Recent content by disasterjustavoided

I wondered if anyone had seen this, I'm not sure if the idea really appeals. But I guess if it was in a pill I won't mind. Sounds too good to be true though.

Yep, time for an update. A worthy experiment, if only to see what not to do! The control made a pretty standard ok bitter, nothing special but worked well. Yarrow - Now this was the interesting one because at first I really thought it had worked well, then on the finish I started to wonder...

Right I want to brew a robust porter for the first time and have come up with this recipe. I'm not sure about using rye malt, any experience? Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 4.71 kg...

Should have read this first! From gruitale.com ... I dry herbed the yarrow leaves, not expecting great results there then!

Ok, just bottled up, that's a week later. Styrian goldings - As you'd expect you can taste the hops, a great mouthfeel and so far tastes as if it should be a good beer. Nothing - Yep, bog standard bitter ok Bay - A certain tang has been added an extra dimension. Rather subtle but certainly...

Title just about says it really. I've been thinking about my beers (more specifically my British Ales) and how I serve them. If I stick an ale in the fridge I'm halfway down the glass before I start to taste some of the subtler tastes and room temperature seems a bit too warm. I've also heard...

Interesting stuff Matty, actually I didn't think of drying them first. I just picked them and threw them straight in! I tend to have a sip of what I am brewing at each stage of the game, so as long as I remember.. update in 3 or 4 days time.

Ah, well I've stuck it in the Carboys now having just washed under the tap (or is faucet). 1 x Yarrow (3g), 3 bay leaves, 1 x 1g Styrian Goldings and one control with nothing in at all. Will update!

I've a standard English bitter sitting in my primary and I only have four (UK) gallon carboys to use for a secondary. The plan was to dry hop with S Goldings just as the Famous Timothy Taylor brewery do with their landlord. But I got to thinking, that I could just use each one as an experimental...

That's what I like about this forum, one question and so much applied knowledge comes back. Cheers folks. Actually, I do now have two bottles fo yeast cake in my fridge. I'm aiming to go from an English Mild to a lightly smoked Porter. So should be ok.

Actually, I searched and found a really good reply to this question here... So, I think I'll steralize a plastic bottle pour in a bit of beer mixed cake and then put the whole thing in the fridge.

Hello Forgive me if this has been covered. But I only have time to bottle tonight and not for a brew day. However, I'd like to reuse the yeast by pitching straight onto it. If I leave the cake for a day or two then pitch on top is that going to be too long?

I know a gay couple who love all sorts of crappy commerical fruit beers and I desperately try to wean them onto good beers, so this is what I brewed for them. I got Lychees more than anything. But yes, very good, will make it again.

By the way brewbeery, I made your beer and it was devine! Good call.

Ahh... good, yes breewasbtd thats exactly what I was thinking, cheers. I'm guessing 15 mins would work as that is how long you have boil baby bottles for. Right, off to buy grain!