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by Tarmac
Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Elite Stainless Fabrications - 60ltr or 100ltr
Replies: 20
Views: 3734

Elite Stainless Fabrications - 60ltr or 100ltr

ESF caused a storm and a lot of drooling when someone here ordered a 60 ltr set up. This was around 2009.

ESF still going strong. Any JBK members here using one??
by Tarmac
Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:05 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Gravity fed counter flow?
Replies: 12
Views: 2540

Re: Gravity fed counter flow?

Brewbrew, did you get one?
by Tarmac
Sat Jan 01, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Northdown & Cascade for Christmas - White Deer
Replies: 11
Views: 3144

Re: Northdown & Cascade for Christmas - White Deer

There’s more hops in the photo as did a 46 ltr brew, suggested recipe provided is 23 ltr. Have a play with it, it’s based around a 3.8% beer, 20 ibu region. Have tried more late hops before, didn’t work for me. The recipe is for one of my favourite beers, brewed and served up this way. That’s the be...
by Tarmac
Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Northdown & Cascade for Christmas - White Deer
Replies: 11
Views: 3144

Re: Northdown & Cascade for Christmas - White Deer

Hi Mashbag, Sorry for delay in replying. Try this: 3.8kg pale malt 60g crystal, if you’ve only got dark, go 25g, don’t bother if you haven’t got any. 190g torrified wheat, don’t bother if you haven’t got any. 4kg pale nails it, the other malts tweak it. ND 10g 60 min ND 8g 30 min Cascade 12g 30 min ...
by Tarmac
Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Northdown & Cascade for Christmas - White Deer
Replies: 11
Views: 3144

Northdown & Cascade for Christmas - White Deer

White Deer :^o 8.5 kg Crisps Europils, Mashed at 66c Northdown 60 mins Northdown 30 mins Cascade 30 mins Northdown 1 min Cascade 1 min Total IBU 20, 45 - 46 litres in the fermenters. It’s all about the Northdown, with a bit of UK cascade. A good session ale, plenty of taste and a cheap not so commo...
by Tarmac
Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:42 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: Beer Dispenser.
Replies: 8
Views: 2101

Beer Dispenser.

A visit to the pub doesn’t seem as enjoyable as before. Had some great beers in the garden but felt a bit naff pouring from the tap on a corny keg.

Knocked this up and have a full corny of Blacksheep to test it with. Corny is in the fridge keeping it chilled.
by Tarmac
Sat May 23, 2020 8:45 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9520

Re: Jester Hops

This hop is all ‘ pungent with green onion, chive-like, and dank aroma and flavor characteristics ’. Jeez, dry hopped one corny with NS. I've never got that from NS, Mosaic on the other hand... 🤢 You are right K1000t, I don’t agree with their description of NS, it’s up there with citra as a favouri...
by Tarmac
Fri May 22, 2020 1:05 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Home Grown Hops 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 19148

Re: Home Grown Hops 2019

Try B & M if you have one local. Got a couple of 55 ltr ones for about £4.50 each.

Something like this https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/bla ... 0cm-291242

Think the 50cm works out at 70ltrs.
by Tarmac
Fri May 22, 2020 11:01 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Home Grown Hops 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 19148

Re: Home Grown Hops 2019

The pot looks a tad small, there are quite a few bines on too.
by Tarmac
Wed May 20, 2020 7:34 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9520

Re: Jester Hops

Hops are a resinous, green flower, and from what Snoop Dogg taught me, so too is that sticky icky icky. But the similarities between hops and weed go well beyond how they look and feel. Not only did scientists confirm in 2012 that the two plants are genetically related, belonging to Cannabinaceae fa...
by Tarmac
Wed May 20, 2020 7:18 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9520

Re: Jester Hops

These hops need a caveat. Head brewer, 7 years ago, told me hops were related to cannabis plant. Fair play. Now I like NS hops, wasn’t sure why, but these Jesters are very dodgy.

https://growlermag.com/hops-pot-definit ... e-related/

3 pints is how I would imagine Space Cake.
by Tarmac
Mon May 18, 2020 11:49 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Elements for 50l kettle - before I buy!
Replies: 16
Views: 7227

Re: Elements for 50l kettle - before I buy!

Been using 2 x Peco elements in my 50 ltr pot and very happy with them. Have read the negative posts and did get concerned after ordering some. When they arrived some small flux residue was visible but rubbed off with a damp cloth. Not had any rust problems at all and don’t envisage any. Recommend 2...
by Tarmac
Sat May 16, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9520

Re: Jester Hops

I corny kegged the Smash Jester on Thursday . The citra/dry hop yesterday. Quality test of Jester Smash, brewed last Saturday. It is Okay,,, But won’t buy anymore. Definitely a one off. Even the dry hop of citra and ns isn’t great. It’s like trying to polish a turd. Doesn’t work. My jester, is a jok...
by Tarmac
Fri May 15, 2020 11:47 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Dry hopping, terminology confusion.
Replies: 10
Views: 4866

Re: Dry hopping, terminology confusion.

The phrase 'wet hopping' seems to be the problem here. I think it's a made-up phrase that has no meaning to most brewers. Since most brewers don't use wet hops, as they don't store well, I guess those who do like to talk about it. It's a selling point, I guess. 'We're wet hopping our beers' probabl...
by Tarmac
Wed May 13, 2020 10:40 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9520

Re: Jester Hops

Fermentation is well finished, dry hopped with jester in one of the fermenters 2 days ago. Watched this before buying the hops, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lo3nySK-xLY , Anyway, having a sample out of the fermenter - it is the weirdest hop I’ve tasted. Really weird, get the earthy, musky, a late b...