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by Northern Brewer
Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:44 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Suggestions for Cherry Beer Recipe
Replies: 3
Views: 1830

Re: Suggestions for Cherry Beer Recipe

f00b4r wrote:
Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:08 pm
As you can see though, it takes 5kg cherries in a 20L batch!
250g/l is nothing, some krieks can go up to 400g/l - but they are using the traditional Schaarbeekse variety of morello which isn't much good for anything else as it has a big pip and so not much flesh.
by Northern Brewer
Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: "Hedgerow" Hops
Replies: 5
Views: 6945

Re: "Hedgerow" Hops

I happened to come across this recipe from Crisp and thought of you, with Admiral, BX and Endeavour....

https://crispmalt.com/recipes/homebrew-best-bitter/
by Northern Brewer
Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: GBBF homebrew comp
Replies: 0
Views: 9903

GBBF homebrew comp

Entries (300) are open for the CAMRA homebrew competition at Olympia this year, as before the prize is to have a gyle brewed by Brewhouse & Kitchen in Worthing although I imagine they're hoping that this year they get something more commercial than a 16% stout that had been aged for 5 years!!! https...
by Northern Brewer
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:45 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Water treatment for Leffe blonde.
Replies: 14
Views: 2752

Re: Water treatment for Leffe blonde.

doing a bit of reading on the T-58 yeast, Fermentis claim it has a strong fermentation character of phenolic flavours, especially banana, clove and peppery notes. May be wise to ferment towards the lower end to enhance clove notes. T-58 certainly isn't known for being particularly clovey, it's more...
by Northern Brewer
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: "Hedgerow" Hops
Replies: 5
Views: 6945

Re: "Hedgerow"-flavour hops

Malts: Chevallier/Maris Otter [enough to get the ABV to about 4-4.5%] Crystal Malt 150EBC [~13-14g/ finished volume litre; ~300g in 23L batch] Hops: Bittering addition @ 30 mins* [High AA English; Admiral/Challenger, enough to raise the total IBU to about 30-35] Flavour addition @ 10 mins [~10g/l o...
by Northern Brewer
Sun May 07, 2023 1:33 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Star Hops
Replies: 2
Views: 1364

Re: Star Hops

I've just come across this - on the basis of a fairly crude genetic fingerprint, these guys reckon Star is a Fuggle clone (or at least a very close cousin) :
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/artic ... ne.0257746
by Northern Brewer
Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Star Hops
Replies: 2
Views: 1364

Re: Star Hops

I'm wondering what beer I should brew with this when (hopefully) I get some hops off it later this year... Treat it like any other Continental hop - Tettnang, Hersbrucker, Savjisnki etc - so any kind of Continental style, but it would be logical for it to be something Belgian and a bit old-fashione...
by Northern Brewer
Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Whiskey
Replies: 28
Views: 23237

Re: Whiskey

Why is 26% considered a spirit. Is that the definitive number therefore 25% is not? I thought spirits were 40% I was just using an arbitrary number to give a flavour of the arguments, that was low enough to be plausible but high enough to keep clear of the 14-25% range where it gets complicated wit...
by Northern Brewer
Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Whiskey
Replies: 28
Views: 23237

Re: Whiskey

I get that the kits are "brewing" I get that actually distilling is illegal. Is the act of freezing illegal? In the UK, it's illegal to "manufacture spirits" without a licence by any means, distillation or otherwise under section 25 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 : https://www.legislation....
by Northern Brewer
Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:04 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Wilko Gervin Ale Yeast = Danstar Nottingham
Replies: 14
Views: 9767

Re: Wilko Gervin Ale Yeast = Danstar Nottingham

Not sure if Wilkos is winding down but they have had no Wilkos Gervin for several months now 😕 Wilko stock control has been a disaster for a year or two - one suspects they have no working capital for inventory - and it's always a bit of a miracle that they survive past each quarter day. I can't im...
by Northern Brewer
Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:39 pm
Forum: Bargains Online and In Store
Topic: George Wright auction, St Helens 10 November
Replies: 1
Views: 6760

George Wright auction, St Helens 10 November

Looks like the taxman has claimed the George Wright brewery in St Helens, so if anyone can make it along there next week, they might pick up a bargain - aside from the main 25bbl brewery there's various bits and pieces that might be relevant here - chillers, handpulls etc : https://www.wilsonsauctio...
by Northern Brewer
Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Old Kits
Replies: 4
Views: 1978

Re: Old Kits

I assume they are still 'usuable' being in tins but will obviously need new yeast. Actually the yeast is probably still in reasonable nick - dry yeast goes off pretty slowly, it has a half-life of up to a decade. Personally I'd be far more worried about 5-year-old liquid extract. But to answer the ...
by Northern Brewer
Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Orange zest
Replies: 7
Views: 1531

Re: Orange zest

Dried orange varies a lot so you need to tailor the amounts to the precise version you use - it's discussed a fair bit in this thread about cloning Blue Moon with contributions from a Coors brewer, albeit using orange that's available across the pond : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/blue-moon-...
by Northern Brewer
Fri May 27, 2022 10:49 pm
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Price of malt in UK
Replies: 6
Views: 2210

Re: Price of malt in UK

The others will catch up - Malt Miller were always on the more expensive side anyway, but I imagine the real factor is that they get through so much of it that their retail prices reflect wholesale prices a month ago, whereas others will have bought their stock several months ago before the price ri...
by Northern Brewer
Wed May 18, 2022 12:42 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Savings, not costs!
Replies: 15
Views: 2530

Re: Savings, not costs!

Some huge approximations here, but let's assume I'm saving about £4 a pint compared to pub prices. Saving lots more compared to prices up in London! Except most of what you pay for in a pub - isn't the beer. It's paying for the real estate, heating, insurance, someone to serve it, someone to clean ...