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Yes, I completely agree. Best chance of getting the tories out is if Boris stays. The next election can't come quick enough!

Sadly I might have to sit this one out :( . My brew schedule has become very packed, but hope it all goes well and I'd definitely be up for the next one!

What sort of distance are we talking? I grew up in NW London and I now live SE London. Whilst I'm in the same city it takes me ~1h15 to get home by car or train, and many Londoners would consider this "moving out", but in the grand scheme of things I haven't moved country or anything.

Maybe there was something wrong with the bottle, but thinking about it the batch may not have been carbed up properly when I bottled. I did bottle from keg but I used a counterpressure filler. I cracked open a bottle last night that was bottled the same time as that one, and it was less...

Did this taste off in any way or just lack carbonation?

I do have some yeast/bacteria blends which would take 6 months and it would be great to do a wild beer swap! All my glass demijohns are being taken up by cider though so I need to wait until that's fermented. With kettle souring, Philly sour, and even some kveik yeasts you can get a sour beer...

Yeah, I'd really enjoy a quick sour/kettle sour one!

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I fermented with WY3726 which is supposed to be a bit tart, and others have picked up on it but I'm not getting it.

Sadly my last saison. From @pilgrimhudd this is a stronger version of the style at 7.3% It has an attractive haze to it with a lively effervescence. Pale straw in colour with a persistent white head. The aroma is sweet malt with a bit of nutmeg and spice, and a subtle earthiness. The flavour...

Unfortunately we can't all be the queen and this long weekend I didn't have holiday and was working long hours in a kitchen, but today I'm off brewing an IPA, listening to Testament and trying @Oneflewover's beer. The appearance is a bit hazy, golden in colour with a thin dissipating head. The...

Sounds equally good :). Are you planning on making some kind of syrup/extract first or just throw in whole flowers?

This sounds really good. Have you tried using real elderflowers somehow? I have a ton around me.

I'm enjoying @Mash Monster's saison. The appearance is very clear with a pale golden colour. The head seems to dissipate quickly. The aroma is that typical saison "farmhouse" aroma with some sweet malt coming through. Flavour starts quite tart, leading onto malts then a balanced bitterness...

There doesn't seem to be a prize, or have I missed it?

I'll give that a go next timeathumb..

Gosh that's a lot of pressure! (No pun intended)

I have received all 3 of my beers, thank you @Mash Monster , @pilgrimhudd and @Oneflewover, I look forward to trying them! @SMP Brewery , @Broken Toe @AJA your beers should arrive in the next couple of days. What's the plan for drinking them? Can we open them yet?

Was gonna say this as well, although I've not seen anything saying it's been debunked. I use Magnum almost exclusively for bittering. I used to use Polaris which has high AAs and gives a really smooth bitterness but home brew shops don't seem to sell it anymore. Something I will also add about...

I went to Ghent for the weekend a few years ago and quite enjoyed it. It's a nice picturesque town with a Cathedral and canal yet not terribly touristy. Nice cafes and bars to get good Belgian beer at, and I remember we went ot this beer shop with hundreds of different beers available. I thought...

I can picture the logic in my head but I won't be in front of a pc until tomorrow night to actually try it out. I'll PM you about it.