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I will leave the 2nd keg another few weeks before I try it. I had to drink the first keg as I had run out of beer, but having said it is far sweeter than it should be. I re calculated the IBu's and it still comes up with 60 IBU on brewers friend. I am brewing tomorrow and I am going to make...

I cut a sleeve of muslin off a roll and tie the end together. Perhaps I don't make the bags large enough for the hops to give maximum extraction. I use pellets, less wasted wort.

A good rolling boil for 60 min.

I ferment in a plastic 70litr bucket which sits in a tank of water which is heated to give the beer a temp of 17.5C The seal is tight. I don't cold crash anymore, fridge/cooler went **** up! Not replaced it yet.

Hi Jonbrew, All containers and siphon tubes are treated to a blast of CO2 before coming into contact with the beer. Colour seemed to be as expected. Does anyone think that a 23 day fermentation has anything to do with it. I normally ferment most beers in 2 weeks?

I used 1 packet of yeast and multiplied it up. Not in bottles, in corni keg, Brewers Friend calculates the IBU's to be 60. All 2017 harvest. I must admit it did does not taste as hoppy as that. I boiled for 60 mins. Come to think of it my beer has for a while now been less bitter than...

Thanks GerriT. I thought it would be OK. That just leaves an infection, but what infection gives a sweet taste? I generally overdo cleanliness and sterilising due to past experiences. I boil the plate cooler along with the hop back. Enjoy the recipe:cheers3:

46 litre 9kg Golden Promise 60gm Black Malt Mash 60 min @66C Batch sparge to collect 60 lts. 75gm E.K Goldings 60 mins 60gm Styrian Goldings 60 mins 40gm Styrian Goldings 10 mins 200gm Styrian Goldings Hop Back @98C Yeast Nutrient & Servomyces !st gen Wyeast West Yorkshire Ale 400 billion...

I brewed a best bitter 4 weeks ago, loosely based on a TT Landlord recipe. I have ended up with a slightly sweetish taste, which spoils the beer. OG 1.046 FG 1.008 Fermentation time 23 days Ferment temp. 17.5C Yeast West Yorkshire Ale- Wyeast Do any of you experts know what might have gone...

Just thinking of the folk clubs we used to go to late 60's and early 70's. Anybody here go to The Barge in York. I think it eventually sank. **** pint of Tartan, but great folk nights on a Saturday? Seven drunken nights - The Dubliners Drunken sailor - Trad. Whisky in the jar - Trad. Beers for...

6 of us going. Plenty of pubs in Manchester and stations back to Leeds

Just found this thread. This is one of the reasons I stopped bottling . Perhaps you could get your wife/ partner/butler to hold the bottle while you attack the label with a rotary wire brush on an angle grinder. Remember to wear eye protection. I tried this method once by holding the bottle in a...

Just dangle the probe into the wort, the lid traps the wire.

I am going back to a hop bag for the next few brews and find out what the difference is.

Has anybody notice lack of bitterness when using a mesh hop spider in the boil? I usually brew with an IBU of 45 or a lot more. My last 2 brews should have been 60 IBU's +, but have the bitterness of lager. I don't like lager:(

Sorted! I used the gas connector from the top of a 5 gallon pressure barrel, the one that has a separate pressure relief valve (PRV) as the outlet nozzle has a larger diameter than the valve which has it's own PRV. Drill a small hole through the outlet nozzle until it goes through into the main...

To be honest, this may be controversial, but I believe to "push on a bit" is safer than plodding on at 30 and starting to dose off, as you are more aware of what is going on around you and quicker to react to situations( I don't mean excessive speeding though. Only pushing on when safe to do so).

She should be charged with treason.

Gibson acoustic? :tinhat:

Doesn't the smell effect the final taste of your beer? My Hot water tank holds 25 ltrs. so I use this amount in all my mashes, which usually have a grain weight between 8-9 kgs. I then batch sparge twice to collect 60 ltrs. for the boil. Works well for me.