Here in the UK we have seen a general decline in consumption across all categories and it's been going on for years. People are not neccessarily looking for less expensive beer, rather there are fewer people drinking beer. For me, this is why the volume brewers pull their dirty tricks like...

My homebrew supplies side has fallen off a cliff, my take on that is people have abandoned brewing and gone back to work. I will probably close the webshop in the coming weeks. Bar rentals are good, it's been a decent year for festivals and events so far and there's a bit to come yet. As a side...

Have to say at this point, please make the link easier to find. I sat around for half an hour last time waiting for a response to messages or a post on the thread. Might well have been my tired brain missing something but I'm in no rush to repeat that experience.

How are we supposed to join if we can't see the link? What am I missing?

Where's the link?

Oh wow, cool. I've had a bit published over the years and hardly earned a bean from it :)

My little bar won pub of the season for spring, presentation was this afternoon. I'm surprised how pleased I am but there it is. A bit of validation for what we are trying to do

Nice, it's a real kick getting anything published. Well done :)

SO4 is my go to, seems very tolerant and produces really good English style beers. My mild is spot on to my mind, just right. US05 is, in my mind, a bit too punchy for a mild. That said, I really don't know how either would react to excessive temps.

That's 11pm here so see where I'm up to. I'm at the bar all day from 2pm so might be a bit weary by 11pm :)

Could always come and pull a few pints here if you're at a loose end buddy :)

I missed this too. I work in the bar until 8pm Saturdays now but would have dropped in if I'd realised, will keep an eye out for the next one.

Amen to that; brilliant! It will be a couple of weeks yet but I like the Vienna/Munich idea. Will see what yeasts are available.

Apologies. Life went bonkers when I got back from holiday, been chasing my tail trying to get on top of everything. I'll read back through this lot now; all input much appreciated as ever :)

I really don't do lager but am coming under a bit of pressure to get one done so, little help please? I'm looking for a simple recipe using as much of what I have as possible, I will push the boat out and buy correct yeast :) I have lots of Vienna, Lots of Munich, Lots of Extra Pale, mountains...

Brilliant. It's a tricky business that because people are not really thinking 'it's good/bad for a GF beer', they're thinking 'that's a good/bad beer', the GF bit is the brewer's problem. The art of it, I would think, is making a good beer that happens to be gluten free. Good on you buddy :)

We have a similar product - Brausol - which is silica based and hideously expensive. Very effective though, but only works once whereas the adjunct/isinglass combo can repeat the process when the cask is moved around in delivery etc.

I'm guessing OG and efficiency? This happens to me quite a bit. My brewing guru Chris tells me that far and away the biggest culprit in missed OG is mash temp. When I concentrate on mash temp, I get way closer to OG and to decent efficiency. Could be plenty of other things as well though...