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Nearing the end of my keg of Low ABV pale. 0.7% and surprisingly this has got better the longer I’ve left it. Lovely easy drinker.

@pilgrimhudd Would you take an American Amber? It was supposed to be a red, but let’s say we’ve missed the colour slightly! A bit out of the APA spectrum though…

Checked on progress last night and we're down to FG, bang on 1.011, no doubt helped by the warmer temps. Sample wasn't quite as hoppy as I'd like, but certainly no off flavours which is a relief. Thinking back, I think I had the lid off during the hop-stand as the immersion chiller was sat in...

I’d love to but I’m being regularly reminded by the better half we don’t have room. I disagree, but feel a leg fridge might be the priority first…

Sounds good enough to me. I'll stick some in with this batch. Between the hopstand and dry hop it's had a fair whack of late addition hops, so any preventative measure can be no bad things...

Checked this yesterday and CML FIVE taken off well with a lovely thick krausen. Quite alarmed to see the sticky thermometer on the side of the bin reading 24-26 deg. FV is in an eave space which usually holds at around 18-20. Hadn't registered we'd actually had some warm weather recently...

Honestly, no idea! I haven't been at this all that long (10-15 brews maybe?). I use a Klarstein Mundschenk bought on here from @Jiffy176. He put a good false bottom plate in which catches most of the hop debris. Protofloc in at 10 minutes from the end. Most brews involve a hopstand, after which...

British Golden Ale Harlequin, Jester and Olicana Hops Golden Promise, Carapils and Wheat Malt with a bit of Clear Choice as I was short on GP.. OG - 1.046 FG - 1.011 EBC - 7.3 IBU - 36 ABV - 4.6% All went pretty smoothly and 23 litres of clear bright wort into the fermentor.

Cheers @Hazelwood Brewery Just had a look, seems I’m on a similar sort of track. Mine is Golden Promise + Wheat Malt and Carapils. Swap Ernest for harlequin and I’ve also got some harlequin in the late boil addition. I’ll also use CML FIVE as it’ll be a little happier at my cupboard temp...

Hi all, I'm trying to do my next few brews making use of British hops. This weekend will be a golden ale for (hopefully!) some warmer weather round the corner. I've got 70g each of Harlequin, Jester and Olicana, which I think should work nicely together. Anyone any experience with these three...

Of course. I’m straight down the tried and tested route of over complicating things. I have lactose in as I used some in the low ABV beer I made a while back. This is a small trial batch anyway, so I may bottle half as is and dose the rest with a bit of lactose to evaluate any difference…...

Question borne out of curiosity. I’ve just taken a gravity sample of a pale ale I brewed at the weekend. Aiming for a FG of 1.012 and it’s already down at 1.008. It’s a pale ale with Maris Otter, caramalt, wheat and a bit of crystal. Sample was a lot drier than intended and I’d expected more...

A pale ale I hope will turn out something like Wye Valley Butty Bach. Maris Otter with some Cara Malt, Wheat Malt and a touch of crystal. Fuggles and Goldings through the boil. Bramling Cross hopstand and another dose of BX for a small dry hop. Should be drinkable whatever the result!

I’d give a second vote to a Red with the ingredients you’ve got.. I’ve just brewed my first using Citra and Columbus for a more hop forward American Red. First taste last night was great. You could do one using the CML C hop mix if you went down this route. Bitter with Bramling Cross is a good...

Had that for the first time a few weeks ago… really good 👍 Their ‘Red Dawn’ is cracking as well

Had a few yesterday (Joules Pale mainly) so taking it easy today. A few low ABV pales. Calling this ‘Five & Drive’

Thanks for the pointer… I used this thread when I first started fiddling with water profiles and trying to use my hard as nails water. Felt a little out of my depth at the time and seems I read it and missed the key point! All makes sense now. Ive been adjusting with CRS to get CaCO3 in the...

That sounds great, cheers 👍👍

Yeah I’ve found it a bit of a struggle as my tap water is well over 8. I dose up with a fair bit of CRS but still seem to always be high and needing some lactic acid during the mash..

Shame, appreciate the offer. Whereabouts are you? If you don’t need them and would be happy to post I’d be happy to buy one off you? Rather see money go to someone on here than Amazon…