First time here

[BartonMillBrewer]

Hello brewers
After many years as an enthusiastic amateur cider maker I think I would widen my interests towards beer.
I look forward to joining in with this community and hope the combined knowledge will help me avoid some pitfalls.

Regards Ian

 

[terrym]

Welcome .
Kits, extract or the many variations of AG?

 

[BartonMillBrewer]

AG all the way for me. I have an IPA and Lager fermenting at the moment and need additional space in the cellar (aka garage) for stout next.
I also have cider to make as well as the fruit is ready for pressing.

 

[MickDundee]

Is your username because you’re from Barton Mills near Mildenhall and Bury St Edmunds?

My dad’s aunty and uncle lived down there for many years. Until they died in the 90s.

 

[Gerryjo]

Hi and welcome to the forum..

 

[An Ankoù]

Welcome.

I hope the combined knowledge will help me avoid some pitfalls.

Sorry to disappoint you, but if your beer's any good, it's impossible to avoid the occasional pissedfalls, I'm afraid.

 

[BartonMillBrewer]

Is your username because you’re from Barton Mills near Mildenhall and Bury St Edmunds?

My dad’s aunty and uncle lived down there for many years. Until they died in the 90s.

HI
Yes, I live in Barton Mills hence the user name. My other half has lived here for more years than she cares to remember and I suspect she knew your relatives. If you would like to let me know their names I'm sure Jo would be interested.

Ian

 

[BartonMillBrewer]

Hi and welcome to the forum..

Hi Gerry
Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to meeting other home/semi-pro brewers.

Regards

Ian

 

[BartonMillBrewer]

Welcome .
Kits, extract or the many variations of AG?

Hi Terry

All grain , al the way fr me.

 

[MickDundee]

HI
Yes, I live in Barton Mills hence the user name. My other half has lived here for more years than she cares to remember and I suspect she knew your relatives. If you would like to let me know their names I'm sure Jo would be interested.

Ian

It was the Hassall family. At one point (60s I think) the OS maps of the area actually had the corner their house was on as “Hassall Corner” because my great uncle was a geography teacher and one of his old pupils went on to work for OS.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Hi there :-) happy brewing!

 

[BartonMillBrewer]

It was the Hassall family. At one point (60s I think) the OS maps of the area actually had the corner their house was on as “Hassall Corner” because my great uncle was a geography teacher and one of his old pupils went on to work for OS.

I have often wondered how Hassals corner was named, now I know. The origins of the naming of Barton Mills is also interesting. The village was named just Barton (somewhere where barley was grown) and the word mills was placed on maps indicating the presence of a number of mills. People have since concatenated the words to create the current name.

 

[MickDundee]

I have often wondered how Hassals corner was named, now I know. The origins of the naming of Barton Mills is also interesting. The village was named just Barton (somewhere where barley was grown) and the word mills was placed on maps indicating the presence of a number of mills. People have since concatenated the words to create the current name.

Good to know it’s still referred to as “Hassall Corner”.

I think I was about 11 or 12 last time I was down there (95 or 96). There have been no Hassall’s there since 1998 or 99, and I believe the house they had has been knocked down and rebuilt too.

I have some really good childhood memories, even though we only went down every couple of years (it’s a long way from up here - we used to spend a couple of days in Barton Mills sandwiched between a few days in Gloucester at my aunt’s). I used to really like the walk from Barton Mills into Mildenhall, even as a small child it always felt like a nice relaxing place.

 

[BartonMillBrewer]

Good to know it’s still referred to as “Hassall Corner”.

I think I was about 11 or 12 last time I was down there (95 or 96). There have been no Hassall’s there since 1998 or 99, and I believe the house they had has been knocked down and rebuilt too.

I have some really good childhood memories, even though we only went down every couple of years (it’s a long way from up here - we used to spend a couple of days in Barton Mills sandwiched between a few days in Gloucester at my aunt’s). I used to really like the walk from Barton Mills into Mildenhall, even as a small child it always felt like a nice relaxing place.

There is a new house on Hassals COrner but the walk over to Mildenhall is still there with the added improvement of a boradwalk making it less of a lottery in wet weather.

On beer making notes the water around here is very hard so resorting to CRS to treat the water. My conversion rate in the wort is low and I can onlny attribute this to the high calcium levels. Still, all good fun and offers the home brewer a challenge to overcome.

 

[MickDundee]

There is a new house on Hassals COrner but the walk over to Mildenhall is still there with the added improvement of a boradwalk making it less of a lottery in wet weather.

On beer making notes the water around here is very hard so resorting to CRS to treat the water. My conversion rate in the wort is low and I can onlny attribute this to the high calcium levels. Still, all good fun and offers the home brewer a challenge to overcome.

That’s a pain. I have the opposite problem - I think I’ve said this on the forum a million times now but my local microbrewery once told me their tap water has a very similar water profile to Pilsen.

Luckily I only ever really brew pale ales and lagers, with the occasional German or Belgian wheat beer thrown in for good measure. I’ve just started adding calcium to my brews, with the first experiment being a bitter.

 

[Gerryjo]

Hi Gerry
Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to meeting other home/semi-pro brewers.

Regards

Ian

A lot of good folk on the forum and always someone at hand for help if needed or assurance and don't be afraid to add your tuppence worth as everyday is a school day...

 

[Kveik Freak]

Welcome.



Sorry to disappoint you, but if your beer's any good, it's impossible to avoid the occasional pissedfalls, I'm afraid.

Quoted for truth. I researched the subject meticulously to avoid making the same mistakes as everyone else. I've been making them anyway.

Actually brewing is the best teacher, at least in my experience. Still plenty of good advice and information here though, I hope you have fun searching through it all