The second 30/30…
Not happy with just doing the one 30/30, during my easter Brewathon I did a second one, 2 days later. Clarify the process, check out some new hops… Seemed logical to me…
The Daddy of the drinks…
Not happy with just doing the one 30/30, during my easter Brewathon I did a second one, 2 days later. Clarify the process, check out some new hops… Seemed logical to me…
Okay, its been a while since I’ve had any time at all to do any posting on here, so while the little monster sits and eats his body weight in strawberries and grapes, I’m gonna stick some recipes up and let y’all know whats been happening in my brewing life…
Stumbled across this on BrewTube and was very interested to see the details. Have a read, this one is a good one.
https://www.brewinabag.com/blogs/news/52619844-misconceptions-brew-bag-myths-explained
….don’t lose hope too soon! This post is about a batch of oatmeal stout I did which suffered almost every conceivable fuck up during the brewing process and yet almost miraculously has emerged as a really nice smooth and drinkable beer. I was pretty much convinced this one would end up down the drain but I soldiered on anyway and for now at least it looks like its beaten the odds and produced something drinkable. The moral is if it smells and tastes ok it probably is so don’t rush to ditch a brew if things aren’t going to plan stick it out and the brewing gods may yet favour you. Anyway heres what went down.
This was my first attempt at a lager and the resulting beer was probably my best to date… my other half reckons it’s the best lager she’s ever drank… high praise indeed.! The fermentation schedule was a little complex, but this was recommended to me by the brewer at Chorlton Brewery… I followed to the letter and the result was so good, I’ll do it again for definite.
I did this one a about a year ago but it remains one of my best Bitters to date, it was loosely based on some information I found about Timothy Taylors Boltmaker which is a lovely beer and a multiple award winner. As with most brews in this style I put it into a pressure barrel which gave a great pub style pour to the beer. The yeast is key 1469 is supposed to be the actual Timothy Taylor strain and it has bags of character, you could use something else but make sure it has some fruity esters or the beer will be lacking in flavour. If you do use 1469 a blow off tube is recommended, its a lively one! I found it attenuated higher than the specified range so my version was a bit stronger than intended but it was still very drinkable.
Here is a not so traditional recipe for an English Mild, it has some unusual elements to the grist and hop schedule hence the name but it produces a rich dark and malty brew which drinks really well and was delicious served from a pressure barrel.
Another old tutorial but again getting a few views on the old tube so thought I’d post it here as well for reference, lots of people have issues with PBs and they get a lot of stick online but if you get a decent one to start with (avoid the cheapest ones from wilko etc) and follow these methods you should be good. Its the best way to get a handpump style dispense without having a beer engine/cask set up in my opinion and works great with english style ales.
I did this video a while back but as it seems pretty popular I thought I’d pop it up on here too, be aware a lot of the newer mini kegs now have a solid plastic bung in the top, apparently these are a bitch to remove and will be destroyed in the process but you can buy the rubber bungs to replace them.