Recent content by Brewdoddy

I am a dad of four. I tried to interest all four in brewing. The three boys were more interested and two of them developed a long term interest. My daughter showed little interest but graduated from Edinburgh University with a BSc in biochemistry. She works in the pharmaceutical industry. One of...

I have used Hopscotch - which is an isomerised hop extract to correct this sort of thing in the past. It is pure hop bitterness so will not enhance hoppiness but will solve the low bitterness. Hopscotch was produced by JRM Products, Haddington, Scotland.

IPA brewed by son Alistair on our 100 litre home brew rig. Nice balance with just the right amount of bitterness and after hop. Someone taught him well... Cleaning equipment today for last brew before Christmas tomorrow.

Love reading these posts and I have heard so many similar over the years! I have been home brewing since 1970 and working as a professional brewer since 1979. In 1980 I was stopped in the street by an old High School acquaintance (no friend). "What are you doing now," he demanded. "I'm a...

The most common reason for thin beer is not enough calcium sulphate in the brewing water and if you are mashing at a higher temperature to retain residual sweetness and still need more sweetness consider using calcium chloride. So perhaps a mixture of calcium sulphate (2/3) and calcium chloride...