rickthebrew
Landlord.
Great stuff :thumb: where are you based ? (sorry if its been posted) good to hear its all working out for you :thumb:
My new brewery...
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dennisking
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Great stuff Jon, amazed to see you start with the same Whitelabs vials we use.
Vossy1
Landlord.
O.k here it comes :twisted: Never be afraid to ask 'THBF team' if it's o,k to plug your own products, we are proud of you. You have taken 'home brewing' to the 'next level' and hopefully some of us will be lucky enough to sample your 'wares' :thumb:
Well done that man
BarnsleyBrewer
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Spot on Vossy, well said :thumb:Vossy1 said:
O.k here it comes :twisted: Never be afraid to ask 'THBF team' if it's o,k to plug your own products, we are proud of you. You have taken 'home brewing' to the 'next level' and hopefully some of us will be lucky enough to sample your 'wares' :thumb:
Well done that man
Wish I had the bollox and a bit more money to be able to move up another level....
Good luck to you Jon. :clap:
BB :drink:
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dennisking
Regular.
BarnsleyBrewer said:Spot on Vossy, well said :thumb:Vossy1 said:
O.k here it comes :twisted: Never be afraid to ask 'THBF team' if it's o,k to plug your own products, we are proud of you. You have taken 'home brewing' to the 'next level' and hopefully some of us will be lucky enough to sample your 'wares' :thumb:
Well done that man
Wish I had the bollox and a bit more money to be able to move up another level....
Good luck to you Jon. :clap:
BB :drink:
Agreeded, providing I could get someone else to dig out the spent grain from the mash tun
Thanks Vossy, and thanks to all who sent their kind comments.
I would never dare to presume and so will make a point of always making sure that it is okay to mention the brewery. Thanks for the reassurance though. I am also v wary of annoying readers by talking about non-home brew matters...truth is though that I still see myself a micro-brewer. I am still buying gear from Rob. His range is superb, and when you would otherwise have to buy a pallet of malt (or pay a lot of delivery charges) in order to get 20kgs of what you need from Warminster or Fawcetts, he cannot be beaten.
Reaction from York and Darlington Beer Festivals seems to have been okay. I spoke to one of the organisers at York, when I picked up the empties yesterday, who said he had supped a pint and said he liked it.
I have proved to myself that, with great care, it is possible to step up from a WL vial of yeast to a 4bbl pitchable quantity...and in a reasonably short space of time. Vial to 2L to 20L to 90L gave me enough yeast to pitch into 650L on Sunday. That will save me a fortune...as long as I can ensure the sterility of the process. A 7bbl pitchable quantity direct from the US cost me £310.
A decent brew day on Sunday...using the equipment gets a little bit easier with each new brewing session under my belt. A tweak on an old recipe...still trying to perfect the 4% session bitter.
Take care
Kind regards
Jon
I would never dare to presume and so will make a point of always making sure that it is okay to mention the brewery. Thanks for the reassurance though. I am also v wary of annoying readers by talking about non-home brew matters...truth is though that I still see myself a micro-brewer. I am still buying gear from Rob. His range is superb, and when you would otherwise have to buy a pallet of malt (or pay a lot of delivery charges) in order to get 20kgs of what you need from Warminster or Fawcetts, he cannot be beaten.
Reaction from York and Darlington Beer Festivals seems to have been okay. I spoke to one of the organisers at York, when I picked up the empties yesterday, who said he had supped a pint and said he liked it.
I have proved to myself that, with great care, it is possible to step up from a WL vial of yeast to a 4bbl pitchable quantity...and in a reasonably short space of time. Vial to 2L to 20L to 90L gave me enough yeast to pitch into 650L on Sunday. That will save me a fortune...as long as I can ensure the sterility of the process. A 7bbl pitchable quantity direct from the US cost me £310.
A decent brew day on Sunday...using the equipment gets a little bit easier with each new brewing session under my belt. A tweak on an old recipe...still trying to perfect the 4% session bitter.
Take care
Kind regards
Jon
adomant
Regular.
If you don't mind me asking, how long do you condition your casks for and do you warm them before conditioning ?
Rightly or wrongly, I put the beer into a cask and let it "warm condition" in the brewery - the ambient temperature of the brewery stays at about 18C - for two/three days, and then I move the casks into the chiller, temperature 10C, for two weeks and then see if I am happy to let it go. I tend to use a lot of hops which can often mean that the maturation period needs to be a bit longer to smooth out the flavour. Quality of the beer is more important for me than any pressure to get the beer out of the door to achieve the sale.
Not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, and these are very early days for me in this whole business, but that's what I am doing at the minute.
Kind regards
Jon
Not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, and these are very early days for me in this whole business, but that's what I am doing at the minute.
Kind regards
Jon
adomant
Regular.
thanks for that, sounds reasonable to me.
guyb
Regular.
like how amazing is that set-up!
It's nice to see someone pursuing what they want and achieving it.
You should be very proud of yourself, well done that man (no doubt with some earache from SWMBO :grin: )
It's nice to see someone pursuing what they want and achieving it.
You should be very proud of yourself, well done that man (no doubt with some earache from SWMBO :grin: )
The Goatreich
Landlord.
That's amazing. Reminds me of Breaking Bad!
A T
Regular.
Very nice work indeed, well done :thumb:
aggyluke
Active Member
not yet taken the leap into AG brews but that setup looks great! well done mate and hopefully someday one of your brews might make it into a pub near me so i can sample it! :grin:
Luke :thumb: :
Luke :thumb: :
...what do you think? I really like the minimalist approach to pump clips. I cannot stand over-complicated or too ornate bar furniture. My favourite clips are things like Barnsley Old Tom and Banks's Mild and Staffordshire Pale Ale (SPA).
So, here are mine...not yet quite gone to press but I do like the look...they tell me who makes it, what the beer is called and how strong is it.
...and with the express permission of The Home Brew Forum Admin team...
They are on a 115mm circle and I want the background colour and lustre/sheen/patina/reflectiveness (whatever it is called) to be that of a slighty aged white enamel sink.
What do you think? Like them? Do you hate them? Let me know. I can take it. :cry:
On a sad personal note...here's to a lovely lady called Lesley de Grussa, married to a good friend of mine who, five weeks ago to this very day felt a little unwell...she was immediately diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and tragically she died yesterday evening. I'm not a believer in any higher power but tonight I wish I was...I would like to believe she is out there somewhere...god bless and rest in peace.
If nothing else, this should serve to remind us all that you just don't know what is around that corner...five weeks!
Take care
Jon
So, here are mine...not yet quite gone to press but I do like the look...they tell me who makes it, what the beer is called and how strong is it.
...and with the express permission of The Home Brew Forum Admin team...
They are on a 115mm circle and I want the background colour and lustre/sheen/patina/reflectiveness (whatever it is called) to be that of a slighty aged white enamel sink.
What do you think? Like them? Do you hate them? Let me know. I can take it. :cry:
On a sad personal note...here's to a lovely lady called Lesley de Grussa, married to a good friend of mine who, five weeks ago to this very day felt a little unwell...she was immediately diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and tragically she died yesterday evening. I'm not a believer in any higher power but tonight I wish I was...I would like to believe she is out there somewhere...god bless and rest in peace.
If nothing else, this should serve to remind us all that you just don't know what is around that corner...five weeks!
Take care
Jon
bigdave
Well-Known Member
The level of bleaching agents used in paper production (assuming these are going to be card) means that any tints or colours youd like would need to be part of the design rather than the card stock.
If you'd like me to knock some press ready vector artwork up based on your designs above, I'd be happy to do so. Give me a shout at [email protected]
If you'd like me to knock some press ready vector artwork up based on your designs above, I'd be happy to do so. Give me a shout at [email protected]
Thisledome
Thisledome
Will need to sample the slippery slope for sure. Gratz on the brewery and wish you success.
The Goatreich
Landlord.
Sorry to hear about your friend. May I suggest naming a new brew after her as a dedication?Jon474 said:
Bigdave - thanks for the offer. I might well need some help in doing a better job, rather than using the very basic Publisher document that I have at the minute. Apparently, the finished file needs to be in "vectors-to-paths *.ai format". No idea. I am planning to use Rudd Macnamara to do the actual digital printing, they will print out on to 2mm foamex. I hadn't thought about the background colour needing to be printed...I'll see if I can source and match the effect I am looking for.
Thisledome...if Slippery Slope at 5.7% grabs you...try Winter's Tale at 6.6% - this is a 40EBU dark ruby ale made with 10% oat flakes.
The Goatreich - Nice idea. I had not really thought about doing this for Lesley. Another of my beers, George Perkins, is named after the father of a friend. He worked as Spitfire ground crew out in the Far East during WW2.
Take care
Jon
Thisledome...if Slippery Slope at 5.7% grabs you...try Winter's Tale at 6.6% - this is a 40EBU dark ruby ale made with 10% oat flakes.
The Goatreich - Nice idea. I had not really thought about doing this for Lesley. Another of my beers, George Perkins, is named after the father of a friend. He worked as Spitfire ground crew out in the Far East during WW2.
Take care
Jon
