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Hi @chthon ... Black treacle isn't as extreme as blackstrap molasses ... it's much more like a (mass produced equivalent) version of what is described over there (link) as "second" or "B molasses", while blackstrap is "third" or "C molasses". Cheers, PhilB

... yes, I turn the CO2 off ... unless carbonating, like Graz says athumb.. ... that happens on mine too ... I can't say there definitely isn't a leak .. but I don't figure there necessarily HAS to be a leak for this to happen :?: ... here's what I think is probably happening (I don't have my...

... I reckon he'd turn 5 loaves into breadcrumbs, and brew that up following the Toast recipe available online ... and he'd then use the swim bladders of two fishes for finings ... and of course he'd brew up enough to serve it to 5000 thirsty followers ;) Cheers PhilB

Hi Arcs … the two different types of valve, for S30 cannister or 8g bulb, are often marketed/sold as different bits of hardware … but they're usually convertible from one use to the other, here's a cross section diagram of the valve on a pressure barrel cap … … converting from one to the...

Hi Steve I've not done this to a stout, but I did get a pack of Brett C in one of BrewUK's "lucky dip" selections of past their use-by date yeasts, and decided to use it to "bulk age" an old fashioned Porter with. The Porter recipe was the Barclay Perkins 1848 "TT" Porter from Ron Pattinson's...

... yep, the sugar gets sterilised when it's dissolved in boiling water ... but we've ascertained elsewhere, you sterilise bottles, but not caps ... what else did you decide isn't worth worrying about? Bottling bucket/syphon/little bottler? :?: ... absolutely, and only @GhostShip can decide...

... yeah, and I've seen loads of other people use the "no mess" phrase too ... but turning granules of sugar out of my socks was the last straw for me and in-bottle priming with dry sugar :coat: Nowadays, if I'm going to in-bottle prime (when bottling the last bit left in the FV after filling a...

... whether to batch or individual bottle prime seems very much a case of personal preference, rather than right or wrong ... I'm certainly not trying to talk you around one way or the other, you should definitely try both, but if you decide to return to batch priming then incorporating a gentle...

Back in the days when international travel was a thing :rolleyes: ... trips to more enlightened countries like Netherlands, Belgium or Germany could be an excuse to buy 20 bottles of beer which would, for the cost of a few Euros deposit (refundable if you were ever going to take them back) would...

I can't believe there's not a single bacon butty on this list yet ... I'd definitely go for one, made with thick sliced white bread, toasted and buttered, then with smoked, grilled back bacon and Heinz tomato ketchup 😛 Cheers, PhilB

... my personal preference would be whole flowers for in the boil, pellets for late/dry hop additions ... that's because pellets tend to retain the fresh hop flavours better, but can be a bit of a pain when it comes to separating them from the wort/beer ... for that pilsner recipe I'd probably...

Fair enough @Neil1987 there are a couple of editions of that book I think ... but you've found the instructions now, and you should be able to manage a 10 ltr boil in your 15 ltr pot athumb.. Of course 1kg DME in 10 lts, for however much DME is needed in the recipe, is only a rough rule of...

... that looks very much like a recipe from the Greg Hughes book Home Brew Beer ... where on p56 under "Using Malt Extract" it says ... Cheers, PhilB

Hi @JT_Brews Can I suggest an alternative approach to calibration, rather than spending ages trying to work out how to measure your mash-temp "accurately" ... pick one of the methods you have for measuring your mash temp, doesn't matter which, just pick one (and stop using the others) ... then...

Hi All Errmmm ... I'm not sure whether this adds to or detracts from the argument for changing the words we use for things, after all the points around language evolving are very valid :?: ... but can I just point out that part of the "issue" the OP seems to be having troubles with may well be...

Hi @BeerCat ... I find the grist that Wheeler gives for his Black Sheep Best Bitter clone (in "BYOBRA") just about right for me ... that's 5% (medium) Crystal, 10% Torrified Wheat and the rest Pale Malt but with a tiny Black Malt addition for colour adjustment (like it's literally just around...

Hi @Pennine What do you think of those Flyer hops? I've used them before and ISTR liking them, feeling they were quite like Goldings but a bit spicier, with a distinct hint of yellow mustard powder, are you getting those impressions? :?: Cheers, PhilB

... thanks for that feedback @MyQul, I lost confidence in the recipes in the GH book after this peat-bog beer experience, even though I was quite sure it was a mixup somewhere in the supply chain that was at fault :confused.: ... it wasn't helped by the fact that this was one of two brews in a...

... near enough to walk to the White Lion for a Sunday Lunch, if only they were open asad. Cheers, PhilB

Hi ... yeah, I'm pretty sure there was a mix up somewhere along the line ... I've used (oak/beech) smoked malt before, in Porters, around the 5-10% mark where you just get a hint of smokiness behind the roastiness of the roasted grains ... the Greg Hughes recipe had that up nearer 15% so I...