I also stick with Fullers for my commercial esb. I haven't had the best luck in my homebrews replicating English flavor in esb's. Probably tried 4 or 5 times. The best English beers I have home brewed have been mild ales. Specifically orfy's mild from this site is the best English homebrew I've...
It took me a while, but here's how I get my cone. On flameout, I start the pump with the chiller in the pot. You don't have to start the chiller at this point. Whirlpool and chill for however long you need. Turn off the pump and take the chiller out at the same time. Wait 20 minutes. You should...
Absolutely! As long as the cat gets skinned. Just replying to this thread is making me want to brew this up again. I think I subbed the yeast last batch and the beer wasn't the same.
I have to respectfully disagree here. I would order a 4 quart flask from Northern brewer. I slummed it for quite a while with starters, but it's really nice to be able to cook, cool, and ferment in the same vessel. Don't forget the fermcap!
Just got everything for this, but I only have one 5ml hopshot. According to northern brewer's website, I should get around 50 ibu's from this. That is very close to the 20 AAU (which equals 56 ibu's) called for in the recipe.
Any opinions on what to do? I am probably just going to roll with the...