum: Yeast
- Topic: Nottingham Yeast query
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9931
Re: Nottingham Yeast query
I have found that Liberty Bell seems to very slowly chew through more complex sugars after primary fermentation producing over carbed bottles after a couple of months or so. Clearly, this won’t be an issue if you don’t bottle, or drink your batch relatively quickly! Liberty Bell has a nice flavour a...
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:08 pm
- Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
- Topic: Grainfather pump issues
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4652
Re: Grainfather pump issues
I remember a thread on here, which frightened me away from using readily available, unscented supermarket percarbonate to clean the Grainfather. Something to do with rate of oxygen release/bubble formation which can impair the pump I think. I have stuck to PBW at 55°C, similar time brewing with the ...
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:40 am
- Forum: Grain Brewing
- Topic: Priming with brewing sugar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1526
Re: Priming with brewing sugar
It is also really critical to ensure the sugar is dissolved and mixed evenly. Otherwise you risk exploding bottles! Less dangerous with plastic, but still very messy. Although more hassle than bulk priming, I dissolve the calculated quantity of sugar in a jug with suitable volume of boiling water, a...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:48 pm
- Forum: Beer Recipes
- Topic: Fixed Wheel Brewery Blackheath Stout
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2716
Re: Fixed Wheel Brewery Blackheath Stout
Would be very interested in his reply, really enjoyed the same Stout courtesy of my brother in law, who regularly buys from that excellent microbrewery.
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:03 am
- Forum: Extract Brewing
- Topic: 2nd Brew - Blue Moon Style Extract Brew Questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5698
Re: 2nd Brew - Blue Moon Style Extract Brew Questions
If you haven't already come across it "Brewing Classic Styles" might be a useful book; award winning recipes (American) all with extract +/- steeped grain versions. Covers most general beer styles.
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