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    • George's doing another brew

      Started by George in New Recipes: There's another brew on the go  now. 10% of pale rye in amongst the barley grain, along with everything else. The only thing wrong for me is that I've had to use hops again coz the rhubarb and...
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    • A Proper Job approximation

      Started by GHW in New Recipes: The is a beer I’ve enjoyed many a time, particularly on cask. Despite being billed as an English style ipa (which in fairness it is) it’s brewed with some decidedly American hops, chinook,...
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    • Boddington's recipe

      Started by Clibit in New Recipes: Warning: Only of interest to Boddington's brewing freaks! Just me probs! Just found a new article about Boddington's which reveals new brewing info, how bloody exciting! It compares the brewery...
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    • Hello Kitty – Old Tom(ish) recipe

      Started by EspeciallyBitter in New Recipes: Wanting to get another strong old ale done now so I have another beer to enjoy at the end of the summer. Will be doing this recipe tomorrow night, it's sorta kinda like Robinson's Old Tom. 1.080 OG |...
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    • 1st Brew. Would like a simple IPA recipe that me and my partner will enjoy

      Started by Blodwyn the Brave in New Recipes: Hello, 1st brew coming up! I have made wine and cider before successfully. Looking for a liquid malt recipe for a simple IPA. I have high and low acid hops,  light malt extract, dextrose and...
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    • Dry yeast for English styles

      Started by Clibit in New Recipes: With the arrival of Verdant I am less inclined myself to worry about getting liquid yeast to brew English styles. And my opinion of other options is changing too. Windsor and S-33: Gave up on these...
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    • XX Mild - 1800s type thing

      Started by EspeciallyBitter in New Recipes: A free Monday afternoon has enabled me to finally get this brewed. A beefy pale mild in the style of a Barclay Perkins XX mild from the 1860s like wot you see on Ron's site. The OG is a few degrees...
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    • Running Porter (Reid's 1877)

      Started by EspeciallyBitter in New Recipes: I mentioned recently I've been hankering a lot this year for darker beers. I was looking through my brewing notes and realised I haven't made a porter since last November! Remedied that today with a...
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    • Dark Mild

      Started by Chug in New Recipes: I've been wanting to do a dark mild for sometime now and have looked at lots of recipes to get a handle on base ingredients, methods etc, which seem to be....   mild or pale malt (possibly...
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    • Seaforth IPA inspired recipe

      Started by EspeciallyBitter in New Recipes: Just realised I first brewed this almost exactly a year ago to the day . So not a ‘new’ recipe but the batch I made last year was a huge disappointment thanks to a combination of bad malt¹ that...
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    • Lemon meringue beer

      Started by GHW in New Recipes: So at the beer festival I was disappointed that I missed out on Salopian brewery’s lemon dream. A pale made with lots of lemons. I’d also discussed with the mate I was with brewing something...
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    • First gold / bramling x bitter

      Started by GHW in New Recipes: My next beer is going to be another attempt at a decent bitter. I'd appreciate some recipe feedback. The recipe is: 20L 3750g Maris otter 200g crystal 140 100g torrefied wheat First gold...
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    • Joules Slumbering Monk

      Started by Obadiah Boondoggle in New Recipes: This has to be one of my favourite beers Does anyone know of a recipe for it? Thanks
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    • Bell's Expedition Imperial Stout

      Started by Clibit in New Recipes: I've just put this recipe from the Homebrewer's Association into Brewmate and fiddled with it a bit, mainly to reduce the ABV and to use light LME instead of amber and dark LME, using grains to...
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    • Fuller's 1919 Porter 2.8% ABV

      Started by Clibit in New Recipes: Hot off the press this one from Ron's blog. A war affected porter under 3% ABV and 20% sugar in it. 10% maize, and no crystal. A table porter?! 1919 Fullers Porter  pale malt 3.50 lb 47.75%...
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    • Dark Arts "Heart of Darkness" Foreigh Extra Stout

      Started by Pinto in New Recipes: Found the proper Nigerian brewed Guiness Foreign Extra Stout in B&M Bargains the other day so bought a couple and supped on the deep, malty treacley goodness 🙂   Decided to have a...
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    • Bushwacked Smoked Porter

      Started by Cornyandy in New Recipes: This is a recipe adjustment from my original thoughts on a smoked porter, I've upped the ABV a little and changed the hop profile to include what I have in store 5 kg Pale Malt 250 Crystal 300 Roast...
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    • Just a brown ale

      Started by EspeciallyBitter in New Recipes: Going to be brewing this tonight. Just want to try for a good, slightly moreish malty brown ale that I can sup of a while in the evenings. It's based on a recipe I saw in an old Brew Your Own  ...
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    • Pilgrim/Progress Special

      Started by Hops_and_Dreams in New Recipes: Was going to make an English IPA this weekend, but decided I want to use different yeast. So, decided on a special (or best if you like). Looking for good balance between malt and hops. 4kg...
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    • Atlantic Gold (Golden Ale)

      Started by HisDudeness in New Recipes: Going to try and do this at the weekend too, golden ale with a blend of English and American hops and a nice local yeast.  📷  
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    • English Blonde

      Started by Hops_and_Dreams in New Recipes: Ok, so my next beer will venture into using liquid yeast for the first time. I'm in the hope that there will a noticeable improvement in my English type beers that to date have been slightly...
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    • Rum and Raisin Porter Mk2

      Started by HisDudeness in New Recipes: Brewing this at the weekend, did my first version for xmas last year and it was really good just didn't quite hit the mark in terms of raisin flavour so a few tweaks, upped the special B and added...
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    • Great Scot !!!! (70/- Scottish Heavy)

      Started by Pinto in New Recipes: Thinking about this as an xmas brew, but at a lower ABV so its ready in good time - I plan on bottling half as is, and the other half with a little Glayva Scottish Liquer for some added festive...
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    • Birds & Bees

      Started by Clibit in New Recipes: This was a nice bottled beer I had in Scotland. Well balanced, not overly hopped or bitter. Light, fruity and refreshing. From the Williams Bros website... "Brewed for the summer evenings when...
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    • Bitter & Twisted

      Started by Clibit in New Recipes: Another Scottish summer ale I like, didn't see any this time though in the wilds of the Hebrides. This one uses German and Slovenian hops, subtle but tasty. Lemony. "Bitter & Twisted was...
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