First AG in 20 odd years

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Post by mixbrewery » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:24 pm

Great pics and looks like a successful brewday.
Haven't lost the touch then :D
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Post by MightyMouth » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:55 am

Welcome back and as a new brewer I would like to know what made you stop 20 years ago?
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Post by sllimeel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:24 pm

MightyMouth. I stop brewing after i left home and i bought a flat, with space being limited it was hard to get brewing. I did the odd brew but all that steam in a small flat not a good idea :roll: I had that flat for 11 years (negative equity) :cry: When i moved houses my equipment always moved too so i knew one day i would get back into the fold, i just didn't think it would take this long :lol: I now have a nice garage next to the house so the "Anchorage brewery" can finally open :lol:
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Post by edit1now » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:49 pm

Prolix - what do you need the chicken for?
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Post by evilsoc » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:10 pm

edit1now wrote:Prolix - what do you need the chicken for?
Chickens are very good at taking photos of the brewday so you can concentrate on weighing, pouring, lifting etc.
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Post by sllimeel » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:13 pm

Took this sample and reading today (just over 5 days) and at 1.011 also you have to have a taste :D and it is very nice :D just like Black Sheep which i beleive is what Horden Hillbilly based his recipe on, hats off to you :wink:

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Post by johnmac » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:58 pm

Welcome back!

"Returned to brewing after 20 years" seems to be quite a typical thing on this forum. I wonder if there are more of us returnees than actual new brewers?
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Post by ECR » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:19 pm

edit1now wrote:Prolix - what do you need the chicken for?
edit1now, see third message down and beyond in this thread
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Post by edit1now » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:52 pm

Thanks ECR. I had assumed the cock was part of the "getting the magic to work" bit. Black candles, draw a pentagram... and the beer ferments.
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Post by stevezx7r » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:26 pm

I thought I left a message earlier saying something like that was my first AG - it is nice isn't it. I had scare thinking I had diacetyl (not enough aeration) but it turned out to be the EK goldings :oops: Tastes great now :wink:
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Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:58 pm

Reading the O.P sounds like what I've done.
I was helping my uncle to brew from the age of 14, I started the art of brewing on my own at 16 using Tom Caxton, John Bull, etc,etc,. with a Boots the chemist brew bin!! (first kit was 24 pints Tom Caxton lager)
Anyway, at 30 I moved up to AG, and what a difference it made to quality, even though they were not as good then as they are now!
I've wasted grains with a bad mash, leaned from mistakes, bottled to early, thought sterilisation was optional, bought a crown corker you knocked tops on with a hammer :( .
I'm back now after a 8yr break brewing beers that are better than a lot I've paid £2.00+ for in the boozer, and it's all thanks to you on this great web site, plus fantastic grains and hops off Reaper (Barley Bottom)
I'd also like to thank Horden Hillbilly for being so kind replying to my questions and congratulate him on his brilliant web site.
May I say a big thank-you to all of you!!
I'm brewing again, and here to stay....

John (BarnsleyBrewer)
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Post by sllimeel » Sun May 04, 2008 5:59 pm

Ok, four weeks now in the barrel and its bank holiday so lets get drinking this one :D


The sun shines and this taste great, thank you HH for your recipe :=P
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Post by subsub » Sun May 04, 2008 6:07 pm

That's a cracker S, makes me thirsty looking at it. Off to the shed for a pint methinks :lol:
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Post by Oggy' Bar » Sun May 04, 2008 7:34 pm

edit1now wrote:Prolix - what do you need the chicken for?
Prolix, I think what you actually need is a LARGE Cock :lol:

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Post by Horden Hillbilly » Sun May 04, 2008 7:35 pm

sllimeel wrote:Ok, four weeks now in the barrel and its bank holiday so lets get drinking this one :D


The sun shines and this taste great, thank you HH for your recipe :=P
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That's a great looking beer you have made yourself there sllimeel, I am also pleased (and relieved! :lol: ) that you enjoy it!
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