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by Eric
Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.
Replies: 24
Views: 34496

Re: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.

Hi PeeBee, you and I can leave hardness where it stands for the moment, there will be times yet to discuss the merits of measurements in various units. I knew nothing of the Fauld Crater until your post, and as for Burton, only the bits visible from the A38 when travelling to Wales and back have cau...
by Eric
Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.
Replies: 24
Views: 34496

Re: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.

Excellent work, Sir. So much good information. How kind. Just noticed that I credited Henry IV with the improvements to a water supply into London, which should have been Henry VI. I'm sure there are many more errors that should be corrected. The previous chart from a paper by Frank E Lott read in ...
by Eric
Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Best bitter
Replies: 16
Views: 11314

Re: Best bitter

Eric, I was referring to the strange experiences I'd had with No 19 MO from Crisp whereby every brew failed to ferment out. https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=84139&p=867443#p867443 I do have some left so perhaps it would be worth extending my mash to 90 mins, but I don't thin...
by Eric
Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Best bitter
Replies: 16
Views: 11314

Re: Best bitter

I hope it ferments out... That will be interesting to learn. Briess, and potentially all US grown barleys, contain more nitrogen and enzymes, so convert more quickly than UK grown malting barleys. Crisp generally advise a 60 minute mash with their products, except when making low gluten or gluten f...
by Eric
Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Best bitter
Replies: 16
Views: 11314

Re: Best bitter

Wow. Massive difference. I recon you got 82% extraction efficiency from the Crisp MO.
by Eric
Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:13 am
Forum: Brew in a Bag
Topic: Best bitter
Replies: 16
Views: 11314

Re: Best bitter

Got no MO or Plumage-Archer either, but desperately low on beer and a quick 19 litres/5 US gallons of London Pride might nicely fit the bill and resurrect July's yeast harvesting. Can't brew tomorrow, earliest would be Wednesday if nothing raises it's ugly head above the parapet and the garage is cl...
by Eric
Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Harvesting Duvel yeast
Replies: 7
Views: 3022

Re: Harvesting Duvel yeast

https://beerandbrewing.com/giving-the-devil-its-due-brewing-it-golden-and-strong-the-duvel-way/ This is an interesting article on Duvel, and suggests they use a different yeast for bottle conditioning. My information was from what I recalled of...... https://www.crowdcast.io/e/duvel-belgian-blond-b...
by Eric
Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Harvesting Duvel yeast
Replies: 7
Views: 3022

Re: Harvesting Duvel yeast

Bought a bottle of Duvel earlier this week and will have an attempt at growing the yeast and let you know. If my memory serves me correctly, that yeast was from McEwan's brewery.
by Eric
Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Harvesting Duvel yeast
Replies: 7
Views: 3022

Re: Harvesting Duvel yeast

Duvel certainly was bottle conditioned with the primary strain not very long ago. Their process was very simple to replicate, two weeks at between 25 to 30C followed by a period at lower temperature before distribution. I've contemplated recovering the yeast, but never got round to it, probably beca...
by Eric
Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.
Replies: 24
Views: 34496

Re: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.

From the 1880 Act there would be significant discussion between and research by breweries on all matters, and the following is an extract from a paper read to the Yorkshire Institute of Brewing titled "Notes on the Training of a Brewer" by Frank E Lott, A.R.S.M, F.I.C., etc in February 1895. In that...
by Eric
Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Nine different British hops
Replies: 4
Views: 1936

Re: Nine different British hops

I have heard folk say that target can be rather harsh, but I tried making a single hop Target beer a couple of years ago with lovely hops from Dorothy Hollamby at A Bushel of Hops. I enjoyed the beer as did folk I shared it with. I do often use Target as a relatively neutral bittering hop when I wa...
by Eric
Wed Oct 25, 2023 7:44 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Nine different British hops
Replies: 4
Views: 1936

Re: Nine different British hops

You've chosen well.

Used extensively by many commercial British breweries, I find too much Target can spoil a good beer.
by Eric
Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.
Replies: 24
Views: 34496

Re: British Waters, Hardness, Alkalinity, TDS and Treatment.

The Inland Revenue Act of 1880, so-called Free Mash Tun Act, changed taxation from malt (previously including hops) to the gravity and volume from the mash tun. The act stated that a quarter (336 lbs for malt, other ingredients had their equivalent weights) of average malt was expected to be capable...
by Eric
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:52 pm
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Bag of grain
Replies: 14
Views: 17045

Re: Bag of grain

$56 here at the current rate of exchange, so not a bad price all things considered. Hope it works out well.
by Eric
Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Malts and Grits
Topic: Bag of grain
Replies: 14
Views: 17045

Re: Bag of grain

How does it compare in appearance to US grown and malted barley? Does it look or feel any different? How does it compare in terms of cost?

I'll be interested to know what, if any, differences you find when brewing.