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15 Litres of Citra hopped pale ale My first of the year! Total 1680 litres

I think Trump cares so little for the people of the US he wouldn't care if it headed into Civil War (it is unlikely, but there is potential for a lot of civil unrest) it would give him opportunity to invoke 'special measures' to carry on as president! Friends 'across the pond' are quite worried...

15 litres 'house bitter' Total = 24,512 litres

I've been brewing on and off since the 1970's .... yes, I've been around a while now:hat: All my gear to date has been a bit Heath Robinson style, nearest I got was a Buffalo boiler with a ball valve tap and a stainless cooling coil! Mrs C finally got me to go for an all in one brewing system...

Gone ......

I have finally taken the plunge and spent some brass and upgraded my gear! There is a 40 litre buffalo boiler, which is now spare, holds a rolling boil no problem, modified with a ball valve and has a copper manifold type filter fitted. It would be for collection only I'm afraid (currently...

Bottled this morning, really pleased with my first attempt and will certainly give the recipie another go ! OG target was 1.074 ..... actual 1.070 FG target was 1.019 ... last week was 1.020 .... today 1.019 ABV target was 7.27% .... actual 6.56% Edited bit .... Batch primed ordinary sugar...

Bottled the brew this morning ...... flawless precision NO **** ups. Needless to say, sods law it was excellent :laugh8: Now sat maturing in the brew fridge. My OH came and tried it and her reaction was "Wow, you can brew that again!" I will certainly brew this again, the recipie will be...

I must admit in my early days of brewing I tried all sorts, well, the best we could in the early 70's ! Various attempts at stouts, mild, lager, porter, heavy ales over the years. Not always successful by any stretch of the imagination asad.:vomitintoilet: I tend to brew what I enjoy...

@UKSkydiver .... I must admit I'm tempted buy an all in one system, but reluctant to fork out big bucks! Apart from that all my kit is a bit heath Robinson, but that's part of the fun (for me) but my boiler is 40 litre and I've cut down from 23 litre brews to 15 (easier for the old bones to...

I've no idea what to suggest, maybe the 'newer' versions of the Buffalo aren't as good as the old ones? Mines a 40 litre boiler, about 12 years old now, the only modifications I made are changing the tap to a ball valve, fitting insulation from a 'camping mat' and cutting a notch in the lid for...

Unless its patently obvious and the brew is obviously infected, it's always worth keeping a brew for a while, had them in the past where I'd really thought 'no get rid' .... but can't stand waste! Left one recent batch that although it wasn't off, it just wasn't to taste. Moved it from into one...

Tried all sorts (not Bassets) of things for carbonation over the years, can't say as I've ever noticed any difference with anything, nowadays just stick to ordinary white sugar, serves its purpose well enough. There again I batch prime at quite a low rate of 3g per litre, not particularly keen...

@chthon .... will nip out and twitch it up to 22° see what it does then bottle at weekend. Personally not particularly fond of very fizzy beer, but intend to batch prime at 5g per litre which a bit higher than my usual 3g for 'standard' beers, cheers.

@Saisonator .... thanks buddy, read through posts again and missed the point regarding recirculating and sparge. So the 'All in one system' could easily be an option in future, as I say, I have moved to producing 15 litre batches so it sounds like it would be fairly straightforward and no need...

2 step mash, first at 65°c second at 70°c 1 Pack of yeast, 11g

Brewed my first attempt at a Wheat Beer last Monday (6 days ago) had a measure and test today. Very surprised and equally impressed, especially as it was a bit of an epic/weird brewday. Recipe for 15 litre batch 2.5 kg Europils malt 2.5 kg Wheat malt .50g Crystal 120 40g SAAZ pellet @ 45 mins...

Thanks for the input, much appreciated. It will make the decision if/when I replace the present boiler and mash tun easier.

That caught my eye, because I only do 15 litre brews nowadays (I had enquired about small batches and was told not enough liquid to circulate?) so maybe going to 18 litre it could be possible? But there again, an All in one system would be a bit OTT if going down the 'no sparge' method ? Just...

Interesting to read this thread, just brewed my first wheat beer this week, when I pitched the yeast and put the FV in the brew fridge the Inkbird temperature was reading 24 ° c The next morning the brew was going like a train, really glad I changed to a blow off tube a while ago! Even more so...