Fuller's London Pride

[BitterTed]

making British ales is easy,

and yet on the whole they are by far the best in the world (not that i'm biased)

Yes, you are biased!!! But also correct!!

Going back to this idea of dumping old yeast into the boil - Is this really of any advantage

Yeast nutrient when dumped into the boil. You probably won't get any flavor from it, seems like a goodway to get rid of excess yeast to me.

[Barley Water]

Well I tasted some of this yesterday while I was making my Dunkel. I can really taste the dyacetyl from the yeast and it does make the beer taste smooth. I think when I make this again, I will try and increase the flavor hops a little and maybe dry hop just slightly. I don't get London Pride around here so I don't know how close it is to the commercial verson (even if I did, the sample would not be fresh anyway). This beer is pretty much what I was trying for though, it is easy to drink and you don't feel like taking a nap after a couple of pints (unlike some of the other stuff I make). I just can't help messing around with the formulation though, I guess I just feel the need for an individual interpretation.

[monk]

I get LP in the bottle every few weeks or so, but it's different. I once had it from the cask in San Diego and it was much different...better.

Monk