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I can't give you a definitive answer, but #7 indicates "other" so PET#7 would be a plastic that is PET but may have other plastics in it as well. (It's not a pure PET or it would be a #1) It may, for example, be a laminate with a thicker layer of PET and a thin layer of something else to...

I'm not familiar with aitken tall fonts, but here a pic of the bar. Maybe you can tell from this... I took pics whenever I could, otherwise I'd never remember what I tried. John Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I only tried one Fyne Ale at the Bow Bar in Edinburgh but don't remember seeing it more than a couple of times. It was the Highlander and didn't suit my taste at the time...I'd be willing to try another though :) I was in Glasgow during the games, although it wasn't planned and we didn't go...

Just got back from my trip to Scotland, and while I tried way too many beers to list, I will share some and a couple of my favorites beers and places that we went. We finished our trip in Glasgow and went to West and absolutely loved it. It was a nice change from the cask ales I had been...

One cubic mile could also be a very long building, only a couple of stories high. According to Wikipedia, the most voluminous building in the world is 472 million cubic feet. A building one cubic mile in volume would be about 147.2 billion cubic feet, or 312 times larger. In theory, I don't...

Brewing this today...been wanting to try Simcoe for a while but this will be my first time. Bringing wort to a boil now. My LHBS recently changed the rollers on their crusher and warned me that my efficiency might go up, which it did, so this might be a little bigger than expected. Not a bad...

Thanks again, everyone. So many pubs, so many distilleries, so little time... John Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks for all the suggestions! I've been away from my computer but I will definitely look into all of these as soon as I can. Thanks again! John Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hey all, My wife and I are traveling to Scotland in a few months and will be spending about 2 weeks hopping around the country, including a few of the islands. Obviously we'll hit up a distillery or two, but does anyone have any recommendations for beers to try or breweries to visit...

I've got a dog named Indy (after Indiana Jones), but I'm working on letting my wife name out next dog Dunkel. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

broncosmoker, thanks for the response. I did not change the grain bill at all from Jamil's version and I used the Wyeast 1968 and fermented at 67. The full recipe is here, about half way down the page...I used the all grain recipe. I can't verify that the grains were fresh, but my homebrew shop...

Hello all, On Jan 3, I brewed Jamil's Ordinary Bitter recipe and I really loved it. I entered it into a competition that was judged on March 11 and scored a 28 from a Grand Master judge and a 33 from a second judge. Not great, but I liked it so much I brewed it again (before I got the...

Brewing 5 gallons of an Oktoberfest recipe I pieced together from different recipes and extra hops I had. Last year I waited until August, this year I'm planning ahead!

148 billion cells at 1 billion/mL is 148mL. Seems reasonable, and it looks like I have more than enough in my starter to cover that. Thanks! John

Are you using an erlenmeyer flask? I had problems with throwing the stir bar when building my stir plate until I get the flask. The other things I tried (mason jars, pitchers) weren't flat enough on the bottom, but once I got the flask and discovered the trick to positioning it on the stir...

Hello, To save a little cash, I made a 1.6L starter (stir plate) last weekend and only pitched 1L into my dry stout. I used the rest to make a 1.5L starter for my next batch, which according to Mr.Malty, requires 148 billion cells or a 1L starter (it's a 1.040 bitter), allowing me to save .5L...

Maybe I wasn't clear, the recipe actually assumes a 5% EKG, but I adjusted the recipe based on the 7.2% EKG I bought from the local shop to get the right AA. Not sure if it is normal or not, but the last 4oz of EKG (2x2oz) I bought were 7.2%, probably from the same crop. John

Here's a quick tip you might want to try if you're having trouble with your vorlauf. When I vorlauf, I do so into a small (2 cup) measuring cup that's small that I can maneuver it into the mash tun. When adding back into the tun, I position a ladle just at the surface of the liquid and slowly...

Thanks for the ideas. Unfortunately, my Hallertau is 4.3% (the EKG I spec'd in the recipe is 7.2%) and I don't think I'll have enough to cover the IBU's, so maybe I'll just buy some more EKG. John

Thanks, JR. I would account for the different amount of alpha acid if I substitute to get the same bittering, I'm just wondering how much of the flavor (if any) would change by substituting for EKG. John