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I tend to go all natural and add a tablespoon of dried fruit per gallon. My mead always ferments out to completely dry that way and doesn't alter the flavour profile of the honey in any perceptible way (which I often found chemical nutrients could do).

My second attempt at an APA (mostly Chevalier, a bit of Caragold, Summit to bitter and Lorien, my current favourite hops, as a late addition) and it's leagues ahead of the first one. The Kveik Hornindal has given it a delicate fruity aroma that pairs up incredibly well with the super floral...

I made a bit of a Frankenstein's monster today, just used up the remainder of all my old base malts and a bag of Hallertau Mittelfruh that I forgot I had. Also added the remainder of a bag of Demerara sugar that had been lurking around for a while. The end result came in at an OG of 1086, 38...

You got duck eggs and tripe on a Friday? Oh how the other half lived!

My first ever attempt at an APA. First time using Kveik, first time attempting water chemistry. Not bad, not great, my hopes are high for the second batch (which is probably ready now but I'm still stuck in the 2,2,2 mindset) since that was temperature controlled all the way through ferment...

I'm sort of vaguely aware of it, couldn't really say what it's all about. I have however seen relationships torn asunder, families broken apart and long term friendships ended because of Facebook. I suppose you could say that social media just facilitates the darker aspects of human nature and...

I had considered that argument but I think a place such as this is more of a brewing Q&A with a sociable aspect rather than truly being 'social media' per se. I use YouTube solely to watch videos, it's pretty much accepted nowadays that they are social media but I still wouldn't consider myself...

Never a truer word spoken. I don't use any social media, seems like saying you don't breathe oxygen to most folks, it's probably the biggest cause of human misery since the plague.

Wasn't there a lot of noise about a plastic eating enzyme that had been developed a while ago? Seems like that would be worth chucking into landfills and whatnot rather than hobbling numerous small businesses with such a heavy handed ban.

I think the base of my main pot is about 24cm but there seems to be a fair bit of room around it, I can't see a 28cm pot having any issues on there.

I've had nothing but problems with Evri, they recently managed to 'lose' two 70 litre bags of compost I'd ordered...now that's dedication to terrible service!

It's this one: https://amzn.eu/d/ftUPU4v I've used it a few times now and I'm really happy with it, the stockpot I'm using for mashing/boiling is just a basic cheapo steel one, not specifically made for induction. It did take a bit of getting used to but it's really efficient, using this...

Smart meters can be problematic at times, my (smart) gas meter randomly stopped charging me last year in November. I basically had infinite free gas until a couple of weeks ago when it was 'remotely fixed'. It was nice while it lasted.

It's a matter of personal taste I suppose, but it tastes like bin juice to me.

To be fair, that's pretty much any liquid that doesn't induce instant, catastrophic, bodily harm. 😅

I'll generally choke it down but if it's truly awful it goes in the sink. I recently tipped away about 30 bottles that weren't awful but just sub-par really, I made the decision to get serious about brewing beer and resolved to give it my all (I've been a bit of a slap dash beer brewer until...

Either a really tiny amount of ketchup or I'll just stick in in a glass of gin and call it an 'alternative Martini' 😅

This year's tomato crop, just so the (usually) quite successful gardener in me doesn't go completely insane, let's just call it...underwhelming.

Not entirely sure what to call this, Brewfather says it's within the APA category so I'll go with that: Mainly Crisp Chevalier with a bit of Caragold and light spraymalt. Summit for bittering and Lorien for flavour/aroma and Kveik Hornindal yeast. My second go at water chemistry, first ever...

That's what I thought, the DIY video seems a bit much for my purposes as I only brew a gallon at a time in a very basic 10 litre stockpot. Even if it does somehow go south, it's only five quid down the drain, and I can go back to the old reliable bag. Cheers for the info guys.