Recent content by UKSkydiver

I have a Brewzilla. Once the standard mash is done (and this would be about 8:00pm) I set the timer for, say, 12 hours at 55c. I then just let the mash (including the grain) naturally cool to 55c and let the BZ heat as required (I also lag the BZ so it doesn't lose heat overnight.) In the...

I have to be honest, hops all smell and taste the same to me. And (as I've said before) I don't like hoppy ales, so to me they are much of a muchness. I know, I'm an uncultured philistine.

On to today's brew then... AG #33 Millstream Bitter Best Bitter 4.2% / 11.3 °P All Grain BrewZilla 35L - 20 Litre Batch 75% efficiency Batch Volume: 20 L (Kettle) Fermenter Volume: 18.2 L Boil Time: 40 min Mash Water: 24.34 L Total Water: 24.34 L Boil Volume: 22 L Pre-Boil Gravity: 1038...

AG #32 Pippins Porter - March 2024 English Porter 5.0% / 12.4 °P All Grain BIAB (Small Batch) 65% efficiency Batch Volume: 12 L Boil Time: 35 min Mash Water: 11.98 L Top-Up Water: 4.62 L Total Water: 16.6 L Boil Volume: 14.77 L Pre-Boil Gravity: 1044 Vitals Original Gravity: 1050 Final Gravity...

Oh my goodness I've been such as lazy git. Ive brewed a couple since last time but I've not posted here. Not that anyone cares, but nice to share. AG #31 New Thumper - Oct 2023 Strong Bitter 5.4% / 12.8 °P All Grain BIAB (Small Batch) 65% efficiency Batch Volume: 10.5 L Boil Time: 40 min Mash...

Firstly, I'm an idiot for not posting this sooner as I'm just about to start the boil. I should have posted last night when I thought of it. Anyway. I did try and search but there were too many hits, so apols if this is a repeat question. In order to use some stuff up, I've decided to chuck...

Ah - I've just sent you a PM That was me - I thought I had sent a PM last week, but I can't see it in the history..... and I did not label it up. It's the Leffe Radieuse clone that we've been talking about for ages. Cheers.

I'm coming back to this thread as it seems pertinent to my new question.... Tagging @samale - as I know that you have some previous doing this. As you may have read before, I have used cold brew a couple of times previously. I currently have a "user upper" porter fermenting and I'd like to...

@Agentgonzo I think there is enough left after Xmas and the father in law, so if you PM me your addr I will get a bottle to you. Cheers

I can, only apologise for my tardiness. Busy week. Cascade Summer Ale. This came needing carbonisation, so I've left it a couple of weeks in the warm. Opened with a small hiss. Hard poured and had a reasonable head which dissipated. May well have benefited from a bit longer in the warm...

I think I commented on my brew days thread on this. My impressions were that it was caramelly with little to no hop character, which is not an issue for me. There is a bit of fuselly heat in there, but nothing too harsh. Might have been my ferment regime. I don't think my brew had any /...

@Griff097 @MickDundee These were my brews. @MickDundee I'm sorry you had a duff one. Both were in PET bottles and both were counter pressure filled from the corny in the same timeframe. We have been drinking the same brew from the corny over Christmas without issue. Both bottles were as...

. Not read through the thread yet. Love Secret Santa. Excited to read everyone's posts. First one of three from this generous Santa. Thank you. Chinook SMASH 5.6% I don't think I've knowingly had a smash up to yet. Nice white frothy head. Hazy Smells a bit hoppy, but not massively...

And like the number 11 bus, two arrive at the same time. From a very generous Santa, a Tribute, stout and a chinook smash. Looking forward to getting these open. Thank you.

SNAP!