I just poured the first pint of this today, final recipe below. Very easy drinking, not sure why I kept with Nottingham on this though as I do think a bit more body would have benefited it, probably wouldn't have hurt to increase the bittering charge slightly either.
Happened to be putting on a brew the day after our smart meter was installed and it turns out the hob uses about 20p per hour, which was a pleasant surprise actually
Just put my first attempt at a mead into the fermenter, consisted of 1kg honey (mix of Acacia, Orange Blossom & Rowse organic) & 2.2L of water. Yeast nutrient and lalvin k1v-1116 yeast used.
OG: 1.1
No boil user upper (5l)
1kg Vienna (UK)
500g Diastatic Amber
132g Chevallier Pale
100g rolled oats
10g Mittelfrueh + Tettnang mix (Mash)
Dregs from 2 bottles of Boom Oude Gueze
OG: 1.066, will see what we're at in a few months time
Hi All, just wondering if anyone else had this experience using the Philly Sour yeast. It was very slow to start, however over the first weekend it was fermenting there developed a krausen ring mark ( I was away so missed the foam), now two weeks into fermentation it has picked up activity and...
Started a bit of a mixed ferm secondary trial today, I've split a packet of 5112 Brett brux across an Imperial stout (1.021 - Skare) and a "Orval inspired" pale ale (1.010 - lallemand abbaye). I've also added some boon dregs to a separate portion of the stout.
Bottled my Gotland style no boil beer today, final gravity came in at 1.000 for a 6.3% ABV. Definitely a unique, smoky taste but all in all quite drinkable at this point
Just took a hydrometer reading on mine and @Hoppopotamus attempt at a Quad/BDS. 1.020, roughly terminal gravity according to brewfather, not bad in 3 weeks! Puts the current ABV at 15.4%