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by barneey
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:21 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Re: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory

Yeast is also another important factor, the Wyeast would be my yeast of choice, although for best results a significant starter is required, or brew a smaller smoked beer to begin with and yeast cake it with a later one. I have used other "lager" yeast in the past but to date would recommend any oth...
by barneey
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:13 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Re: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory

Did you smoke the malt yourself? Yes, as far as I know you cannot buy Hickory Smoked Malt. Its also interesting that until a few months or so a go I didn't realise that there was a Schlenkerla Weichsel Rotbier on the market. A couple of years back I did a smoked Cherry wood and then later a Smoked ...
by barneey
Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Re: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory

23l in the FV, should end up depending on the yeast action at around 6%
by barneey
Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Re: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory

Brew day is here, everything is clean, the GFFV has also been steamed. Mash water is up to temp, just waiting for the sparge water to heat up. Grain all crushed, what very little water treatment is weighed and will be added to the liquor shortly. As I am using a combination of FB and spring to filte...
by barneey
Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Re: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory

Give it a few months & I think a bottle exchange might be a very good idea :)
by barneey
Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Smoking - Rauchbier Hickory

I'm back brewing again (tomorrow 04/01/2024), following my hiatus in 2023. This time a Hickory Smoked Beer, fairly simple recipe (except for smoking the malt ;) ) Hickory Smoked Malt Munich II CaraVienna Carafa Special 2 Hops, Tettnang flower and pellet 80% RO Water + 20% Tap Water for the Mash (My ...
by barneey
Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:30 pm
Forum: Other Alcoholic Brews
Topic: Gelatinous Fruit/Vodka Infusion
Replies: 5
Views: 3131

Re: Gelatinous Fruit/Vodka Infusion

Nice to hear from your again Chris ;)
by barneey
Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:34 pm
Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
Topic: GrainFather G30 Connect questions
Replies: 5
Views: 1893

Re: GrainFather G30 Connect questions

Bit late to the party on this one, can confirm no pump rest. The BM only uses one so that the grain which has been forced against the top plate has a chance to settle down. As for mashing over night, might be in principal be a good idea but if you get a blockage or stuck mash you might end up with a...
by barneey
Sat May 21, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
Topic: Grainfather G30
Replies: 4
Views: 3400

Re: Grainfather G30

I have loads of accessories for my G30. Insulation jacket, quick disconnect & pipework, top filter basket, new plates and filters, false bottom, spring filter, mash paddle, wortometer, spare bucket for the malt tube.... I'm sure there is more. My best advice would be to use the system and see what y...
by barneey
Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Thanet Beer Festival
Replies: 1
Views: 1707

Thanet Beer Festival

Just a reminder to those in the SE of the UK, the Margate beer festival is on this weekend :D

A few of JBK members are going tomorrow Friday 15/04/2022.

I'll be the one in the MM shirt :wink:
by barneey
Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Canterbury Tales Camp Site Brewing
Replies: 88
Views: 115348

Re: Canterbury Tales Camp Site Brewing

Yesterday, I made up a few loafs of bread, enough dough to make 3 loafs. 2 loafs were cooked in traditional tins in the oven. The 3rd loaf in cylindrical cake tin housed in Zebra Billy can cooked over an open fire. Forgot to take a picture of the end result, ate the bread yesterday evening. slightly...
by barneey
Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:26 pm
Forum: Brewing Videos
Topic: Opening and Tasting 40+ Year Old Beer
Replies: 13
Views: 4176

Re: Opening and Tasting 40+ Year Old Beer

It was certainly a Grand Day out, I still have the Graham Wheeler BYOBRA book which we all signed + even got Graham to sign it (something he vowed never to do) the date of the event was 01/07/2016. I'll raise a glass tonight to absent friends. Along with my other old bottles, I also have an Antwerpe...
by barneey
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:19 am
Forum: Brewing Videos
Topic: Opening and Tasting 40+ Year Old Beer
Replies: 13
Views: 4176

Re: Opening and Tasting 40+ Year Old Beer

Most if not all "old" beers will taste of wine/port/sherry notes, I cannot remember the ABV of the 1902 one, although a member of JBK might be able to see if there is any markings on the bottle. The trouble normally is and certainly with the Jubilee beers I have, they might not have been stored unde...
by barneey
Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:02 pm
Forum: Brewing Videos
Topic: Opening and Tasting 40+ Year Old Beer
Replies: 13
Views: 4176

Re: Opening and Tasting 40+ Year Old Beer

In my experience, most old beers will all taste very similar. I have a collection of 20 or 30 Jubilee beers, only tried a couple so far. I still have my 1977 Bass :) The biggest tasting experiment was the 100+ year old Kings 1902 beer which I shared with fellow brewers on a meet up some 4 or 5 years...
by barneey
Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Canterbury Tales Camp Site Brewing
Replies: 88
Views: 115348

Re: Canterbury Tales Camp Site Brewing

Well both me and the tent survived the night, just waiting to see what happens today.
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