Reduce the sugar content because you can control the ABV changes easier. It will also reduce the amount of ingredient changes required to adjust the ABV, and therefore it should keep any taste changes to a minimum. Both of these issues relate to the fact honey has a lower percentage of...
Don't remind me of this experience Perry. Having done the "cellar" door tasting, as well as the attempt to knock over their offering at your fine establishment, I fell as though I have ddone my part in educating the masses against the vile and evil work that this naff excuse for an alcohol...
Nobody is ever quite sure about how SS manages, I suspect it is some sort of generic thing... :icon_cheers:
It was good to see all the old faces and new at the Swap. Thanks to Winkle and Anna for a great time, to Bribie G for the AWESOME curry (sorry I missed you his time around), and to all...
1st rule of case swap - do not use glass... (OK, so it puh-robably isn't the 1st rule, but it is a rule IIRC...).
Sorry to hear your pulling from the swap NN. Will you still be disgracing the group with your presense???
That reminds me... [Mental note - make a last minute, cameo appearance...
That would have been a labour of love... ;) My attitude is that if you get kicked out of one pub, it's like landing on the "Go to jail" square on Monopoly, only you go home... Trying to anything else is bound to end in tears... ;)
I can confirm these shennanigans - be there for 7pm if you wish to see a slow-moving train wreck heading towards the inevitable... :ph34r:
GG
Ed - spullink
While the wort quality is better through using a grain rather than malt extract (you would hope! :rolleyes: ), you are still somewhat limited wrt the hopping that is used by the FWK producer. Part of the attraction with extract and AG brewing is having full control over the hopping regime you...
It's interesting looking at the contents of the kits that the fermentables and hops are separate, so people have got a very clear indication about what the components and their quantities this beer consists of. The two things that I would like to know are (a) how many people will stump up...