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• 21:39, 17 November 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page Harlequin & Jester Bitter (Created page with "<big>'''By Phill Turner'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 11B Best Bitter''' This is my recipe that got a first in the Bitter under 4.3% at the GBBF competition 2025. The judges at the GBBF gave it a 43 out of 50. The only improvement they suggested was a bit of dry hop, which I also thought it needed. Next time, I might possibly dry hop for 3 to 4 days with whole hops. == Awards == ''' Great British Beer Festival 2025''' 1st - Session B...")
• 18:36, 7 August 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page Mélèze DIPA (Created page with "'''<big>By Ian Cosier</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style - 22A Double IPA''' This is a recipe named after the deciduous Mélèze (European Larch) which grows all over the French Alps and turns a golden-yellow in autumn. The grist is designed to be relatively rich and bready, without any crystal notes. Any of the old school C hops work well, together with something like Citra/Galaxy to add a slightly more modern fruity touch. == Awards ==...")
• 18:14, 7 August 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page Frank (Created page with "'''<big>By Craig Agnor</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 25A Belgian Blond Ale''' This beer was inspired by a LAB trip to Belgium in February 2024 organised by Guy. It is a fairly standard recipe for this style. The Golden Promise and the Aromatic Malt (suggested by Mean Brews) are included in smallish amounts to contribute subtle complexity in the malt profile. The intention was to complement the Belgian yeast and noble hops. This rec...")
• 18:02, 7 August 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:X light mild ale.png (Ken Bazley's light mild ale in a winning announcement from brewery market)
• 18:02, 7 August 2025 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:X light mild ale.png (Ken Bazley's light mild ale in a winning announcement from brewery market)
• 17:58, 7 August 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page X Light Mild Ale (Created page with "This beer was based on a recipe #4 in 'Old British Beers and How To Make Them' 3rd ed. by Dr. John Harrison and Members of the Durden Park Beer Circle. I made it because when we think about historic British beers we often overlook pale styles in favour of porters, stouts and strong brown ales. And it also looked like it might be a good summer thirst-quencher! The recipe originates from 1868 when 'mild' meant fresh and 'light' referred to the colour so it's completely un...")
• 18:09, 1 June 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page The Midnight Snack (Created page with "'''<big>By Lucas Stolarczyk</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 19C American Brown Ale''' It took me 3 attempts to get the malt profile i liked, and then 2 extra attempts to figure out the hops. The current version has been brewed 3 times now and I'm pretty much settled on it now. The name is a reference to the second ever Tom & Jerry episode from 1941 (but it was the 1st time where they were given those names). == Awards == '''Welsh Nation...")
• 21:04, 22 May 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Hayesenbrau 2025 winner.jpg
• 21:04, 22 May 2025 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:Hayesenbrau 2025 winner.jpg
• 20:56, 22 May 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page Czecham Rye (Created page with "<big>'''By Ken Bazley'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 31A Alternative Grain Beer''' The beer was based on BJCP style 3C. Czech Amber Lager, of which I've only ever tasted homebrewed versions. This was a stovetop brew using a coolbox mash tun and stockpots. Those of keen iconoclastic bent will note the only thing Czech about this beer is a few grams of hops. == Awards == '''Hayesenbrau 2025 (Mash Paddle Brewery, Bermondsey, London)''' 1...")
• 20:48, 22 May 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page Out Of The Blue Porter (Created page with "<big>'''By Arthur Olcot'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 9C Baltic Porter''' I wanted to do a big beer with a lager yeast for a couple of upcoming competitions and as I do like a dark beer, a Baltic Porter fitted perfectly. This beer sat in the FV for about 6 weeks before packaging as I wanted it to take its time and ensure it fully cleaned up after all that work. It was lagered for around 3 months before its first competition and it defi...")
• 09:44, 27 February 2025 James Wilson talk contribs created page Old But Gold (Created page with "'''<big>By James Cross</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 17B Old Ale''' This was intended as a ‘drinkable’ Imperial Stout, but judges at the Scottish Nationals suggested it would make an excellent Old Ale, so I entered it as that at the UK Nationals where it won silver. == Awards == ''' UK National Homebrew Competition 2025 (Bristol) ''' 2nd - Pale & Brown Strong == Statistics == * IBU 57 * ABV 8.6% * OG 1.081 * FG 1.020 * EBC 65 *...")
• 21:19, 25 November 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Citra Go-Go (Created page with "'''<big>By Joe Hickey</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 12A British Golden Ale''' Basically a Oakham Citra clone, I got the recipe from the Anglian HBC as they had run a Citra competition a few years ago. Thought it would be a good way to use up some of the bargain Citra hops we bought earlier in the year. Unusually, its aroma seemed to improve after a month or so in the keg and lasted for the, even the last pour around 4 months after keg...")
• 23:51, 24 November 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Stingo (Created page with "'''<big>By Jacques Marais</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 27A Historical Beer''' A Yorkshire Stingo is a historical style and difficult to find. Samuel Smiths brew an annual version with slightly different recipes each time. It’s an amber to dark strong Burton ale barrel aged with quite high carbonation, typical of Yorkshire ales. Expect lots of malt and fruity esters with a balanced wooded aged character and medium bitterness. Some sa...")
• 23:35, 24 November 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Midday Maibock (Created page with "'''<big>By Arthur Olcot</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 4C Helles Bock''' This is a really interesting beer as it was inspired by a recent trip to Bamberg where one of the breweries we visited was Keesmann. There I had the most delicious, malty-chewy, perfectly balanced 8% odd Maibock (at midday!!). It wasn’t too far away from a barleywine in style. I enjoyed it that much I wanted to try and replicate it. So, after some research and th...")
• 23:28, 24 November 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Old Oak Common (Created page with "<big>'''By James Cross'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 11B Best Bitter''' The WLP013 yeast gives a characteristic oaky flavour and ordinary strength beers are sometimes referred to a 'common', hence the name. Also a reference to the bucolic-sounding rail depot in West London. The recipe is based on Five Points bitter, which uses whole dried Fuggles. I used Challenger for bittering and home-grown green Fuggles for late boil/ hop stand....")
• 20:59, 18 September 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page German Leichtbier I (Created page with "'''<big>By Mark Charlwood</big>''' Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 5A German Leichtbier''' == Awards == ''' Lager Than Life 2019 (Pillars Brewery, London)''' 1st - Best of Show 1st - Light Lagers == Statistics == * ABV 3.6% * IBU 22 * OG 1.039 * FG 1.012 == Ingredients == === Water === * 15 litres Tesco Ashbeck water * Salts added to 5 litres mash liquor: 0.1g gypsum, 0.7g calcium chloride, 0.4g Epsom salt * Salts added to 10 litres sparge liq...")
• 14:31, 10 July 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Saikou! (Created page with "<big>'''By James Wilson'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style International Pale Lager ''' This is my version of a Japanese style lager that uses quite a lot of rice to dry out the body. It also accentuates the hops nicely too so you could sub out the late Magnum and Saaz for a small amount of something like Citra, Centennial or Nelson Sauvin. I cooked the rice myself, but it doesn't add much flavour so you might want to use flaked rice instea...")
• 13:48, 10 July 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Straight Outta Epsom (Created page with "<big>'''By James Wilson'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 21A American IPA''' This is representative of the 'West Coast' style of IPA, which abandons all crystal malts and even the darker base malts. I used good old English Pale Ale malt which provides just enough malt flavour and body for the backbone of the beer to back up the hops, and just staying as a medium gold colour. Hallertau Magnum is used to provide a very smooth bitterness, bu...")
• 10:14, 4 July 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page The Glass of Art (Created page with "<big>'''By Arthur Olcot'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 11B Best Bitter''' Name inspired from seeing a shop whilst out walking called, The Art of Glass, and I thought it would be cool to just flip the words about seeing as my nickname is Art. Aiming for the lighter end of the BJCP guidelines for a Best Bitter. The chocolate wheat is probably fairly unusual in this style but wanted to see what it brings. Also wanted to try a single hop bi...")
• 10:01, 4 July 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page File:Passion recipe picture.jpg
• 10:01, 4 July 2024 James Wilson talk contribs uploaded File:Passion recipe picture.jpg
• 13:07, 25 June 2024 James Wilson talk contribs created page Passion (Created page with "<big>'''By Jacques Marais'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 29A Fruit Beer''' It was supposed to be a pastry sour with a lot of body and a sort of sweet/sour taste. My 3rd attempt. It seems that even 1kg of lactose isn’t enough for sweetness, but the resulting beer was still good as a straight sour. Adjust the amount of dextrose for more or less sourness from the Philly strain. One could also mash lower with no added dextrose. I didn’...")
• 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)