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by john luc
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Imperial Brown Ale (looking for)
Replies: 0
Views: 136

Imperial Brown Ale (looking for)

As the title says, but beer to be put into a barrel to condition and mature. My local club is planning a new barrel project and we are settled on this one. Lookng to build a recipe now, any opinions on recipe welcome. Plan is to use a Rum Barrel, if available. ABV around 8% ish :roll: .
by john luc
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Kozel Dark
Replies: 11
Views: 3815

Re: Kozel Dark

The coca cola of beers is how I describe this beer, just too nice to drink. My local club went down the rabbit hole trying to clone this beer a few years back. will look up the 2 recpes I did later. Do recall getting Franconian Drak Lager yeast to use for this once, WLP4030.
by john luc
Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:50 pm
Forum: Winemaking
Topic: not using sugar in wine making
Replies: 11
Views: 8631

not using sugar in wine making

Has anyone got experience of making wines from fruits like blackberrys without adding table sugar. The sugar will fully ferment out so drying out the wine too much and I don't personally like that taste it leaves aswell. Its coming up to that time of year when hedgerow fruits will be available and I...
by john luc
Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Irish Red Small Batch
Replies: 12
Views: 3247

Re: Irish Red Small Batch

Interested to hear what you think of the Caraaroma addition
by john luc
Thu Aug 18, 2022 5:52 pm
Forum: Beer Recipes
Topic: Gorse flowers
Replies: 64
Views: 19584

Re: Gorse flowers

I think a Saison might be a good option
by john luc
Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: Brewing Liquor
Topic: Wort ph
Replies: 2
Views: 1613

Re: Wort ph

=D> =D> =D> true
by john luc
Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:39 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Kegland cheap mini keg adaptor
Replies: 16
Views: 4495

Re: Kegland cheap mini keg adaptor

Another handy use for this is an inline sight glass. Put a small clear bottle on it and then you can observe the beer as it passes through on to the keg.
by john luc
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:23 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Kegland cheap mini keg adaptor
Replies: 16
Views: 4495

Re: Kegland cheap mini keg adaptor

Great bit of kit. Can be used for beer line cleaning as well as putting clearing material in through the gas post under pressure.
by john luc
Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:21 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Digital Refractometer
Replies: 16
Views: 2296

Re: Digital Refractometer

If ya likes to spend money, Anton Paars is your man. Price is not listed so you have to click the Buy button. Motto is, if you have to ask how much it is, you can't afford it :shock: .
by john luc
Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Digital Refractometer
Replies: 16
Views: 2296

Re: Digital Refractometer

by john luc
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:19 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Digital Refractometer
Replies: 16
Views: 2296

Re: Digital Refractometer

As above, I like to check the gravity as the brew day progress's and have being using my normal refractometer but like the ease of this. The Anton Paars models cost over £300 but this one from my mate Ali in China looks fair value and its my Birthday in January :)
by john luc
Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:41 am
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Digital Refractometer
Replies: 16
Views: 2296

Re: Digital Refractometer

guypettigrew wrote:
Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:58 pm
The read out is fast and clear. No peering down a tube at a vaguely hazy line!
Guy
This is why I like it too, getting too old trying to see that gammy line while peering through the handheld yoke. :lol:
by john luc
Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:12 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Digital Refractometer
Replies: 16
Views: 2296

Digital Refractometer

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001 ... LJJvq&mp=1 I was looking at maybe getting one of these. Anyone got experience with using something like one of these
by john luc
Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: Links
Topic: BJCP 2021 guidelines incoming
Replies: 3
Views: 2730

Re: BJCP 2021 guidelines incoming

When I alerted my local club to this launch, they, being an acerbic bunch were focused on Brown IPA being really an American Brown :twisted: