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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 16:50 
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From the first lot of beer, after taking Bobby's sage advice and having pint one from bottle one then pint two from a second bottle, I poured the two half bottles into one and added more sugar and waited a week. The results are very nice, indeed.


This was a good idea, too. Bobby knows a lot.

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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:05 
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One of my fav beers is Blandford Flyer by Badger. 5.2% with a heavy hint of Ginger. Quite potent with a great taste.

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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:09 
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I love badger, but the one thing I don' t like is that they get the flavours by adding other things to the beer, rather than from the blend of malt/hops etc. It's cheating. I've had chocolate ale that has that taste because of the blend and the process, not cos they've added some bloody flavouring.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:18 
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A few have flavorings a lot don't. The Brewery Tour at Badger is awesome.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:18 
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Yeah, but the ones that have a distinctive flavour have it cos they've added something - it's basically a slightly beardy alcopop.

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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:19 
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Not convinced, the bloke doing the tour spent a lot of time explaining the hops and malts they use.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:38 
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Well, for example, they say on the very bottle of the Blandford Flyer that they add ginger to it. So ner.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 17:41 
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Well yes. But it does not make it at Alcopop

The River Cottage Stinger is nice, it uses Nettles instead of Hops. I belive.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 21:56 
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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:02 
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I think I'm putting too much sugar in my bottles for secondary fermentation. My current batch is pretty lively and quite sweet, albeit not a sickly as the previous batch. So drinkable, but even after excessive chilling it still produces far too much head. Only had one explosion so far, and I blame the heatwave for that!


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:21 
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I think I'm putting too much sugar in my bottles for secondary fermentation. My current batch is pretty lively and quite sweet, albeit not a sickly as the previous batch. So drinkable, but even after excessive chilling it still produces far too much head. Only had one explosion so far, and I blame the heatwave for that!


Are you sure primary fermentation has finished? I add (I think, will check later) 1 teaspoon per litre for secondary fermentation in full bottles.

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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:56 

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If any of you are ever in the area, I strongly recommend Tring Brewery's ales. Moongazer is one of my absolute favourite ales ever.

Plus I went on a tour of their brewery a year or so ago with my old man, *accidentally* got totally wankered on free beer, had to get up early the following morning for a job interview and then went and got offered the job in question. So they really do make the beer of winners.


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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:20 
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I think I'm putting too much sugar in my bottles for secondary fermentation. My current batch is pretty lively and quite sweet, albeit not a sickly as the previous batch. So drinkable, but even after excessive chilling it still produces far too much head. Only had one explosion so far, and I blame the heatwave for that!


Are you sure primary fermentation has finished? I add (I think, will check later) 1 teaspoon per litre for secondary fermentation in full bottles.


Probably too much sugar: I think I'm on 1 teaspoon per half-litre (plus the odd one for luck). I generally bottle when there's no sign of life no matter how hard I agitate the barrell and when the hydrometer reading stablises itself.


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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:27 
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Kern wrote:
I think I'm putting too much sugar in my bottles for secondary fermentation. My current batch is pretty lively and quite sweet, albeit not a sickly as the previous batch. So drinkable, but even after excessive chilling it still produces far too much head. Only had one explosion so far, and I blame the heatwave for that!


Are you sure primary fermentation has finished? I add (I think, will check later) 1 teaspoon per litre for secondary fermentation in full bottles.


Probably too much sugar: I think I'm on 1 teaspoon per half-litre (plus the odd one for luck). I generally bottle when there's no sign of life no matter how hard I agitate the barrell and when the hydrometer reading stablises itself.


Yeah, that's way too much. Also, I suspect that as the temperature drops, more CO2 is absorbed into the liquid, so that will make it fizzier.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 17:28 
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Yeah, that's way too much. Also, I suspect that as the temperature drops, more CO2 is absorbed into the liquid, so that will make it fizzier.


Ah, and there was me thinking that putting a bottle in the fridge for a week or so would kill the yeasties abd make it less active. Didn't think about the CO2. But then, I was an arts student.


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 Post subject: Re: Beers
PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 17:42 
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I would be surprised if the cold killed the yeast, unless you started freezing it.


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 17:46 
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Best way to keep a sourdough starter is in the fridge, the yeast still works, slower and bacteria like lactobacillis can't take hold. You can freeze a mature starter.

Brewers yeast is generally hardier.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 21:51 
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The White Rabbit here in the 'Ford now sells Brooklyn Lager on tap. This is a Good Thing.


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 19:33 
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The White Rabbit here in the 'Ford now sells Brooklyn Lager on tap. This is a Good Thing.

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The Grauniad's Top 10 Oxford Pubs

I've been to 60% of these. Oxford's Big Society is even shitter than Mr Cameron's, mind.


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Joans has made wine. He's just opened another bottle and I already feel hungover.

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