Jim's Beer Kit

I mean orangy, but soft and not a sharp citrus

Brewers gold has a nice blackcurrant, (slight bramble) note. Works excellent as a late addition in a porter in my opinion.

Recently made a smash with marria otter and some (homegrown) first gold. Used wlp002, between the yeast and the hops there is a distinct marmalade flavour.

What are the hops you want to do for the next brew? Can you share a picture of the beer? What was the final gravity? Would you use some crystal malt in future?

I have successfully harvested Duvel's yeast before, it was not different from the primary strain. They seem to pasturise now. Would be great to get a confirmation from someone else's experience. I did a second run with Bornem's yeast. That went off like a rocket. I guess I'll be buying Bornem and Ch...

The second Duvel harvest still seems to be dead. In the meantime I harvested yeast from Adnams Tally Ho that says it is bottle conditioned. Unlike Duvel and Chimay there was no yeast sediment but it still worked ok. I did email Adnams and they have told me it is not the primary strain though. So giv...

I think wlp002 finishes quite sweet.

I have harvested Duvel yeast from bottle in the past. I have recently started brewing again and wanted to make a small side by side brew using harvested Duvel and chimay yeast. The Duvel didn't seem to work, but the chimay did. I ended up pitching both and I'm pretty sure it's just the chimay that i...