Recent content by Spikemead

I think it's more todo with the fact that the local ish hbs only does 4 oz packets of hops for £4 and in the car is a hour round trip otherwise it's a minimum £7 postage unless you spend £65 so I think I may have to face the wife after getting extra hops to last a couple of batches but I think I...

Closer to £8-£10 plus either postage or gas and the wife doesn't like me using the credit card for this sort of thing and my cash is limited to one more pub trip before the next pay day Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm strapped for cash and hopless till the end of the month. But what I have is a load of pale and crystal grain a good load of herbs tea and coffee. And a need to brew :-) I've done an extract beer and loaded up with coffee before, but was wondering? if as I'm sure others have been hopless any...

Cheers if I need to bottle then I will add extra primer A pressure barrel then and being from the UK, an English ale is what I tend to like/try to make. :-) I remember when I started brewing, asking people about carboys and getting very funny looks as we call them demijohns,at the time I was...

It's 1 of the ridged ones with a bulb co2 valve does that make a difference ?

Well I have tried both my braggot and mead ale First the mead ale was fine if not really a beer more of a wine Second the Braggot Wow that was fantastic I will be doing another Braggot soon

Cheers for the advise I will keep mash down to 60 minutes for the next one , I just didn't want to under do it on the first one out. It turned out great really clear and light, if a little strong for a true session beer. A very summery beer

I've been brewing for a while now and have only bottled my beer. But for my birthday I was given some cash for my brewing :-) so along with a mash tun and a load of malted grain I got a Polypin with soda co2. What I'm thinking is, if I primed my polypin "left it for a couple of weeks to carb up...

I'm lucky that none of my 4 brothers really drink ale though my in laws more than make up for it Yeast is youngs ale so a bit ishy not the best I've used but what I had in the house And yes golden is the hops I've used but they were pellet again what I had in the house

:-) Enjoy next brew you can have one in the hand That always helps me

I've been brewing from extract for about a year so 16 ish under my belt And my brother buys me a mash tun for my birthday :-) So I quickly put it into uses I'm just after any thoughts on what I've done Maris otter Pale 4kg 90 minute mash 90 minute boil 60g golden ( English ) for 60 20g...

Cheers just got a mash tun so more Likely to get another go later this year How long did you wait to drink ?

It was great

I've now done both a braggot and a mead ale but everything I've read surgests a 2 months wait so so with luck by the end of feb I will have a couple

Well that was 2 gallons that did not want to be drunk so went down the drain