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Thought my 80 day run was about to end! Wordle 960 6/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Watching it again I got the impression they're using straight Dublin tap water!

Tonight is a first taste of my latest brew. A golden ale with archer, jester & olicana hops. Part of my move to all English hops. Still a little undrcarbed & a tad cloudy though.

Final clarity will be interesting (if there is a difference by that point). CML have flocculation as 'high' for Five, 'good' for PIA & 'medium' for Clipper.

24L of a golden ale using "modern" English hops 81L total

You can reduce the base malt a bit then mash warmer - say 70c & use a less attenuative yeast eg MJ M15 or S-33 It's all a bit of a balancing act though.

I'm happy with it for the ridiculously cheap price paid and has made brew day a little simpler over my previous biab setup. I think the temperature control is (inconsistently) a little off so still use a thermometer when mashing. If I needed to replace it now (at full price) then I'd go for...

Kirkstall Brewery Drop Hammer is a 10% Bourbon barrel aged stout & about £8 a can. It's rather tasty too 😀

Not a book you can now walk into Waterstones & buy but I've recently aquired this & it's a fascinating read. Comparing old methods & practices with modern ones is quite startling (if not totally unexpected).

I've got something similar but stainless steel, which I think is slightly fatter. Works a treat, wouldn't bottle with anything else now.

I've got one. There's not really a lot to say. Does what it says on the tin.

I've just tried the first bottle of my (half) batch of an attempt at making table beer. Nominally a 12L batch though ended up with only about 9L bottled. 500g Munich 500g Vienna 250g CaraRed 100g CaraMunich 3 50g Flaked barley Mash 45 min ~70C 16L water no sparge 4g Magnum 40 min 30g...

25L of London Porter 9035 L Total

Dark Rock has become my supplier of choice (since my LHBS shut) & they supply in multiples of 10g (up to 100g) though if you order less than about 50g they do work out a bit more expensive.

I have a portable (Buffalo) 3kW induction hob. Used with a 32L (8 US gallon) pot filled to 7g. Works well enough for me. You do need to ensure your pot is compatible with induction.

Struggled a bit with todays Wordle 872 6/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

You want the finest filter possible imho. I wrap a small piece of old hop bag around the red filter & fold over before screwing on the top. Works OK with gravity feed from fermenter to bottling bucket.

12L to Belgian style table beer 8432 L total

Today I'm doing the first of my two Christmas beers. It's a Belgian style table beer. Predicted to be a massive 2.1%abv. Just a half sized batch (12L). Vienna, Munich, CaraRed & Caramunich malt with Mittelfrueh hops.

Thanks all. My LHBS doesn't stock Pilgrim but "them" using Pilgrim would give me reason to NOT do that wink... I think this will have to be the one exception & continue to use some Saaz later in the boil.