Beer Beer and more Beer!!!

Well where to start?
Haven't made any all grain for a while as I got lots of kits for birthdays and christmas
Currently have about 300 bottles all ready to drink and 4x19 litre kegs conditioning ready to go on my new Beer Engine

will need to add some pics so you can see how the bar has changed

Well it's been years since I used this but as our web site has gone I thought I would start this up again
We have done quite well winning several trophies at the Antelope rally for best club turn out over the years since the last post and had some great parties
This years Antelope is coming up soon (first weekend in June) so looking forward to seeing the rest of the Dogs
Ps after nearly two years my bike is back on the road and I'm loving it!!!!

08/05/10

I spent the weekend making up another kit a Dark Rock Nut Brown Ale with some tweaks

used dark spray malt instaed of sugar and added a Fuggles hop tea

also Bottled up my cider which is now looking much better

1/5/10

bottled my real ale this morning with help from Teresa!!!!

30/04/10

bottled the Ginger beer after adding some sweetener as very tart!
got bottles ready for bottling my real ale kit tomorrow morning

28/04/10

pitched a cider yeast today will be home soon and will see if anything is happening
I hope so as it will have had 12 hours plus to get going

Fingers crossed!

27/04/10

Right checked the barrel of cider and it seems to have stuck no pressure no activity at all!

so racked it off into a FV and put 5 ct in added the 4 litres of cider that was working and the gallon of cider I had ct ed yesterday will leave over night and pitch a cider yeast tomorrow if that fails the lot will go down the drain I think and will try again in DJs

26/04/10

Strained off the last gallon of cider which hasn't done anything!
so have dropped a camden tab in and will restart it tomorrow with a cider yeast hopefully

25/04/10

as I had bottled some of the Dark Real Ale couldn't resist taking a bottle to a family get together today to try it
Nice pop when opened plenty of life very clear but a little lacking in taste and sedement soon mixed up as poured a little in to several glasses instead of one steady pour into a pint glass

definately needs the 2 weeks recomended before drinking

Good news the Admirals reserve is now blooping away nicely

24/04/10

moved real ale to garage to clear

strained cider and added sugar and lemon


then made up another kit
Woodforde Admirals reserve
again easy job didn't even have to add sugar to this one


Then cooked up a batch of Fiery Ginger Beer

1kg of fresh ginger
5tsp dried ginger
1tsp cream of tartar
2 lemon
2 lime
3.5 ltr boiling water
all in a pot and simmer for 30 minutes

then into a fermenting bin and top up with cold water to 5 gallons

add yeast nutrient and pitch yeast I used a champayne yeast

ps Must wait till liquid is between 20 and 25 degrees C or yeast will die

hydrometer reading of 1049