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Recently I brewed this. (hope off site links are allowed.) http://forum.craftbrewing.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7125&p=100277&hilit=grapefruit#p100277 It was absolutely awful, metallic and gross in May, and didn't make it to the home brew festival. I'm clearing out and I've found the...

I'm planning to brew a rum and raisin stout using the raisin character from Special B and Molasses. I've only ever brewed a few proper stouts (I rarely go past Porter level colour) and what I did brew was quite good. However, the speciality malt bill for what I've come up with looks absolutely...

Hello! I'm not much of a regular poster on this forum as I'm from the UK and those forums suit me more in terms of ingredients available, measurements, the usual. I do still use the site for info (and what a goldmine it is,) but thought I would post this as it may be of interest to some members...

So, brewed my first soda recently with gin botanicals, sugar and lemon. I added yeast and let the bottles harden up, then bunged in the fridge. Success! It tastes great, you can't buy it in shops for sure, and So what are the basic sort of brews that people are making? I'll no doubt do an old...

Never made soda before as the idea is practically non existent in the UK, and I barely ever drink commercial soda because of the price, chemical and sugar content, and it just generally tastes awful to me. However after some useful tips on this forum I knocked this up. 3tbsp juniper berries...

I tasted this last night and it's AMAZING. It's a 7% Saison with a little brett tartness (less than Orval, almost unnoticable) then aged in White Wine barrels. The resulting beer is crisp and fizzy, dry with an incredible finish. So the basic idea isn't too difficult, and I'd like to make...

I have; Northern Brewer Topaz (50g) First Gold Pacific Gem Looking to push it towards an ESB, any suggestions on a hop schedule? I thought about bittering with NB then a mix of topaz/first gold shotted in for the last 10 minutes. Don't mind saving the NB really as I'll be brewing a...

It's that time of year when we can't leave the house any more so we resort to whacky bonkers brewing ideas. You know the kind, that guy who wants to brew a south pacific ale using his leftover hawthorne berries or a wine from cabbage and swede....etc etc. So I had one of these last night, and...

I've been reading about sour beers lately and I'm trying to come up with a way to try one without too much outlay. There's a few reasons behind that, but it's mostly because I don't want to spend a full brew day on a sour beer, and because I don't want 5 gallons of sour beer that I probably...

All brewed up yesterday and fermenting nicely this morning. I wanted to go for an Irish Red type base beer with plenty of Topaz hops, because I've got an APA on tap already. S-04 Yeast Not many pics as my boiler started shorting out and I got pissed off =D> Recorded 66c mash temp...

Hi all, I started by brewing up a standard belgian pale ale recipe using my BIAB setup. Here's the recipe; Bottled today, tasting good and fermented very dry at 1.007 giving it 4.8% ABV! A little stronger than I aimed for, but not particularly unwelcome. I also syphoned a gallon...

Hi all, In the summer I brewed a honey ale with goldings hops, I dry hopped with about 40g goldings but due to the warm temps and a lack of control on my part, I didn't get to condition it properly and it tasted grassy right to the end. This one taught me a lesson - bottles are better in the...

Hi everyone. Been a long time since I posted here and I think only a select few will remember me, mostly for that awful Toffee Apple Cider recipe (one that caused the hangover of a lifetime in myself and two other friends.) I thought I'd re-introduce myself as I'm posting on UK forums now...

I have recently discovered a rather fantastic beer shop a few miles away from me, they stock craft beer from all over the world. I usually buy 4 bottles or so when my fridays have ended up somewhat solitary. Now, they've got all the usual suspects. Rogue, Stone, Sierra Nevada etc. You can...

I'm not much of a brewing guide fan, to be honest. I like to brew what I want to drink, and that's all there is to it. *Folds arms and strops around.* The idea of a braggot is quite appealing to me. I love beer, I love honey, and I'd like a big rich honey beer in bottles for those sophisticated...

What does it do? Increased bitterness and colour, or are there other advantages? My next recipe calls for it and I'm just wondering :-)

Just finishing off a beer, waiting for it to clear ready for the keg. I've never bothered with a clearing agent for anything except strong wines, but is it worth adding something to this? The reason I ask is because I'm rather low on beer shy of a few lagers (boooo!) in the cupboard, and I...

First things first, I know it's not really champagne. Just getting that out of the way. :p I'd like to make a good quality champagne style wine for special occasions. I'm after a 101 really - a rundown of what you would do to make it worth cracking open on birthdays and christmas! I'm thinking...

Ever since starting this hobby, I keep noticing a strong metallic taste in bottled beers

So, being a gardener by trade and getting a small fruit press soon, I'm quite interested in growing things to home brew with next year, as we've got plenty of space. This is not a topic about hops, but all ingredients in general, and I'm interested in almost any kind of home brewing - beer...