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Nobody got any ideas ! Oh well looks like I might go for a bottled version of my Dark Island brew. Strong and dark.

welcome to the forum. Congratulation on beating England in Rugby Union and Rugby League in the last 2 weeks......... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :tongue:

a court case reported in The Times in July 1803, which revolves around the marvellously named crime of “sucking the monkey”. An attorney called Johnson was suing a carrier called Ottadfield (sic) for the price of a 36-gallon cask “of porter, of superior quality, called Brown Stout”...

I enjoy delving into my family history and the other day I was browsing on Amazon when I came across a second hand book for sale. Old photographs of country life from 1844. What got me interested though was the front cover picture of a fine old gentleman in top hat. It’s a face I know well as...

I can supply him with a list !.... :twisted: :twisted:

Rather strange seeing snowdrops in flower at same time as last years fucshia plants !

I have a large patch of snowdrops in the garden that have come into flower this morning ... :shock:

cut out a large circle of 9mm plywood to rest on top of your pot.

I added it to my last Makeson sweet stout....turned out wonderful. 2nd brew I left it out....its still fermenting so I can't yet say if theres any appreciable difference

usually just a jubilee clip..

http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/det ... UI20173038 and black ones keg to tap

apart from throwing the cat in , cant see any problems !

maltodextrin used to add body to your brew. It will give increased head retention and a cleaner secondary fermentation than normal sugar. Can be purchased from the HomeBrew Company or a chemists shop where its sold as body building weight gain powders, The trouble with that is getting an...

try it and see if you like the taste...... My bet is you wont.

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http://www.northernbrewer.com/refractometer-calculator/

I prefer my stout bottled as I am partial to a pint at a time, so a corny would be tied up for a long period. Why is your party tap coming from abroad ? Hop and Grape stock them so do most lhbs. http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/det ... LE20173245

not clear enough for bottling...... :D just leave it a while in the bottle and pour carefully.

I prefer concrete floor to crash cooling, as the extra time it takes is beneficial in my mind.

oooh done that a few times !! ha haaa. I once stood watching the temp guage for minutes wondering why it wasn't going up.................I was holding the probe in my hand at the time.... :lol: