Name: Jim
Role: Site Admin
Started Brewing: 1973 (no, really!)
What do I Brew?:
Beer: I'm a big fan of traditional English bitter and most of my brews are somewhere near that style.
Wine: In the past I brewed both kits and country wines (my rice and raisin was legendary - it could fell a rhinoceros); I'm hoping to get back into that soon
Current Brewing System: Full Mash, 5 gallons
Equipment List:
Home made false bottom Mash Tun
Bought Spinney sparger
33 l Stainless Steel electric boiler
30 l Plastic Fermenter
Plethora of plastic buckets
2 x Cornelius Kegs
Several Plastic HB kegs
1 x Cask (pin)
Pub gas system with 2 secondary regs
Beer Engine
Cornie Lever tap
Shininess factor: 20%
Next Planned Brewery Upgrade: Set up cask breather system for beer engine.
Meet the JBK Team!
- Horden Hillbilly
- Moderator
- Posts: 2150
- Joined: Mon May 08, 2006 1:00 pm
- Location: Horden, Co. Durham
- Contact:
Re: Introductions
Name: Dave, aka Horden Hillbilly.
Started Brewing: 1981.
What do I brew: Beer & Lager using the all grain method. Red, Rose & White wine using kits.
Equipment list:
Beer:
Hop & Grape all grain brewing system.
Four King Keg pressure barrels.
240 beer bottles stored in crates.
Widget gas system for the King Kegs.
Wine:
2, 5 gallon fermenters.
8, 1 gallon demijohns.
Harris filter kit.
Wine racks to hold 128 bottles.
Shininess factor: 0%, & I'm more than happy with that.
Next planned upgrade: Nothing at the moment.
My brewing website:
http://uk-homebrew.tripod.com/
Started Brewing: 1981.
What do I brew: Beer & Lager using the all grain method. Red, Rose & White wine using kits.
Equipment list:
Beer:
Hop & Grape all grain brewing system.
Four King Keg pressure barrels.
240 beer bottles stored in crates.
Widget gas system for the King Kegs.
Wine:
2, 5 gallon fermenters.
8, 1 gallon demijohns.
Harris filter kit.
Wine racks to hold 128 bottles.
Shininess factor: 0%, & I'm more than happy with that.
Next planned upgrade: Nothing at the moment.
My brewing website:
http://uk-homebrew.tripod.com/
- Aleman
- It's definitely Lock In Time
- Posts: 6132
- Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:56 am
- Location: Mashing In Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
Re: Introductions
Name: Aleman aka A leMan aka Tony
Started Brewing: 1980.
What do I brew: Ales & Lager using All grain/Extract/Kits. Cider , Used to make wine using kits.
Equipment list:
Beer:
150L Pico system consisting of 100l Nordic pot (HLT, 50 and 80L Thermoboxes Mash Tun, and a 150L Gas boiler. . . .Also run it in HERMS Configuration
20L Electric Femto system consisting of 4 Thermoboxes
My brewing website
I have the habit of collecting brewing forums, having just set up a public brewing forumfor The Craft Brewing Association which I am Chairman and web master of. I have worked for Matthew brown prior to the sale to Heineken, and also do consultancy for craft breweries in the UK.
Started Brewing: 1980.
What do I brew: Ales & Lager using All grain/Extract/Kits. Cider , Used to make wine using kits.
Equipment list:
Beer:
150L Pico system consisting of 100l Nordic pot (HLT, 50 and 80L Thermoboxes Mash Tun, and a 150L Gas boiler. . . .Also run it in HERMS Configuration
20L Electric Femto system consisting of 4 Thermoboxes
My brewing website
I have the habit of collecting brewing forums, having just set up a public brewing forumfor The Craft Brewing Association which I am Chairman and web master of. I have worked for Matthew brown prior to the sale to Heineken, and also do consultancy for craft breweries in the UK.
- orlando
- So far gone I'm on the way back again!
- Posts: 7201
- Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:22 pm
- Location: North Norfolk: Nearest breweries All Day Brewery, Salle. Panther, Reepham. Yetman's, Holt
Re: Introductions
Forum Name: Orlando aka Ashley
Started brewing: 1974 only kits uniformly rubbish so stopped until 2011 and went straight to AG.
Brew styles: 90% of what I brew could be described as English and appears to be narrowing.
Equipment list: is pitiful compared to most but alarming to SWMBO.
3V system capable of making 40+ litres but typically 25l. Mostly kegged in to 6 X 23l Chinese Cornies (incredibly good kegs). Dispensed from a Keezer that has a permanently mounted genuine Pegas tap for bottling or dispensing. Yeast handling about to include a laminar flow hood.
Dedicated brew space includes cellar for kit and separate cellar for dispense.
Upgrades: All stainless by the end of this year
Started brewing: 1974 only kits uniformly rubbish so stopped until 2011 and went straight to AG.
Brew styles: 90% of what I brew could be described as English and appears to be narrowing.
Equipment list: is pitiful compared to most but alarming to SWMBO.
3V system capable of making 40+ litres but typically 25l. Mostly kegged in to 6 X 23l Chinese Cornies (incredibly good kegs). Dispensed from a Keezer that has a permanently mounted genuine Pegas tap for bottling or dispensing. Yeast handling about to include a laminar flow hood.
Dedicated brew space includes cellar for kit and separate cellar for dispense.
Upgrades: All stainless by the end of this year
I am "The Little Red Brooster"
Fermenting:
Conditioning:
Drinking: Southwold Again,
Up Next: John Barleycorn (Barley Wine)
Planning: Winter drinking Beer
Fermenting:
Conditioning:
Drinking: Southwold Again,
Up Next: John Barleycorn (Barley Wine)
Planning: Winter drinking Beer
- Monkeybrew
- Telling everyone Your My Best Mate
- Posts: 4104
- Joined: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:53 pm
- Location: Essex
Re: Introductions
Name: Stefan aka Monkeybrew
Role: Moderator
Started Brewing: 01/01/2011 (SWMBO bought me a starter kit for Xmas, little did she know what she had started! )
Brewing Types: Mainly adapted Kits, 3V All Grain, a few Extracts and a few small scale BIAB's
Brew Styles: 50/50 English/American Ales, with the odd Lager & Belgian brew thrown in.
Brewing Equipment: Homemade (non-shiney) 3V AG Setup with a capacity up to approximately 30L, but usually brew to 23L, Temperature Controlled Brewfridge & Various size FV's & Bottling buckets, as well as 3 x plastic PB's.
Planned Brewery Upgrades: Copper sparge rail, solar pump & 60L HLT build.
2014 Plan: To have a basic understanding of water treatment & brew less kits and more AG.
Role: Moderator
Started Brewing: 01/01/2011 (SWMBO bought me a starter kit for Xmas, little did she know what she had started! )
Brewing Types: Mainly adapted Kits, 3V All Grain, a few Extracts and a few small scale BIAB's
Brew Styles: 50/50 English/American Ales, with the odd Lager & Belgian brew thrown in.
Brewing Equipment: Homemade (non-shiney) 3V AG Setup with a capacity up to approximately 30L, but usually brew to 23L, Temperature Controlled Brewfridge & Various size FV's & Bottling buckets, as well as 3 x plastic PB's.
Planned Brewery Upgrades: Copper sparge rail, solar pump & 60L HLT build.
2014 Plan: To have a basic understanding of water treatment & brew less kits and more AG.
FV:
Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%
On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%
Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%
On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%
- themadhippy
- Even further under the Table
- Posts: 2956
- Joined: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:53 am
- Location: playing hooky
Re: Introductions
Name: Madicus Hippicus
Started Brewing :First go around 1980 ,second go around 1992,then got seriously hooked about 6 years ago
What do I Brew?: Beer from kits and all grain.Wine,mainly from the reduced fruit and veg isle in the supermarket
Current Brewing System: pimped buffalo
Equipment List:
pimped buffalo
2 budget pressure barrels
4 fermenting buckets
bench capper
wort cooler
lots of bottles
6 demijons
Shininess factor: 94.493683%
Next Planned Brewery Upgrade: Recirc/sparge system,for some reason ive been closely looking at urinal spray bars
Wish list: enough room for a tempreture controlled fermenting chamber
Started Brewing :First go around 1980 ,second go around 1992,then got seriously hooked about 6 years ago
What do I Brew?: Beer from kits and all grain.Wine,mainly from the reduced fruit and veg isle in the supermarket
Current Brewing System: pimped buffalo
Equipment List:
pimped buffalo
2 budget pressure barrels
4 fermenting buckets
bench capper
wort cooler
lots of bottles
6 demijons
Shininess factor: 94.493683%
Next Planned Brewery Upgrade: Recirc/sparge system,for some reason ive been closely looking at urinal spray bars
Wish list: enough room for a tempreture controlled fermenting chamber
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- Andy
- Virtually comatose but still standing
- Posts: 8716
- Joined: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:00 pm
- Location: Ash, Surrey
- Contact:
Re: Meet the JBK Team!
Name: Andy
Role: Site Admin
Started Brewing: 2005
What do I Brew?:
Beer: Mostly traditional English ales but have brewed a few American styles.
Current Brewing System: Full Mash, 50 litres
Equipment List:
Thermobox conversion mash tun - 50L
75L Brupaks stainless boiler with 2x3kW elements
60L plastic HLT with 3kW element
too many Cornelius Kegs
1 x Cask (pin)
Pub gas system with 2 secondary regs
Beer Engine
Shininess factor: 60%
Next Planned Brewery Upgrade: Use the plastic cask!
Role: Site Admin
Started Brewing: 2005
What do I Brew?:
Beer: Mostly traditional English ales but have brewed a few American styles.
Current Brewing System: Full Mash, 50 litres
Equipment List:
Thermobox conversion mash tun - 50L
75L Brupaks stainless boiler with 2x3kW elements
60L plastic HLT with 3kW element
too many Cornelius Kegs
1 x Cask (pin)
Pub gas system with 2 secondary regs
Beer Engine
Shininess factor: 60%
Next Planned Brewery Upgrade: Use the plastic cask!
Dan!