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I've re read your post. And having just put them in, they're a bit floaty, but I'd expect them to sink a bit once they hydrate.

Errrrr. I can't recall exactly tbh. I think I probably sanitised a hop sock of sorts and dangled it in. [EDIT: Here I am referring to the dry bean that I did with my Pippin's Coffee Porter, but I also did the same with this pastry stout. ]

And on to my most recent brew I really, really like a pastry stout. Big, bold, mostly sweet flavours, of caramel, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, millionaire shortbread, honeycomb, all that jazz. So I thougt I'd try and make something ready for "Christmas". I got the majority of the...

This has been in the keg for a couple of months now - I'm actually really pleased with it. If I was served this in a pub I'd be very happy. With any luck it will last 'til the festive period. Here is a pic from Sept when it was warmer and drier. The weather, not the beer.

I've been a bit tardy, but been hurling myself at the planet whilst the weather was nice. Latest Belgian, brewed at the end of July, kegged in Aug. Had a couple of snifters and it tastes very nice. Bicester Belgian Pale-ish Belgian Blond Ale 6.6% / 14.5 °P 75% efficiency Batch Volume: 20 L...

👍 My Radieuse recipe here Sugar was basic brown sugar from the cupboard and some purchased dark candi sugar crystals, dissolved 10 or so mins from the end. I'm glad you liked it!

Ah. I see. I think I picked it up from the other thread that I referenced. That said it's entirely possible that I misunderstood what I had read. To me, it makes sense logically, as you're not using energy overnight holding at mash temps, and holding above lacto temps. I do, however...

I've heard of a 'protein rest' but never knowingly done one. I've just read a couple of articles and, of course, a BXMT. It looks like protein rests are not required for modern malts. This 'overnight mash' isn't something that I made up or discovered. I think there are a few on here that use...

I have a Brewzilla. Once the standard mash is done (and this would be about 8:00pm) I set the timer for, say, 12 hours at 55c. I then just let the mash (including the grain) naturally cool to 55c and let the BZ heat as required (I also lag the BZ so it doesn't lose heat overnight.) In the...

I have to be honest, hops all smell and taste the same to me. And (as I've said before) I don't like hoppy ales, so to me they are much of a muchness. I know, I'm an uncultured philistine.

On to today's brew then... AG #33 Millstream Bitter Best Bitter 4.2% / 11.3 °P All Grain BrewZilla 35L - 20 Litre Batch 75% efficiency Batch Volume: 20 L (Kettle) Fermenter Volume: 18.2 L Boil Time: 40 min Mash Water: 24.34 L Total Water: 24.34 L Boil Volume: 22 L Pre-Boil Gravity: 1038...

AG #32 Pippins Porter - March 2024 English Porter 5.0% / 12.4 °P All Grain BIAB (Small Batch) 65% efficiency Batch Volume: 12 L Boil Time: 35 min Mash Water: 11.98 L Top-Up Water: 4.62 L Total Water: 16.6 L Boil Volume: 14.77 L Pre-Boil Gravity: 1044 Vitals Original Gravity: 1050 Final Gravity...

Oh my goodness I've been such as lazy git. Ive brewed a couple since last time but I've not posted here. Not that anyone cares, but nice to share. AG #31 New Thumper - Oct 2023 Strong Bitter 5.4% / 12.8 °P All Grain BIAB (Small Batch) 65% efficiency Batch Volume: 10.5 L Boil Time: 40 min Mash...

Firstly, I'm an ***** for not posting this sooner as I'm just about to start the boil. I should have posted last night when I thought of it. Anyway. I did try and search but there were too many hits, so apols if this is a repeat question. In order to use some stuff up, I've decided to chuck...

Ah - I've just sent you a PM That was me - I thought I had sent a PM last week, but I can't see it in the history..... and I did not label it up. It's the Leffe Radieuse clone that we've been talking about for ages. Cheers.

I'm coming back to this thread as it seems pertinent to my new question.... Tagging @samale - as I know that you have some previous doing this. As you may have read before, I have used cold brew a couple of times previously. I currently have a "user upper" porter fermenting and I'd like to...

@Agentgonzo I think there is enough left after Xmas and the father in law, so if you PM me your addr I will get a bottle to you. Cheers

I can, only apologise for my tardiness. Busy week. Cascade Summer Ale. This came needing carbonisation, so I've left it a couple of weeks in the warm. Opened with a small hiss. Hard poured and had a reasonable head which dissipated. May well have benefited from a bit longer in the warm...

I think I commented on my brew days thread on this. My impressions were that it was caramelly with little to no hop character, which is not an issue for me. There is a bit of fuselly heat in there, but nothing too harsh. Might have been my ferment regime. I don't think my brew had any /...

@Griff097 @MickDundee These were my brews. @MickDundee I'm sorry you had a duff one. Both were in PET bottles and both were counter pressure filled from the corny in the same timeframe. We have been drinking the same brew from the corny over Christmas without issue. Both bottles were as...