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by micmacmoc
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Back to brewing, this time!
Replies: 2
Views: 283

Re: Back to brewing, this time!

Well anyway…thinking of a mild next, GW’s Gales Festival Mild from his book. Any hints and tips? I have the ingredients as the recipe and wondered if the US05 yeast would be ok. Actually I have some pale ale fermenting with some now so could take some of that if that would be advisory?
by micmacmoc
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: sugar
Replies: 6
Views: 370

Re: sugar

Just make sure if you do use ‘household’ sugar that its cane not beet sugar. Beet gives off flavours iirc.
by micmacmoc
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Back to brewing, this time!
Replies: 2
Views: 283

Back to brewing, this time!

Having been proper ill a while back i had only managed two or three brews in the last four years, thought i was done for at one point. Lifting was a problem, wife bought me a G30, bless her. Still had problems and couldn’t be arsed, realised it was not so much the brewing as the back breaking bottli...
by micmacmoc
Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Brewing this today
Replies: 3
Views: 1034

Re: Brewing this today

Did a user upper today! So damn rusty though, a catalogue of errors! I thought the mash had stuck, added a light spray malt to compensate, oh no….so added more hops to compensate, well 1045og became 1056 and I have yet to work out what chucking all the hops in means…who cares! It’s beer and it was f...
by micmacmoc
Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: starting all grain brewing
Replies: 15
Views: 4562

Re: starting all grain brewing

Whereabouts are you Ian? I recently switched to Grainfather system so have lots of all grain equipment I want to sell, anywhere near Cornwall?
by micmacmoc
Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Brewing Software
Topic: BeerEngine
Replies: 6
Views: 2114

Re: BeerEngine

This is how it is on mine:

windows c> prog files (x86) > beer engine> recipes

hope this helps!
by micmacmoc
Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Ind Coope Long Life
Replies: 9
Views: 3006

Re: Ind Coope Long Life

I can remember my old dad letting me try this from his pint glass in the early 70s, my first beer memory. I was taken by the bitter/sweet taste! I never looked back! Perhaps I should add it to my brewlist!
by micmacmoc
Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:11 am
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Graham Wheeler’s Wadworth 6X recipe variations
Replies: 16
Views: 3775

Re: Graham Wheeler’s Wadworth 6X recipe variations

Thanks Foobar and Eric, much appreciated!
by micmacmoc
Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Graham Wheeler’s Wadworth 6X recipe variations
Replies: 16
Views: 3775

Re: Graham Wheeler’s Wadworth 6X recipe variations

Blimey! You dont want all that black in 6X! Off to correct my book. Well spotted! I expect GW meant medium crystal, about 150EBC? I've never used any of these sugar block things, though I've used golden syrup, black treacle and honey in stouts. Would any of those be (ballpark) substitutes for sugar ...
by micmacmoc
Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Maltmillers Timothy Taylor's Landlord Kit
Replies: 19
Views: 4378

Re: Maltmillers Timothy Taylor's Landlord Kit

Yes indeedy! Just planning a use up stout.....that i 'had to buy' flaked barley for!
by micmacmoc
Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:35 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Adnams Southwold Bitter
Replies: 80
Views: 20376

Re: Adnams Southwold Bitter

Well this has been a brilliant read, thanks folks! Lovely to see that in a modern computer age Dave Line is still highly regarded. Also that the smell of dust on valve radios is still being experienced, always reminds me of my grandma's house. Ed Stewarts Junior choice, horse racing and 'Lillibulero...
by micmacmoc
Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:35 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Maltmillers Timothy Taylor's Landlord Kit
Replies: 19
Views: 4378

Re: Maltmillers Timothy Taylor's Landlord Kit

I think it was the first thing i did on my Grainfather last year, only made three brews on the machine, been ill, away etc....its a fantastic pint and it all went VERY quickly. I hope to be back brewing soon.
by micmacmoc
Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:18 pm
Forum: Dispensing
Topic: King Keg top or bottom tap preferred?
Replies: 6
Views: 2302

Re: King Keg top or bottom tap preferred?

Good old Graham, I miss him!
Still use his books as inspiration. I think if you practice good hygiene the beer should be the same from both, after all there’s a blanket of CO2 over it.
by micmacmoc
Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:52 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Pastry Stout is Brewed. It's a bit of a beast!
Replies: 2
Views: 2253

Re: Pastry Stout is Brewed. It's a bit of a beast!

I dont think I've ever heard of pastry stout. That looks the strength of something to go with Christmas pudding next christmas! Sleepy warming stout...mmmmm.
by micmacmoc
Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: Why do you brew?
Replies: 9
Views: 1787

Re: Why do you brew?

I love the process, the aromas, the whole thing. Except cleaning, that’s rubbish. New GrainFather is a help though but. Love tweaking a recipe, GrainFather s buggered that up as the self same recipe tastes different to my old rig! Also love people to take an interest, ‘you can’t make beer as good as...