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by Tarmac
Sun May 10, 2020 9:05 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Buying hops
Replies: 3
Views: 3134

Re: Buying hops

Been using Worcester Hop Shop (WHS) lately, before and during CV. Usually get a 25kg sack and a kg of hops. Use maltmiller occasionally too. Used Crossmyloof (CML) for hops and US Pale yeast who are good but stock levels got overwhelmed due to CV. All depends who’s got the stock of hops and if I nee...
by Tarmac
Sun May 10, 2020 5:01 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Re: Jester Hops

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Jester Hops,

Just had the lid off and a sniff of the fermenter aromas. Thought it smelled ok, then went for another, it smells good. Definitely blackcurrent, some spicyness, and that Lilt smell.

I’m not joking - so far so good.
by Tarmac
Sat May 09, 2020 11:21 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Re: Jester Hops

Got it done. Could do with a bigger copper but getting away with the 50ltr pot. Quite enjoying the larger brew days. 8kg Extra Pale MO, water treatment 16gm Gypsum and 10gm DLS. just did a 40 min boil. Northdown 30gms, 40 mins Jester 40gms, 20 mins Jester 40gms, 10 mins Jester 80gms, 1 min Got 40gms...
by Tarmac
Tue May 05, 2020 9:52 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Re: Jester Hops

Well, brewing tomorrow in sunny DL7. Can’t take the suspense anymore. Varied reviews but thanks for everyone’s take. One part of me says, if they were good, there’d be more noise about them, another part says if it’s naff just dry hop with Nelson or Citra. MeatyMC, I live off St James - there’ll be ...
by Tarmac
Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Re: Jester Hops

Thanks for that link, will have a look.

Guy,

Yes, got a good stock of them to use.
by Tarmac
Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:13 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Re: Jester Hops

Thanks NB. Good to hear your take on them. Really looking forward to commenting on the Jester, from opening the packet until tasting. I like Nelson sauvin, citra etc and use them fairly often. But enjoy equally brews with northdown & cascade or northdown, cascade, fuggles, challenger. To use a Briti...
by Tarmac
Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Re: Jester Hops

There’ll be plenty of late hops going in, am sure it will be a good brew. Probably bitter with challenger or northdown, then a few Jester at 30 mins, the rest at 10, 1 & steep. Dry hop. 4kg Extra Pale Maris Otter. Have read the hop descriptions, seen a couple of YouTube tasting clips but going to tr...
by Tarmac
Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:12 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Jester Hops
Replies: 25
Views: 9492

Jester Hops

Jester Hops.

Can anybody give me their opinion on Jester hops? I’ve just received 200gms and will be brewing with them soon. Done a bit of Googling but only snippets of info. Unfortunately don’t ever recollect drinking a pint with them in.
by Tarmac
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:40 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: 45 ltr Brewday - Me Th’ale.
Replies: 2
Views: 1854

Re: 45 ltr Brewday - Me Th’ale.

Well spotted, yes it does everything I need. Graham did a good job.
by Tarmac
Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: 45 ltr Brewday - Me Th’ale.
Replies: 2
Views: 1854

45 ltr Brewday - Me Th’ale.

More lockdown and the one corny keg brew, plus a couple of full 2ltr PET bottles isn’t lasting very long. Got a 30ltr mash tun, got a 50 ltr boiler, got enough malt, hops, yeast - time to do a 2 corny brew. O.G for 40ltrs was 1.047, at end of boil I topped volume up for O.G of 1.042. Got 8.3kg of gr...
by Tarmac
Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:42 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Protofloc at beginning of boil - what will it do?
Replies: 14
Views: 3950

Re: Protofloc at beginning of boil - what will it do?

Hope you sorted it out. Expensive, over complicated - but I’d probably love it if I had one. More lock down, 50 ltr boiler needs to be 70 ltr for comfortable 50 ltr brew headspace. £119 klarstein mash kettle will be full capacity, but good for 8KG of malt - hopefully. It’s a good mash tun, don’t see...
by Tarmac
Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Filtering?
Replies: 26
Views: 7987

Re: Filtering?

Cold crashing, never had a clear pint resulting from this technique. Just chill haze, which is worse than had I left it to settle.

Gelatine works great.
by Tarmac
Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: IPA brewday vid
Replies: 15
Views: 7286

Re: IPA brewday vid

Good skills on posting a video, pics are my limit :D Some one was good enough to show me the basics, hlt, mash, boiler, cooling, pitch the yeast. Went home and made a set up based on this guys efforts. May need to go back/fwd a page https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=80962 Went ...
by Tarmac
Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:35 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: IPA brewday vid
Replies: 15
Views: 7286

Re: IPA brewday vid

Who taught you to brew all-grain? That is all way too complicated, gadgetry going on, stuff and more stuff. As long as you got beer that tastes ok, fair play. Many commercial 10BBL, 20 BBL breweries use, NO, none, not any electronic gadgetry. Return to basics, they work. Filter your water, in-line f...
by Tarmac
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:34 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Cost comparison - kits and grain brewing
Replies: 13
Views: 3591

Re: Cost comparison - kits and grain brewing

And you can grow your own hops.