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I'm the same when it comes to water chemistry. I decided I was more interested in developing my own recipes than cloning or brewing something from a book. I do look at recipes for inspiration or to get an idea what ratios of grain etc . I just filter my water and go with it.
I am interested in consistency when rebrewing a recipe unless it's a seasonal one where you can't always guarantee the ingredients are always the same.
My beers are my 'version' of (insert style) and I'm pleased with the results!

Get it now ! What abv are you expecting?

Love the design too......
Then I saw the price.....

Long mash and boil !

Shiny😍

Somebody to loaf

Crazy little thing called loaf

That Mexicake looks interesting!

Found the Arbor in M + S and the Broken Dream Nitro in my local Waitrose!

Brewed a Christmas pudding stout yesterday, it's now fermenting away nicely. The smell coming out of the airlock is amazing!

I used to use them , some swelled up some didn't.
I use dried yeast now and I think they are much better value for money with very similar results.

Wilko have an ale yeast.
I've got some Safale S-04 but I'm Worcester Park KT4 you're welcome to use if you are desperate.

Not allowed to get this because one of my granddaughters has become very good at sounding out words.

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You'll find you have no end of friends when they find out you have too much beer !

I'm doing a Christmas pudding stout this year. Only going to do a small batch due to using up a order of grain that was wrong. There is around 600g of dried mixed fruit, Muscovado sugar, chocolate, rum and spices blitzed and frozen that I'll ferment on. The sugar will probably raise the abv a little!

PM'd earlier !

Yes please

Did the nitto track bars go?

Not exactly, the mash tun needs pre heating like a thermos flask otherwise your mash temperatures will be wrong.
So I now preheat the water for that in the kettle at the same time as filling the boiler with filtered water and heating that at the same time. The cartridge filter is slow so it probably takes the best part of an hour to fill and heat 80 litres to mash temp

Heating up for a smash Pilsner this morning. After nearly 5 years brewing I've just realised that if I use the kettle to heat water to warm up the mash tun at the same time as heating up the mash liquor i can save about an hour on my brewday .🤦‍♂️

If you want a silky smooth stout add lactose towards the end of the boil, Oats will give a decent body. Brewdog have put all their recipes online I often look through them for inspiration. There's no reason why they wouldn't work bottle conditioned, might improve some of them maybe.

Remember my dad's mate having one as a company car years ago , he used to have loads of different cars like 'mexicos' and Alfas......
The 2cv was the only one everyone wanted to go for a ride in ! It was bright green and obviously called 'Kermit' 🤪

Had a custom grain kit arrive recently from geterbrewed. Unfortunately it's light by approx 10kg, I've spoken to them and they are going to send a new kit no problems.
Obviously I don't really know what's in this one, there should be Maris Otter, chocolate , roasted barley, dark crystal and torrified wheat. I think it's short 10kg Maris Otter.
My recipe is for a 6.8 % coffee stout with lactose.
Anyone got any ideas ? My fermenter is 63L but I could use a bucket .
Or does anyone want to take it and brew pot luck ?
There is approximately 7.5kg crushed grain in the sack .

Wouldn't you need to keep the gas on to serve ?