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09:21, 22 March 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Hills and Hangovers (Created page with "'''<big>By Arthur Olcot</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 14A Scottish Light''' After Christmas I wanted to brew something low strength for a change and I’ve never brewed anything sub 4% before. Additionally, I have a small personal goal of medalling a beer style for each part of the UK (although Wales might be a tricky one). So, the Scottish light category fitted the bill perfectly and I set about designing a recipe for a style that isn...")
12:33, 12 February 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Entre Deux Mères IV (Created page with "<big>'''By Ian Cosier'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 17D English Barleywine''' This was one of the last brews I did in late 2022 before packing up the brewery for 18 months due to building work.The kegs sat in a shed during a hot summer, so perhaps some accelerated aging took place! It is rich and strong, with plenty of toffee, dark fruits, and a spicy, marmalade-like, earthy background. You can be fairly heavy-handed with the late hopp...")
12:11, 12 February 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Green Run (Created page with "<big>'''By Ian Cosier'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 12C English IPA''' I’ve been wanting to brew a wet-hop beer for ages and finally got the chance this year. My harvest was pitiful, but a neighbour offered me her bumper crop of Fuggles and Cascade. The smell as they all went into the whirlpool was incredible. When young the beer is silky smooth and has some unusual fruity flavours that you might not immediately associated with the h...")
08:51, 12 February 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Smoke Without Fire (Created page with "'''<big>By Arthur Olcot</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer''' '' Smoked Helles '' Around a year ago I purchased on a complete whim 1kg of smoked beechwood malt. Not entirely sure why as I’m not really a huge lover of smoked beers! Anyway, after it being sat around for a few months the time came to actually brew something with it. This recipe is a simple smoked Helles with a light smoke to the aroma and fla...")
15:00, 9 October 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Rob the Younger (Created page with "'''<big>By Rob Read</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 18B American Pale Ale''' TBA == Awards == ''' Welsh National Homebrew Competition 2023 (Mad Dob Brewing Co, 23/09/2023)''' 1st - Best of Show 1st - American Pale Ale == Measures == * IBU 41 * ABV 4.7% * OG 1.047 * FG 1.011 * EBC 10.4 * 25 litres into fermenter * 23 litres packaged == Ingredients == === Water === Ca2+ 105; Mg2+ 18; Na+ 16; Cl- 51; SO42- 275; HCO3- 16 === Malt ==...")
14:46, 9 October 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Identity Crisis (Created page with "<big>'''By James Wilson'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 21B Belgian IPA''' I really like Houblon Chouffe and then found a recipe that was supposedly quite close to the real thing and it worked out well. I wasn't a big fan of the beer for the first couple of weeks after kegging, but then the harshness of alcohol and bitterness rounded out and I couldn't stop going back to it. == Awards == ''' Welsh National Homebrew Competition 2023 (Ma...")
15:07, 12 September 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Black Habsburg (Created page with "'''<big>By Jacques Marais</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style Imperial Stout''' An imperial stout winning silver both at GBBF ‘23 and BrewCon ‘22. The name was inspired by royalty. The recipe is based on one I found for Rasputin from North Coast brewing and makes an easy drinking, yet complex RIS. The 2:2:1 ratio of Brown:Chocolate:Roasted barley is now a go to for me and works for any stout in my opinion. I added some dry yeast at the...")
14:50, 12 September 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Warped Porter (Created page with "'''<big>By James Cross</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style English Porter''' This recipe won Gold in the Session Stouts and Porters category at GBBF 2023. It's based on Malt Miller's Twisted Stout recipe but using LALBREW London yeast and whole hops, reduced from the recipe to aim for 30 IBU. The result came out more like a porter than a stout, but that didn't matter as the GBBF category covered both. == Awards == ''' Great British Beer Fes...")
11:17, 4 July 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Adding Bacon to Beer (Created page with "'''Lee:''' [Fraser] and I got the best smoked bacon we could. And low temp grilled it to dry it out. I guess now air fry would work too. Once it was as dry as poss without burning it, used a bullet kitchen appliance to grind into a dust… we called it “pig glitter” We then soaked it in good quality high strength vodka for a week or two, that took several goes at filtering out which left as clear as possible (one full bottle of vodka reduced to effectively say a th...")
13:28, 2 July 2023 James Wilson talk contribs moved page Anything Gueuze to Anything Geueze without leaving a redirect (Renamed)
13:26, 2 July 2023 James Wilson talk contribs moved page Anything Gueze to Anything Gueuze without leaving a redirect (Renaming)
13:25, 2 July 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Anything Gueze (Created page with "<big>'''By Jacques Marais'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 23E Gueuze''' A difficult style and takes about 3-5 years to make! Worth the effort though. I like the wheat character, so use wheat as a base malt. A three vessel system is almost essential as it’s difficult to do a turbid mash and big boil with an all-in-one brewery. == Awards == ''' Sour and Session 2023 (Phantom Brewing Co, Reading)''' 1st - Belgian & European Sour == Meas...")
13:06, 2 July 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Bobspresso Delight (Created page with "<big>'''By Joe Hickey'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 30A Spiced, Herb and Vegetable Beer''' Judges at the LAB Open were very impressed with the coffee character in this beer as it is hard to achieve, needing the right kind of coffee. This used El Salvador beans from HasBean, although look for beans with chocolate/cocoa flavour descriptors. == Awards == ''' LAB Open 2023 (Hammerton Brewery, 14/5/2023)''' 2nd - Fruit, Spice and Vegetabl...")
13:46, 15 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page That Scene From Interstellar (Created page with "<big>'''By James Wilson'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 21C Hazy IPA''' This beer was an experiment in using some of the new hop products on the market, and to understand what it takes to brew the Hazy IPAs that I like. I was really happy how it turned out - full and strong, with LOTS of hop aroma and flavour. == Awards == ''' LAB Open 2023 (Hammerton Brewery, 14/5/2023) ''' 3rd - Hazy IPAs == Measures == * IBU 40 * ABV 7.4% * OG 1.0...")
13:18, 8 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Hayesenbrau2023winner.jpg (Mark Sanderson (left) receives the London Amateur Brewers 2023 Hayesenbrau Award from the Chairman, James Wilson (right))
13:18, 8 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:Hayesenbrau2023winner.jpg (Mark Sanderson (left) receives the London Amateur Brewers 2023 Hayesenbrau Award from the Chairman, James Wilson (right))
13:09, 8 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page How Now, Brown Ale? (Created page with "'''How Now, Brown Ale? <big>By Mark Sanderson</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style Historical Beer: London Brown Ale''' * The kit I use (BrewHa Brew In A Conical) delivers a fairly low BH efficiency (typically 67%), so bear this in mind if using this recipe. == Awards == * Hayesenbrau 2023 1st place * Reading Amateur Brewers Sour & Session 2023, British / Irish Ales 1st place (a version of this beer that was not back-sweetened with caramel sy...")
13:41, 1 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Red Cortina (Created page with "thumb|The keg decal for Red Cortina by Luke Russell '''<big>By Lee Immins</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 15A Irish Red Ale''' Inspired by drinking Smithwicks with friends in Howth Harbour on a boiling August day, this beer is an easy-drinking, sessionable, malt-forward pint. == Awards == ''' Sour & Session 2023 (Reading) ''' 2nd - British and Irish Ales ''' UK National Homebrewing Competition...")
13:33, 1 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Red Cortina by Luke Russell.png
13:33, 1 May 2023 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:Red Cortina by Luke Russell.png
16:16, 19 April 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Dark Cabin Fever (Created page with "'''<big>By Ian Cosier</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 22C American Barleywine''' A rich amber barleywine with some nice interest from the darker malts. I include this recipe with a little hesitation as it was far too bitter when I brewed it in 2019 and has taken 4 years ageing for the hops to calm down. If I brew it again I will definitely tone down the IBUs to 80ish. Looking at my grain bill I suspect I was finishing off some malts, b...")
16:06, 19 April 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Better Brew Something Sharpish (Created page with "'''<big>By Ken Bazley</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 13A Dark Mild''' I wanted to brew a quick-drinking dark mild and I knew that Mark Sanderson brewed one he’d had success with in competitions so I asked for the recipe. Like we do, I tweaked it to my preferences and the rest is history. I think it is perhaps slightly too roasty and could do with a touch more sweetness, so that is what I’ll aim to do next time I brew it. == Award...")
16:00, 19 April 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Czechs on Fire (Created page with "'''<big>By Ken Bazley</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer''' '' Smoked Czech Dark Lager '' A bastardized version of 3D brewed on the stovetop. I’d never brewed a smoked Czech beer before and I’d never heard of anyone else doing so, but the name was too good to leave so I had to build a beer around it! When thinking about the recipe the key for me was to get a good level of hoppiness (and I mean flavour) wh...")
15:47, 19 April 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Bob the Younger (Created page with "'''<big>By Joe Hickey</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 18B American Pale Ale''' Was a cracking beer that was all drunk way too quickly! Unfortunately I didn’t download the judges feedback… == Awards == ''' Norwich Amateur Brewers Hoptober, October 2022 (Diss, Norfolk)''' 2nd - American Pale Ale == Measures == * IBU 40 * ABV 6.3% * OG 1.064 * FG 1.015 * EBC 10.2 * 23 litres into fermenter * 20.5 litres kegged and bottled == Ingr...")
09:24, 24 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Bob Ryeder On The Storm by Joe Hickey.jpg (Picture of Bob Ryeder on the Storm by Joe Hickey)
09:24, 24 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:Bob Ryeder On The Storm by Joe Hickey.jpg (Picture of Bob Ryeder on the Storm by Joe Hickey)
09:22, 24 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs deleted page File:Bob Ryeder On The Storm.jpg (Duplicated file)
09:21, 24 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Bob Ryeder On The Storm.jpg (Picture of Bob Ryeder On The Storm by Joe Hickey)
09:21, 24 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:Bob Ryeder On The Storm.jpg (Picture of Bob Ryeder On The Storm by Joe Hickey)
20:47, 20 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Bob Ryeder On The Storm (Created page with "<big>'''By Joe Hickey'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 31A Alternative Grain Beer'''<br> == Awards == '''Scottish National 2023''' 3rd - Historic, Alternative & Wood Aged Beers == Measures == * IBU 31 * ABV 5.9% * OG 1.053 * FG 1.008 * EBC 10 * 23 litres into fermenter. == Ingredients == === Water === * Ca2+ 103; Mg2+ 16; Na+ 12; Cl- 73; SO42- 179; HCO3- 55 === Malt === * Weyermann Rye Malt — Grain — 5.9 EBC - 3 kg (54.6%) * Cris...")
12:41, 18 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Garage Pilsner (Created page with "<big>'''By Stuart Loynton'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 3B - Czech Premium Pale lager'''<br> Having been with LAB for nearly a year and hearing all the comments/advice I really felt it would benefit my brewing if I entered some competitions this year. I chose Czech Pilsner as I anticipated that everyone else would be making Marzens and Dunkels and also due to the fact that both my wife and myself quite enjoy them. It was the perfect...")
19:35, 14 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Candi Sugar Recipe (Created page with "'''<big>By Jacques Marais</big>''' The syrup tastes like intense fruity toffee. Make it before brew day, then keep in the fridge and added to the fermenter at high krausen. See the recipe Death's Quad as an example of how to use it. === Ingredients === * 450g golden syrup * 1.55kg table sugar * 900ml water === Process === # Dissolve first in the heat <100 deg # Boiled at 105 deg for 10 minutes for inversion # Then Add one table spoon of DME + # 1 teaspoon 3.5g...")
19:33, 14 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Death's Quad (Created page with "'''<big>By Jacques Marais</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 26D Belgian Dark Strong''' This beer is focused on the Candi Sugar which can give intense rum + fruity/toffee flavours not available in commercial sugars. Recipe for Candi Sugar below. == Measures == * IBU 28 (could be higher at 35 imo) * OG 1.106 * FG 1.019 * SRM = 23L == Ingredients == === Water === * Didn’t do much here, but aimed for 1.5:1 Cl:SO4. === Malt === * Dingemans...")
19:24, 14 March 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Stormin' Norman (Created page with "<big>'''By Arthur Olcot ''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 8B Schwarzbier''' At the time I had very little experience of brewing lager, so the recipe was inspired from research around the style and using up ingredients that I had stock of. I chose the Schwarzbier style as I do prefer darker lagers because of the stronger flavours. Originally brewed to a 22L batch size using distilled water as a base == Awards == ''' Lager than Life 2023''...")
09:51, 23 January 2023 James Wilson talk contribs created page Perpetual Old Ale Research and Project Write Up (Created page with "== Researched Recipes == The recipe probably hasn't stayed the same over 100 years, so there's plenty of variation available. === Suggested Recipe === OG 1.095, Target ABV 9%, 45 IBU Malt: Maris Otter, torrefied wheat, black malt (25kg in 40 hectolitres, so probably only 15g in a 5 gallon batch) Hops: Lots of fuggles and goldings at the start of the boil, some late hops. Process: 2.5 hour boil === Alternative Recipe === Grainbill: 86% Maris Otter, 2% Black Malt, 12% Br...")
21:13, 28 July 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Homage to Lucas (Created page with "'''<big>By Stew Horne</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 19A American Amber Ale''' The inspiration for this recipe came from Lucas who gave me his American Brown recipe. I didn't have the same darker malts so I made do with what I had in my specialty grain box to get close, and I had a bunch of old school C hops that needed using plus some t45 hops that came free from Brewcon. So its called homage to Lukas because its loosely based on his A...")
08:01, 21 July 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Winnerwinnermarzendinner.jpg (Marzen - Winner Winner Marzen Dinner by James Wilson)
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19:00, 20 July 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Fishing Rights (Created page with "'''<big>By James Pettifor (Anglian Craft Brewers)</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 25A Belgian Blond Ale''' I was hoping to get somewhere close to Affligem blond of which I am rather fond...not entirely sure that I did, but happy that I produced a beer that not only did I like, but so did the judges and others who sampled it. As with many Belgian beers, it is deceptively simple.<br/> I've made this beer twice. The first version - which I...")
19:56, 19 July 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page The Dark Prince (Created page with "'''<big>By Lee Immins</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style '''  == Awards ==  '''  ''' 1st -  == Statistics == <!-- Add/delete m...")
20:58, 11 July 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Tastes Like Freedom (Created page with "<big>'''By James Wilson'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 1A American Light Lager''' The dirty secret in this beer is that it wasn't made with a lager yeast, although in my defence it was lagered for several weeks. When I first brewed the beer it was part experiment to see really how clean an American Ale yeast is, part joke to actually enter a light lager in a competition (when normally it's the placeholder style for many entries that don...")
21:26, 13 June 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Winner Winner Märzen Dinner (Created page with "<big>'''By James Wilson'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 6A Märzen''' I originally made this beer with the Wyeast Oktoberfest blend yeast, but something burnt in my kettle leaving a weird flavour. When I came to rebrew I couldn't get the same yeast so used WLP833. It's a very different beer, but scored 47/50 at LAB Open so it worked out well! == Awards == ''' LAB Open 2022 (Hammerton Brewery, London, 15/5/2022)''' 2nd - Best in Show...")
20:51, 30 May 2022 User account Guy Asaert talk contribs was created by James Wilson talk contribs and password was sent by email (Adding editing ability)
13:57, 30 May 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Dubbel or Nothing (Created page with "'''<big>By Guy Asaert</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 26B Belgian Dubbel''' == Awards == ''' LAB Open 2022 (Hammerton Brewery, 15/5/2022) ''' 2nd - Belgian == Statistics ==  * IBU 18 * ABV 6.5% * OG 1.063 * FG 1.014 * EBC 39 * 26 litres at end of boil. == Ingredients == === Water === Ca 50, Mg 0, Na 8, Cl 51, SO 55 === Malt === *1.92 kg - Dingemans Pilser 3 EBC (29.2%) *1.92 kg - Pale Ale 6.5 E...")
09:55, 12 May 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Briefing for Stewards (Created page with "Thank you for volunteering to steward at this competition. Competitions like this one are simply not possible without the dedication and generosity of yourselves and others in our homebrewing community. Stewards will receive a full briefing at the beginning of each judging session. Please try to arrive in time for the briefing. However, this pre-competition brief might be useful, especially for new or inexperienced stewards, in helping you to understand and prepare for...")
11:23, 29 April 2022 James Wilson talk contribs changed group membership for Serge Savin from (none) to administrator, bureaucrat and suppressor
11:20, 29 April 2022 User account Serge Savin talk contribs was created by James Wilson talk contribs and password was sent by email (Adding another editor)
09:59, 29 April 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Low ABV Pale Ale (Created page with "'''<big>By Steve Smith</big>''' '''BJCP 2021 Style 34C Experimental Beer''' This is a Low ABV Pale Ale, presented at the April 2022 meeting. == Statistics == * IBU 14 * ABV 0.8% * OG 1.025 * FG 1.019 * EBC 6.7 * Boil volume 26.25 litres. * 23 litres into fermenter. == Ingredients == === Water === Ca2+ 110ppm Mg2+ 18ppm Na+ 35ppm Cl- 51ppm SO42- 113ppm HCO3- 257ppm === Malt === *2.1 kg (85.4%) — Crisp Maris Otter — Grain — 7.9 EBC *120 g (4.9%) — Weyermann Ca...")
19:25, 24 April 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Help Entering Specialty Beers (Created page with "Specialty beer refers to categories 28 to 34 according to the BJCP style guidelines. These categories are for beers that have had their base style transformed by the addition of one of the following ingredients or processes: * Yeast/bacteria adding souring or funky characteristics * Smoked Ingredients * Wood Aging * Fruit * Spices, Herbs or Vegetables * Alternative Grains and Sugars If you've brewed a beer containing one or more of the above then it can be difficult to...")
19:20, 24 April 2022 James Wilson talk contribs created page Competitions (Created page with "This area covers knowledge for running and entering home brewing competitions. Help Entering Specialty Beers")

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