Just cracked a bottle. Really nice.5 litres to mini keg,remainder to 25cl bottles. Lovely colour,nice small head and just the right hit from the hops.One to re brew at some point,especially as i am giving a mate 5 litres in a mini keg. 6 litre batch.60 min mash.60 min boil. Partial mash. 400...

Have this in the FV at present. Used CML dried ale yeast on it.Really should have a liquid yeast but worth a shot with dried.If it's something like it i will be happy. 6 litre partial mash. 75 minute mash.60 minute boil. 454 grams liquid extract 415 grams pale malt 60 grams crystal 140L 35...

Just cracked open a couple of my Blushing Blonde Pale ales.What a cracking beer and one i will repeat very soon. Only trouble is she aint blushing as i didn't add enough blackberries:rolleyes::) 5 litre partial mash. OG 1038.FG 1.007. ABV 4%.IBU 32.89 SRM 5.20 This was actually topped up to...

Have a 6 litre batch of Beamish,partial mash on the go,slightly tweaked and reduced size from the BYO special issue online. 6 litre p/mash.5 litre mash x 60 mins. 3.5 litre dunk sparge x 10 mins.60 min boil. OG 1.041. FG 1.009. IBU 28.38. SRM 28.49 650 grams dark liquid extract 150 grams stout...

Ok you Yankies;):D i have some Californian Common yeast to try out. Going to knock up what i belive you call Steam beer/Californian Common!!!!?. Have a recipie and have ordered up some Northern Brewer hops. Question,could i do one with say Chinook on it's own or perhaps Hersbruker or even a mix...

A mate gave me a couple of mini kegs(5 litre) yesterday which i am going to try out. If any good i will invest in a beer gun which is available to use with them which allows gas to be added via small canisters,like a sparklets bulb. Any of you guys over in USA or Aus use them?

Just bottled up a 6 litre batch of black rye ipa,although just under 5% so not quite the strenght,but it suits me. A real mish mash of grains.Had some given to me as well so used some of those up to . 6 litre partial mash. 70 min mash at 67c. 10 min dunk sparge at 72c. 60 min boil Pale malt...

Anyone make hard/turbo cider? Knocked up two small 4 litre batches,one apple one apple and blackberry using juice from concentrate and adding defrosted blackberries.Tested today and racked.Will bottle and add prime sugar when bottling. Thinking of buying a juicer(not a press) as neighbours have...

Just bottled up a 6 litre batch of 'Brakspear' bitter. A loosely followed and tinkered with recipie for this Oxfordshire brewed bitter. Judging from the aroma and a taste prior to bottling i am hoping this is going to be my best attempt at a bitter so far. 6 litre batch biab(dunk sparge), 90 min...

Used this in a 'bitter' for the first time. Tested and dry hopped it this morning and had a sniff and taste from the t/jar. Now i know only too well that once bottled things will change but what a lovely aroma and a sort of more malty.bready taste but in a good way. have done a good few bitters...

Have ordered up some Californian Common yeast for Steam beers. Never brewed one nor have i tasted one.Looking at some recipies it would appear that Norther Brewer hops are the go to hops to use..Any of you guys brew this stuff,if so can any hops be used or should i stick to the N Brewer's ta

Ok,i have a glut of blackberries and will be doing a blackberry stout as a previous one was really good. Would like to tackle a 'blushing blonde' type brew, ie a pale ale with added blackberries to just give it that tinge of colour and taste. Question is,anyone know what sort of quantity i...

Well? I do mostly 5/6 litre brews,some 10 litres but that's about it.I like to try out plenty of recipies and usually have around 80 odd bottles of beer indoors at any given time.It allows me to do more brews as well:) I do give a fair few away and really only drink a pint a day,sometimes not...

This has turned out a nice brew.Used around 16% rye in the mix and it is a very nice sharpish and hoppy brew but not too full on with the hops.Certaily one to repeat. Used up a mix of pale and lager malt as my base. Partial mash,6 litres,OG 1.048,FG 1010,43.80 IBU,10.92 SRM 5 litre mash at 67c...

This is a popular beer over here in the uk.Not an exact clone by any means,but near it and it has tuned out a cracker.One to repeat as a bigger brew. 6 litre partial mash. 60 min mash at 67c. Dunk sparge at 72c 10 mins. 60 min boil 350 grams pale malt 100 grams lager malt 454 grams liquid malt...

We have a mini heatwave here in the UK. Sweltering in 30c temps,no breeze and really sticky,mind you we have had the barbie out today(fathers day) with copious amounts of my homebrew downed:).More beers as pressies as well!,hard being a dad:D

This has been bottled for a few weeks now and it has turned out a belter,certainly one to re brew and a bigger batch as well. I used Brew Dog(nuns with guns) recipie and tampered with it to suit myself,called it Nun attack. 5 litre biab batch, 5 litre mash, 2.75 litre dunk sparge,60 min mash...

Have never used this before.Got some to try out in a couple of small batch beers. Have already got one on the go with a 5% addition to pale malt and other malts.What would your maximum percentage be in a beer. Will i get anything out of a 5% addition or have i wasted my time? cheers

Just bottled up my ordinary bitter. Discovered whilst racking into my Bottling Fv a small black(probably fruit fly) fly stuck to the side of my brew Fv!!!!. Had a taste after testing the FG,tasted fine and another having discovered said intruder:eek:. Now bottled and named Surrey Fly Bitter...

Just done a small 5 litre EPA brew,using up bits and bobs of whatever there was:D 5 litre batch,partial mash,60 min mash,60 min boil,dunk sparge. 454grm Liquid extract at start of boil 100 grms pale malt 50 grms lager malt 10 grms crystal malt 30 grms wheat malt 10 grms styrian goldings pellets...