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I was attracted by it as it's STA1 negative so brewed my usual saison recipe with it. It certainly tasted like a saison and was quite close in taste to one I drank in Belgium. It was probably a bit too 'farmyardy' for my taste but the yeast performed well with good attenuation.

Anything beginning with 'c' that isn't Challenger.

I reckon a £12k wine would be a bit wasted on me. As would a £1.2k and a £120 bottle. I might risk £12 if it was a birthday or something.

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/whc-dried-yeast-old-english-11g-packet/?v=79cba1185463 There's a claim in the description that this was originally a Gales yeast.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412033-guinness-yeasts-are-genetically-unique-among-irish-beers/

Happy New Year and happy brewing to all the inspirational beer bodgers on here!

Definitely nicking Bungalow Lancer for the label of my English IPA and it'll be fermented with Verdant IPA.

Surprise! https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/29/english-wine-producers-unlikely-to-adopt-redundant-pint-option

The people who come up with this rubbish draw a salary at our expense.

@pilgrimhudd nailed it.

Isn't the point that their normal price for a pint is £3.70?* *though not of the marshmallow stuff

German Kolsch Lager Recipe | Crisp Clear Choice Base Malt | Crisp Malt

Yes, Crisp have a Kolsch recipe using these hops. It worked well.

Last week's brew (a sort of Old Ale) went pretty well but for 2 things. I used a bag of hops of lower AA than in the recipe, then the efficiency exceeded expectations. This meant that the BU:BG was 0.48 rather than the 0.60 ish target. So, what's the best way to add a bit more bitterness? There...

I settled on Brewers Friend and have been quite happy with it. The water treatment part had me struggling at first but there's a very good youtube on it. No trouble since I watched that. Brewfather was in the running too but at the time it didn't support CRS/AMS (or at least, not well). I don't...