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by bitter_dave
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: sugar
Replies: 6
Views: 369

Re: sugar

I don't really use sugar much in beers, but I'm betting that for a lot of ales you would be better off buying a kilo of some nice brown sugar than so called brewing sugar (and it would probably be cheaper).
by bitter_dave
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery
Replies: 9
Views: 619

Re: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery

Nice to see they do a mild. Sounds nice from the description in the real ale almanac
by bitter_dave
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery
Replies: 9
Views: 619

Re: The Old Swan Inn pub & brewery

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing. What an amazing pub and history
by bitter_dave
Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Festival New Zealand Pilsner.
Replies: 6
Views: 618

Re: Festival New Zealand Pilsner.

Made a Old Father Hooks Bitter and bottled at weekend. Agree pouch was a pain! Give me tins any day. Box also strangely hard to open, but less of a faff than trying rinse out a pouch!
by bitter_dave
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Review - Muntons Gold Continental Pilsner
Replies: 17
Views: 5102

Re: Review - Muntons Gold Continental Pilsner

Here is the bitter, for comparison purposes
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by bitter_dave
Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Review - Muntons Gold Continental Pilsner
Replies: 17
Views: 5102

Re: Review - Muntons Gold Continental Pilsner

Blimey, that is so much darker! I made an out of date Old English Bitter from that range and it was dark, but nothing to compare it against so don't know how it compares with the same kit made earlier. It is darker than your beer, otherwise I might be inclined to think you were accidentally given th...
by bitter_dave
Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: Festival Landlords Finest Bitter
Replies: 12
Views: 10775

Re: Festival Landlords Finest Bitter

Thanks for the update. They seem to give a lot of dry hops with some of these kits. Sometimes less is more, but I get that this is a rather unfashionable view these days! I did a Woodfordes Bure Gold a while ago and the relatively small pack of hops made a nice impression (although this faded quite ...
by bitter_dave
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Alternative to London yeast.
Replies: 9
Views: 2282

Re: Alternative to London yeast.

MashBag wrote:
Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:59 am
IMO it's a bit less bland, certainly a better price.
Clears quicker & still a good floccer.
Thanks. Will have to give it a try.
by bitter_dave
Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:41 am
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Alternative to London yeast.
Replies: 9
Views: 2282

Re: Alternative to London yeast.

MashBag wrote:
Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:39 am

Tbh, their "four" is good if not better than s-04

https://www.crossmyloofbrew.co.uk/yeast-specs
Why/how s it better?
by bitter_dave
Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Alternative to London yeast.
Replies: 9
Views: 2282

Re: Alternative to London yeast.

I’ve recently discovered Lallemand are discontinuing London yeast. I use this yeast frequently, its inability to ferment all the sugars in the wort gives me a full bodied taste that I prefer in my pale ales and bitters, gravity tends to stop at around 1016. I think Windsor will do the same, but I’m...
by bitter_dave
Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Kit Brewing
Topic: bottles
Replies: 43
Views: 12958

Re: bottles

Or use Cooper's Pet bottles and no need for capper!
by bitter_dave
Sun Sep 03, 2023 2:27 pm
Forum: Brewing Books
Topic: Dave Line's Beer Kits and Brewing
Replies: 6
Views: 7747

Re: Dave Line's Beer Kits and Brewing

Some beer kit tips:
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by bitter_dave
Sun Sep 03, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Brewing Books
Topic: Dave Line's Beer Kits and Brewing
Replies: 6
Views: 7747

Re: Dave Line's Beer Kits and Brewing

Example beer kit recipe
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by bitter_dave
Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Brewing Books
Topic: Brew Your Own British Real Ale (3rd Edition)- Graham Wheeler
Replies: 73
Views: 43070

Re: Brew Your Own British Real Ale (3rd Edition)- Graham Wheeler

As for recipe creep in the latter books.. yeah.. I think it adds an authenticity. I know stuff changes in my recipes. So why not anyone else's. And it proves he was brewing them, got just generating content as so many of today's publishers. And also the recipes used by breweries change too, or more...
by bitter_dave
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: Brewing Books
Topic: Dave Line's Beer Kits and Brewing
Replies: 6
Views: 7747

Re: Dave Line's Beer Kits and Brewing

Wow.. thats a "geordie" kit on the cover. And strangely it seems to be in a box! There are no references to Geordie beer kits in the book as far as I can see though. I seem to recall that Graham was less than impressed by this book. I bought it out of curiosity really, as I saw a copy for only a fe...