Who Needs PGA Not Me

RabMaxwell · Post by **RabMaxwell** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:08 pm

Hello all i have noticed a marked increase with head formation & retention in my beers. I used to use PGA powder as i love a creamy pint. But since i started using my beer engines exclusively to serve from i made a few changes. I noticed that when using a tight sparkler i lost some flavour mainly hop bitterness & aroma. So i started to dry hop in secondary i also increased slightly aroma & bittering additions. At the same time i stopped using PGA but head formation & retention is the best i have ever had. I think it is mainly down to Dry Hopping i have been making the best beers i have ever made recently. I really like US 56 yeast that i have been using recently by god the malt & hop flavours shine with this yeast

spearmint-wino · Post by **spearmint-wino** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:20 pm

Good work

. Its always nice to hear about people's successes on here. I've never used PGA, but tend to drink my beers a little flatter... despite being a Yorkshireman I'm getting to appreciate the southern way of serving

(or is that just my laziness

)

Heading back the motherland and looking forward to some Yorkshire ales through a sparkler this long weekend though

spearmint-wino · Post by **spearmint-wino** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:52 pm

DaaB wrote:

The Man with the Golden Nun (5.7%),

I've got more bonkers names for beers than recipes at the moment - most with an ecclesiastical bent, of course. Looking forward to brewing my 'Black Sabbath' Stout

spearmint-wino · Post by **spearmint-wino** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:08 pm

Like it. Maybe then a hoegaarden clone, "Wheatsnake"

sorry, that was just rubbish

RabMaxwell · Post by **RabMaxwell** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:58 pm

I am currently drinking a pint of heavy i poured about 20 min ago. It still has a creamy head as good as when i use sure mix 70/30 with my stouts. I think another important thing is cleaning your glasses also. I keep a very dilute solution of beer line cleaner & water in a spray bottle. Just before i want a pint i give a quick spray then a rub then a rinse with cold water better go & clean another glass as i am leaving shortly to go back to my work for 2 weeks & currently drowning my sorrows

spearmint-wino · Post by **spearmint-wino** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:06 pm

Could you take some supplies with you? 2 weeks away at work and I'd need some decent beer to keep me going

RabMaxwell · Post by **RabMaxwell** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:14 pm

Unfortunately no drink allowed offshore but i am currently trying to move to a 2 weeks on 3 weeks off job with the same money. More fishing & brewing time hopefully

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:02 pm

Fancy sharing your heavy recipe Rab?

RabMaxwell · Post by **RabMaxwell** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:13 pm

It's actually the belhaven 80/- from Wheelers Brew Your own. I replace the black malt with roast barley & Maltose syrup with flaked maize recalculate to 110 Litres & 80 % efficiency.It is an excellent beer the borve ale is good to also Caledonian 80/-.The heavy & Light recipes on page 154 of Wheelers Camera Home Brewing are also good. If you collect the first half gallon or so of the first sweet runnings from the tun into a separate pot. You then boil the shit out of it & get that nice caramel toffee note to add back to the main boiler that's so predominant in scottish ales

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Who Needs PGA Not Me

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