friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I've just got a 6tf fridge from work for exactly that purpose
Home Brew Questions
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badseed
Mighty but thin.
I did one, but I put the cherries in the primary iirc. They fermented quickly leaving behind skins.
The beer was nice, very fruity and red but there was no cherry flavour.
I recently did a mixed berry wheat beer where I added 1kg of frozen and defrosted/mashed berries to the secondary and it was beautiful.
I wrote about it here:
Berry Wheat
Ok enthusiasts, I am excited about this one.
My heffe has finished primary fermentation (10 days ay 16 degrees). Well and truly finished.
So I added 1kg of mixed frozen berries.
Frozen berries are perfect for this as the water has aleady expanded and burst the cell walls turning the berries to mush.
I put them in a sanitised pan with a 1l of just boiled water. I let the water cool for 5 minutes before pouring in.
I wasn't worried about sanitation but I was concerned about wild yeasts on the skins. I squashed the shit out of them with a potato masher and left it for 20 minutes.
I stirred the beer slowly to get it moving but not splashing then carefully poured in the berry slop.
Second fermentation kicked off straight away, plenty of yeast still around.
I will check the gravity on Saturday/Sunday then maybe crash chill to stop the yeast. When I have made fruit beer before I left it too long and the yeast/co2 took out the fruit flavour.
Milkshake krausen.
It looked like this and was beautiful:
badseed
Mighty but thin.
I am crash chilling an IPA now before keggging. Next is a Czech pilsner.
I have an Urquell starter on the stir plate now, hopefully I will have enough by Thursday to do a cold pitch at 9 degrees.
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
This week i shall mostly be drinking Lidl's
Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
This week i shall mostly be drinking Lidl's
same idea as me!
Although my wilko's pear cider with added caramel syrup, burnt honey and muscavado sugar smells heavenly...
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Your idea totallysame idea as me!
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Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
I do love Lidl
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
It was a good shout that. Me and Mrs Frieda have been quaffing the Weiss all afternoon. I've got a pal emptying one as well so my cherry beer can go in themI do love Lidl
Dovydaitis
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I've not got one in yet, may have to
Dovydaitis
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note to self, the larger diameter the syphon tube the quicker the speed of the liquid 
new syphoning tube with tap on the end, bigger diameter than my last one and I've just been swimming in cider, not the best way to end the weekend
new syphoning tube with tap on the end, bigger diameter than my last one and I've just been swimming in cider, not the best way to end the weekend
Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
wilkos wine kits that friedaweed was on about, now reduced even further to £9.97. The MIL is under orders to drink 30 bottles of wine
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
First apple juice squeezed last night (7 gallons) - looks like it's going to be a good cider season! 
I spoke to the bloke from my LHBS yesterday and I told him the reason he hadn't seen me in ages was because of the Wilco half price sale a few months back. He was really pissed off at Muntons (not Wilkos) and told me he was trying to now get rid of all Muntons products from his shop.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I've got 50 litres of high-strength brew on in the shed, ready for my 50th in early November. I shall need to get another 50l of the Christmas Special on quite soon, too.
And I am finally determined that I am going to set up the all-mash operation in the shed. I have all the pipework figured out (though still trying to find a quick-detach method of separating the HLT/wort boiler and mash/lauter tun from the pipework for cleaning).
And I am finally determined that I am going to set up the all-mash operation in the shed. I have all the pipework figured out (though still trying to find a quick-detach method of separating the HLT/wort boiler and mash/lauter tun from the pipework for cleaning).
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Perfect!
Superdupastupor
fun to funky
did a coffee type thing 4 months ago. tastes strong as fuck but I am not sure if that is the anise giving it a vapours/ spirits type effect pushing up the perceived ABV 
really should get an alcometer .
Served with 1part iced peppermint tea to 3. Lush.
Will have to make again.
really should get an alcometer .Served with 1part iced peppermint tea to 3. Lush.
Will have to make again.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Another 12 gallons of apple juice pressed last night. Cider season is upon us!
Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
had some mead last weekend, it has had me reaching for my olde home brewing recipe book and have found one (well several) for mead.
Now to get 1.5kgs of honey....
Now to get 1.5kgs of honey....
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
It looks like wilkos have fucked muntons off as well
butcher
boner at the ready
Tested the ESVA gravity today and the sample was double lush, hoppy IPA, boozy gorgeousness......Wahzo!
ETA and down to 1009
Keggin on Sunday for Chrimbo.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I currently have 66 litres of beer brewed and conditioning in 2l PETs, with a further 23 under fermentation as we speak.
The reason for this being an upcoming 50th birthday party, hem hem hem.
I may have to transfer some of the brewed beer to a keg, simply to make dispense easier.
The reason for this being an upcoming 50th birthday party, hem hem hem.
I may have to transfer some of the brewed beer to a keg, simply to make dispense easier.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Also, this.
Step 3½ in the journey to an all-grain shed brewery. We're getting there...
(it's a drain manifold for a mash tun, in case you were wondering)
Step 3½ in the journey to an all-grain shed brewery. We're getting there...
(it's a drain manifold for a mash tun, in case you were wondering)
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I brewed the bar for my partners sister's 50th last month.I currently have 66 litres of beer brewed and conditioning in 2l PETs, with a further 23 under fermentation as we speak.
The reason for this being an upcoming 50th birthday party, hem hem hem.
I may have to transfer some of the brewed beer to a keg, simply to make dispense easier.
I made two kegs of ale and about 80 bottles of cider and fruit beer and 23 ltrs of wine. I did a wherry and a festival ales pride of london porter. It was the first time I'd done a festival kit and I'm well impressed at the finished product. It's fucking nectar
Everyone loved the fact that the ale was brewed especially for the party. We asked people to bring shorts and mixers and ran a cocktail bar as well.
Hope it goes well
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Started a system last year for getting hold of apples by saying to folks, "Give me your spare apples and I'll give you some cider 6 months down the line". Yesterday I got calls from 2 such people and went out to collect over 12st of decent fruit! They have also contacted their friends with spare fruit so it just keeps going. Only problem is finding time to press them all before they go off! I guess that's my evenings taken up for the next couple of weeks.
Hi All
I've bought a tub of Wilkos' BREWED AT HOME' Hoppy Copper Bitter but would love to add a touch of citrus to the mix. Is it as simple as adding the juice of a lemon or two and if so, does it matter when and could I knacker the brew up in any way doing this?
Cheers
I've bought a tub of Wilkos' BREWED AT HOME' Hoppy Copper Bitter but would love to add a touch of citrus to the mix. Is it as simple as adding the juice of a lemon or two and if so, does it matter when and could I knacker the brew up in any way doing this?
Cheers
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Are you wanting the aromatic lemoniness, or the tartness?
If the former, then consider just zesting the lemon, and adding that (or getting hold of some lemon oil and adding no more than a teaspoon).
Changing the pH of the brew may well have some sort of effect on the process, but I don't think it is going to knacker the brew.
My Christmas beer gets a hop bag full of hot water-dunked spices and a spoonful of orange oil, and it hasn't broken it yet.
Cheers for the reply. I think I want a bit of both, to be honest. I have read since, that adding cascade to the mix can give it a citrusy flavour too. Question is, after looking on t'web - where do I get lemon oil from? This isn't cooking lemon oil, is it as I couldn't see much else in the way of lemon oil.
By the way, that Christmas beer sounds divine - where do you live again
