Heres where I get mine but your too late for plants, you will have to wait for Rhizomes now or get lucky on Ebay.
http://www.willingham-nurseries.co.uk/hop3.html
or
http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/product-category/hops
Its a shame you wont post as I would have ripped your arm off for these, they are just what I want to get me going, if you reconsider about postage, please let me know as I would cover the costs in a flash. All the best Buster
Well, its now been in the Cornie for 22 days with 10psi, I have just degassed the Cornie and loaded 2psi for dispensing and its come out still cloudy with a cracking head on it, smell is slightly Wherryish but a bit more Maltier, taste is very dry with a distinct liquorice taste and an extremely...
Well........day 8 and I decided to keg it in a Cornie. Its very cloudy as you would expect but the FG was a mere 1020 which is around 4.5abv and I dont think it got stuck, probably down to the s04 so bit dissapointed with that. Taste from the trial jar was very watery and thin, slight taste of...
Just a quick update, vigorous fermenting has now ceased after 5 days, fair ammount of trub in the bottom, a small crouzon which has now dissipated. I shall leave for another 4 days then transfer to a secondary to clear. :grin:
Currently chugging away like a goodun, quite vigirous but then it is S04. The smell is slightly different to the floral smell that Wherry usually has, its deffinately a very fruity smell on day 3. :thumb:
All done, 1/3 of a stick in the boil, having a cuppa while the brew is chilling, will take an SG at 20c and post back. I will be adding the 750ml of Damson juice just before the SG check. :thumb:
The Brewers Liquorice Sticks arrived this morning, excellent service from The Copper Kettle. Also decided to to make a starter with WLP028 Edinburgh Scotch Ale Yeast so brewing will commence tomorrow. I will brew short to 20ltrs and maybe add 500g of Medium Dry Malt to up the anti a bit. SG to...
Any updates on this, I thought I was the only nutter trying to clone this for the last 2 years :-?. I have just managed to get hold of 750ml of pure Damson Juice ( no additives, just juice) just a thought but I tried Liquorice root ( 1 stick ) and it left no taste at all so I am going to try...
Blimey Flaf, I have been away for quite a while, almost a year to be precise and your still at it, you never cease to amaze me, in all honesty you should of been on the Queens New Years Honours list for sheer ingenuity. :cheers: All the best Buster
Thanks for the reply, yes I am interested, but where are you to collect ? if not I will ask that you send it by Courier, probably parcel2go.com via MyHermes seems to be the cheapest. I have Paypal as well or can send a cheque. All the best Buster