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Like most of my brews, they are "What if" types ....Crossmyloof fits that bill superbly, as they have such an extensive ant proven range.... Go for a Pseudo-lager... I have Just done one with CML Clipper and basic ingredients pale malt / munich / acid malt....Hopefully a summer session light...

Agree completely with The Baron ; water costs nothing ......(in Scotland !!).

From a yeast point of view , I used Crossmyloof Wallonia recently ; what a cracking yeast , full of distinct traditional wheat beer flavours , clove, banana, spicy.... I fermented at 18-20 deg celcius.

Here is some further reading on the subject.... https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/buffalo-boiler-not-heating.73950/ and https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/fixing-a-buffalo-boiler-cut-out.69017/ I should probably stress that if you are in any way doubtful of your abilities...

Hello, On this Forum and others there is quite a bit of details of how this type of boiler can be liable for not reaching a full boil....with a fair amount of advice to sort.....Some of it is far too involved for someone who does not deal with electrics routinely, but some of it is fairly...

Slightly off topic, but in essence to praise Crossmyloof as a company in their range and exceptional service.... Their basic range is in my opinion good but not outstanding, and their Beirm range seems very promising and extensive.

Yes I keep fluttering my eyes at my friend who uses a Grainfather all in one system to try and get an invite to when he is on a brew day !!

As for a perspective from the basic/non-mechanised point of view, .....I am a BIAB brewer, and I do batch sparging. I never have clear wort to put to boil...I allow protafloc to sort everything out towards the end of the boil (Tea urn). Everything is then fermented ; the whole lot (usualy...

everyone has their own opinion as to when to bottle, but faster is always better for me....I ferment a lot of the time in an "open" bucket (yes I do have a lid !!)... but consider that leaving it too long would only lead to wild yeast infections or oxygen ingress if the beer had not enough CO2...

My last two brews have had in equal amounts Target and Admiral, and for me they only seem to give neutral bitterness, and the malt provides the majority of flavour..... Having tried both in bitter recipe's and being underwhelmed with lack of "Traditional English" notes, I really was only using...

My brew day to bottling day is on average six days for normal bitters / ales. This varies considerably, the longest I have in recent months is ten days for IPA / dry hopped beers, and the shortest was a Californian common with Kveik as the yeast @ four days.

Hello Rento, I am a BIAB brewer and yes I have had exactly the same results in a wheat beer with roughly similar % components to yourself. I usually try to hit 1.050 -1.060 O.G. for all of my beer, bu this one was around 1.045 and particularly thin. So my singular assumption was that wheat malt...

Hello Clint, I have had a go at a few Cali common's over the last few years, and really a more hoppy bitter was the end result...so not being overly impressed I tried this one...try it yourself (?) , you will never be the same again !!! (maybe not in a good way.....but like everything it has to...

I would bottle straight away personally. Sitting at the same final gravity for 8 days is telling you "do it now" !! As for the kit saying target is 1.009 this is their thought based on their own (presumably) repeated findings...but in your own set up and temperature control it can contribute to...

I have had a Burco Cygnet 30 litre size for about 2-3 years with virtually no issues that were not my own doing...! As for wall thickness - no big dents or warping so far (and I am relatively careless with most things...!! I would certainly go for the larger 30 liter one as you can always make...

Yes - I would second Northern-brewer's comment on "Clean/not dried out.." etc. I have done it a few times myself with Crossmyloof pale ale, and Mangrove Jack's M44...but saved a % of the cake into a large sterile jam jar or two, where the cake had been rinsed/washed in a demi-john of sterile /...

Have not tried their kits - but they did sell on UK Fleabay for a while.... I did try their Altbier yeast, (again Fleabay) and yes it was reasonably "characterful" , but it did stop slightly higher than I expected making the beer slightly less dry than I really wanted.

I would second that on St. Austell - went while I was a student many years a ago..an excellent brewery tour (and now enjoy their "Proper Job" Ipa bottles on a regular basis.... Worth giving them a call ...as their website is none too specific as to whther they are open or not....

Hello Adrian, welcome to the world of experimentation versus expected results...! You have probably started with the correct assumtion that you are the harshest critic...keep lestening to him ! Have a look at basic set up and review where you need to be , don't assume you are there....most...

What about a cheerful sole ?