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  1. caleb

    Has James Squire Ruined The Golden Ale?

    I just bought a 6 pack of JS Golden Ale from 1st Choice, because it was on special as part of a win a holiday competition. On taking my first sip, I noticed something was wrong... gone was that sharp crisp bite and the lovely amarillo hop flavor and aroma that we all know well. In it's place...
  2. caleb

    Home Brew A Hit At Birthday Party

    A few weekends ago (14th to be exact) I hosted my birthday party - just a small gathering of friends to celebrate. Of course, I made sure to supply plenty of home brew. I had a 5L mini-keg of my "Choc full o' Fuggles" amber ale, which is very similar to James Squire, plus some bottled wheat...
  3. caleb

    Hopping A 'golden Summer Ale'

    For my next batch I'd like to brew a golden summer ale, something in the style of James Squire Golden, LC Bright Ale, or Dr Smurtos Golden Ale. I have the following hops left over from other batches that I think might be suitable: 40 grams summer saaz (4.7%) 25 grams nelson sauvin (10.8%) 10...
  4. caleb

    Baking Bottles

    For my last two bottling batches, I decided to bake the bottles in the oven instead of using sanitizing chemicals. I just stacked them in, set the oven to 95 degrees, and when it was hot enough, let them bake for one hour. Once done, I left them for a few hours to cool down (with the door...
  5. caleb

    Vintage Beer From 1869 Discovered

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/153...since-1869.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechn...t-old-beer.html I know the article is a bit old, but if you havn't seen this, it's definitely worth a read. Beers up to 140 years old have been discovered, opened, tasted, and declared to...
  6. caleb

    What Happened To My British Cask Yeast?

    MONDAY 26th I made my second batch to use Wyeast. I've been calling it 'Anglo-American Pale Ale' - the idea was to do a super bitter hoppy APA but ferment with a British yeast for a bit more 'character' - Wyeast 1026 British Cask. I brewed up a batch with Simcoe, plus fresh '08 NZ Cascade...
  7. caleb

    Recreating A Medieval Style Ale

    I would like at some stage to have a go at brewing a medieval style ale. FACTS (as far as I know... please feel free to comment/correct as needed) "Ale" in those days referred to an unhopped beverage, vs "beer" which was hopped or otherwise bittered with herbs. It was only with the advent of...
  8. caleb

    The Increasingly Mis-named Range Of Aussie Beers

    Am I the only one annoyed and confused by the totally random mis-use of style names by our big brewers? Names seem to be attached to beers without regard to what the name really means or whether it is even vaguely appropriate. Witness the recent erruption of "blonde" labelled beers onto the...
  9. caleb

    First Time Use Of A Wyeast Smack Pack

    Hello everyone. I've just used a Wyeast liquid yeast for the first time - "3725 Bier de Garde" - and I'm a bit worried that it is dead, so I'm hoping to hear from the voice of experience (i.e. all you AHB members :D ) I recently ordered this from Craftbrewer. However, thanks to Fastway...
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