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by Fuggled Mind
Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

It looks like Braumarkt are,nearly,back up and running This is good news. They seem to have quite a good range of ingredients. I think I'll try making my next batch at home but then I want to try some other brands. I'm happy that there seems to be a solution that doesn't involve excessive postage o...
by Fuggled Mind
Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

Lederhosn wrote:
Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:32 am
https://www.hopfen-der-welt.de/

is also worth a look.
Unfortunately, I didn't see any amber malt but I've bookmarked it for future reference. Can never have enough links for brewing
by Fuggled Mind
Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Old hops
Replies: 17
Views: 4492

Re: Old hops

MashBag wrote:
Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:21 am
@Jason

Cheesey?
Somtimes, when hops are old, they take on a cheesey aroma. I've had it with goldings and some others but this was before I was storing them in the freezer. I read if they smell cheesey, don't use them.

Cheers

Jason
by Fuggled Mind
Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:15 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Old hops
Replies: 17
Views: 4492

Re: Old hops

I use them for flavour additions in things like porter and stout where the faded taste won't be quite so obvious or a problem. With really low AA hops that I have failed to use, I first wort hop with them on top of the hops I would normally be using. I just did this with a pack of minstrel hops I'd ...
by Fuggled Mind
Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:07 am
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

[EDIT: Don't worry about using Vienna malt to replace mild ale malt: I frequently do it with Crisp malt as there is some suspicion that from them it's the same stuff. But some Continental Vienna malt is as light as our pale, and their "pale" dark like our mild malt. :? ] Vienna is definitely a weir...
by Fuggled Mind
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:41 am
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

If you have a mailing address in Germany then you may want to try this shop, as they have dirt cheap delivery to Germany: https://twojbrowar.pl/en/informations/delivery The are Polish and have a decent selection of UK malts and other items but only deliver to the EU (Switzerland, despite its variou...
by Fuggled Mind
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:25 am
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

It looks like the Malt Miller deliver to Switzerland: https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/delivery/ Works out very expensive. 10 kg delivery £24.25. Try Braumarkt when their site is back up Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check that out. I have a mailing address in Germany so this could work out qu...
by Fuggled Mind
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:25 am
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

It looks like the Malt Miller deliver to Switzerland: https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/delivery/ I think my amber malts were from here. I've had them for far too long. The last time I was in the UK was in 2019 and I had them from before them :oops: The price for the postage is a bit steep but I can ...
by Fuggled Mind
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:22 am
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Re: Homemade amber malt

Over on THBForum there's a chap (Cwrw666) who does make his own amber malt to very similar instructions (in the Durden Park Beer Circle's "Old British Beers" booklet). He is most impressed with it because it captures fresh roast (toast?) flavours. The "real" stuff is so variable between makers is t...
by Fuggled Mind
Wed Feb 16, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Homemade amber malt
Replies: 17
Views: 4404

Homemade amber malt

Hi It's not necessary in the UK as you have plenty, but have any of you ever tried Graham Wheeler's method for making your own amber malt? He recommends spreadying mild malt (or pale ale malt if you can't get that) on a baking tray and putting it in the oven at 140°C for 1-2 hours (and yes, you need...
by Fuggled Mind
Thu Mar 25, 2021 6:58 am
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: How to add sugar to the boil
Replies: 10
Views: 2256

Re: How to add sugar to the boil

I brewed a mild last week and used 10% sugar (homemade invert no 3). I've always added sugar halfway through the boil but this time, simply because I forgot, I ended up adding it 10 minutes before the end. Like others said, I always add boiling wort to dissolve it first. I can't remember where I saw...
by Fuggled Mind
Sat May 02, 2020 7:02 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: SEYMOUR CALABAZILLA COMMON
Replies: 21
Views: 9435

Re: SEYMOUR CALABAZILLA COMMON

Thanks guys, good to be back with you all! How are you doing during the shelter-in-place order, hanging in there? Whatcha brewing lately? Brewed the 1944 Whitbread XXXX from Wednesday's Let's Brew on Shut up about barclay perkins yesterday. Cooled overnight. Going to stir the hell out of it and add...
by Fuggled Mind
Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:52 am
Forum: Customise Your Beer Kits
Topic: Bitter kit and Lager kit as a Toucan brew
Replies: 1
Views: 3896

Re: Bitter kit and Lager kit as a Toucan brew

I did a few toucan brews when I started with kits (two Munton's Mexican cerveza kits to which I steep grains to make a porter - I remember it being very chocolately and quite bitter but I was happy with the results) and two Munton's mild kits together to make an Old Ale which I also enjoyed. I say b...
by Fuggled Mind
Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:57 am
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: User upper
Replies: 9
Views: 3028

Re: User upper

Hi Fido97 I agree with Northern Brewer. You're looking at a wheaty mild ale or porter (using up all the base malts to balance the wheat) or of course, a wheat beer. Graham Wheeler has a recipe for Schneider Weiss in his Brew Classic European Beers at Home which uses what you have. It could certainly...
by Fuggled Mind
Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:01 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Keeping Beer
Replies: 8
Views: 3065

Re: Keeping Beer

I always think of dark beers when it comes to Winter and I like the idea of a Fuller's London Porter. Have you thought about a burton. Ron Pattinson's blog has loads of good ones and though it's a 'dead' style, some still exist like Theakston's Old Peculiar, Gales Festival Mild (these can be found i...