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Thanks all. Saaz and goldings. Yep you read it right. I have a sinister plan... Just trying out different hops really. Up till now I have only used challenger. Now after four ish years I'm starting get the hang of this AG lark and have got to know what my grains and mash temperatures bring to...

Hi all I have not had time to brew since last October. I have an odd work pattern. Any how I finally found a company in France that sells Malt in 25kg bags. It's strange that In one of Europe's biggest malt producing countrys it can be so hard to find at a realistic price ! Any way it's...

Hi all I order my hops online and as it's cheaper in postage to order more in one go I was wondering how long they keep viable in thier vacuum sealed packet? Thanks

Hi all Had a rather mental couple of years which left me with no time to brew. Things have stabilized and i have finally found myself the time i need to make some beer ! Hurrah :-P I am looking for a BIAB basic recipe to build from, In metric, to get started again. My malt is home made and...

Hello all I have a bit of space down the end of the garden that i think would nicely house some hops. Thing is there are so many different types to buy for brewing. Are these "challenger" "fuggle" ... Almost never ending list... Are they actual cultivars or is it down to regional conditions /...

Hi all For home malting how strict do i need to be when it comes to removing rootlets? Up to now i have been very meticulous but the process is probably the most hands on time consuming of the whole home malting experience. When you buy pre malted barley (as i never have, its not so easily...

Ha Haa third out I was wrong. But it's one of those days I'm happy to be. Turns out it's not the typical 6 row I was lead to believe (by who Liam? The voices in you head that's who!) I had a chat with the main farmer this time (last time I had one of the farm hands who, despite looking like a...

Little update I was given the phone number of a guy who sells bio malt. Gave him a call and he said "none left, all mine goes straight to a cooperative and on the on to malters, you have a hard time buying brewer quality grain straight from a farm here in Normandie it's all animal feed" So I...

Hello brewchums I've had a busy summer but with some free time (and baby number two on the way!!) i've got alot of time at home meaning TIME TO BREW AGAIN :party: However i have an odd hitch. I make my own malt. I had quite a good system going last wither but the place i got my grain from...

Hi all For those that malt their own, or ny body in fact, what are your opinions on 2 row Vs 6 Row? The only grain grown near me seems to be 6 row. I have come accross a few articles saying 6 row is inferior but i was thinking, on a small "home brew" scale does it relly matter. It works for...

Sorry i dont want to hijack this thread... The tap water here is a dream, the taste was a result of me being a noob and going OTT with the bleach during cleaning and i guess not rinsing . A good reason for any more like me to read and pay attention to the Cleaners and Sanitizes sticky in beer...

Im young in my brew days but so far i only use challenger*. I drop equal measures (relative to volume) at t-20 and t-10. * when i started, the shop guy told me it was the best all rounder. Was he right or wrong? i have no idea but apart from one batch that tasted like a municipal swimming pool...

This is of no use to anyone but me bit i thought id share it... I started this brew malarky in November. Painstakingly brewing biab in a 10l pot. I asked everyone i knew to keep their eyes pealed for a 20+L pot bit none were forthcoming (none reasanobly priced anyway. This weekend we had a...

Right ahead of you benj, our weekly shop includes a few pelforth 650's with the flip top and a pack of their 250's as their normally 2 for 1 in carrefour. Got quite a collection :D

Marvelous, i'll stick with the bag then :D ... For now mwaa ha ha. Will need a bigger pot though, i did a 25L two weeks ago, with a 10L pot :shock: took 3 batches over 12 hours. The pot i've got is a 10 liter, rather thick aluminum, made in the USSR kind. it holds its temperature perfectly...

Bench capper ordered !! Cant wait :)

Evening all I was forced by circumstance straight in to biab brewing. Where i am, unless i order from abroad, there is no malt or kits etc. Its still early days for me, i'v only been playing with this since november '12 but im bloody well obsessed! Now, reading through the site i have seen...

With all this talk on esters etc it got me thinking, has any one got a good book recommendation on yeast and the fermentation process.

some fantastic feedback there, thank you so much! So heres the update for now... First of all, it wasn't wilkos yeast, it was my last packet of safale s-04. The pack says 15c min temp. i have sat the FV right in front of the small heater in that room over night. It really doesn't go high bit...

Ha ha jonnymorris, i hadn't though of that. That might actually solve a few issues :D