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It may not be the shops fault if its imported English malt? I guess theres a lot of different ways to crush. UK maltsters/micros tend to crack the hulls very lightly, most of them still look whole, and there is only the smallest amount of flour. It reduces efficiency but for old style English...

yes, silly mistake I meant 2.7 Litres of water to 1Kg of grain. the other way would be very very thick!!

You guys have a different language to me! That pond! Maris Otter IS a 2 row variety. Mainland Europe traditionally grew 6 row barley, England grows 2 row barley. The variety difference and the temp differences account for the fundamentally differing styles (generalising). My husband grows...

Maris Otter is the one that most UK micro brewerys desire, its winter sown and has the right nitrogen and protein levels (or somethign like that). I think its a reliable germinator and the maltsters like that. There are tonnes of others grown (Tipple, Cellar, Publican..etc) but the real ale...

I am a beginner at this brewing, based in UK, and trying to make sense of so much. I do know a little bit about barley as my husband grow 400 acres of Maris Otter and what you say there about the traditional route for English efficiencies corresponds to what I got taught when I went on a...

Orfy, I'm using the same incalloy heater in a 150L stainless tank (your using a stainless cask?). I made a 58 mm hole and filed the rest, found a giant nut and stuck some gasket sealant round, it all works fine. I had to fiddle with the thermostat to override it up to 100degrees. Do you think...

I don't seem to be able to insert pictures from files? just from urls, is that correct? I picked up another 2 Burcos from the council skip for 5 quid each (in addition to the one I already have which I use to caramelise first runnings) the elements are 30 quid and they need new ones but if I...

We have 20 litres (4Gallons? but your Gallons are different to ours) kettles/tea urns in the UK called Burcos, both electric and gas run. They are used quite a lot in homebrews and I think there are smaller versions (10L). I have an electric 20L one that is 30 years old. Its still looks shiney...

Hear hear, We have an extraordinary community pub near us, it usually has 10 rela ales on, it had one beer on the other night! Its very sad, it wont be open in a few months for sure, a marvellous place, the publicans are stars but ground down by the big brewery who own it trying to...

I think it will need a lot of prep and helpers. I usually brew on my own and take hours (the last 2 have taken me a whole day with so many hiccups with kit) but I think when I ask friends to help out for this workshop they will jump at the chance to see it for themselves. I reacon I could...

I loved this coffee pot mash, its brilliant as people can so easily go home and try it. Our science festival has a small budget for this and I could give out ingredients for anyone who is really keen. I think doing a mash ahead of time will work, a kind on 'one I made earlier'. I can do a...

thanks for info. (BOBNQ3X gender assumption no problem but you have had some funny Landladys.) so its brown ale then today... I will roast some malt and some grains and be patient and wait 2 weeks for them to mellow and then have another go with mellowed grains too. I have limitless raw barley...

There are lots of regulations about seed/plants and shipping, plant passports are require I think (seriously) so i will ask his supplier rather than him. The grain company will know if they can ship seed to US and we do a lot of business with them so they might send a pound or 2 (worth asking...

My lass in fact. Ok but its 10pm in UK and the shops are shut and I want to brew tomorrow in the mornign ASAP...... I'm sulking now. I made a bitter last week and I made a hoppy golden ale the week before and I need to make a porter now as the primary will be free soon and this beer making is...

If you are buying homebrew stuff in UK I have an idea for a hop exchange. I'm buying Hops in 5Kg minimum quantities from Charles Faram (Charles Faram Web) but I want a range of hops and I wont use 5kg quick enough. I have to freeze them. The cost is about 17 pounds a kilo whereas buying it...

I have been looking around this site for about a week. its fantastic. So much learnt. I only found one other Brit so far but there is a Brit group (with 9 members) which I joined. Theres a guy called Humbug from Cheshire. The group doesn't seem very active. If you are buying homebrew stuff in...

My bloke is a barley farmer. If you have any question about growing i can ask. I think even if you are not germinating it for malt you probably still wnat to find the best varieties for beer. He farms about 300 acres of Maris Otter (2 row), several million pints. Maris Otter is the flavoured...

I want to make something like a chocolately porter but I only have pale and crystal malts, raw oats, raw barley and raw wheat. Can I make something porter/stout like with these ingredients or do I have to buy some chocolate malt? I thought maybe I could roast the barley to give it the...

I read through the batch sparging threads. Thanks. What I learn is that everyone does it differently. I went on a brewery tour and took notes and was concerned my sparging was different to that seen at the brewery (the grain bed, the gentle sprinkling). My tank is so big it all gets disturb in...

Mr Humbug, your the first other Brit I have come across and I see from your profile there is a Brit group. Jolly good! This is a very US dominated site and definately all the better for it. So many keen brewers its marvellous, but it is also great to find a local forum.