Comments on: Brew #7: Stoutarama http://grez.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/brew-7-stoutarama/ Thoughts & practical tips on Home Brew Beer Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:05:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dewi Jones http://grez.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/brew-7-stoutarama/#comment-264 Dewi Jones Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:39:30 +0000 http://grez.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-264 The lager (bottled 21/6/08) is OKish but nowhere near as good as Geordie's Bitter & Yorkshire Bitter. Still, I can't complain as I am keeping the bitter for myself and pouring the lager down the throats of my son and his student friends. The lager (bottled 21/6/08) is OKish but nowhere near as good as Geordie’s Bitter & Yorkshire Bitter. Still, I can’t complain as I am keeping the bitter for myself and pouring the lager down the throats of my son and his student friends.

]]> By: Graham Dinsdale http://grez.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/brew-7-stoutarama/#comment-247 Graham Dinsdale Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:54:53 +0000 http://grez.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-247 Hi Dewi, Very perceptive of you. Stoutarama was tried, declared good, and the entire batch finished by a few of us about 2 weeks ago. It was excellent, even though I do say so myself! I've got a new fermentor now (glass demi-john type), so i'm just planning my next batch. How is the Geordie Lager going? That sounds like a good way to use kit ingredients, less water for a slightly stronger beer. Good thinking! I'm told that Belgium is the place to go to sample a huge range of beer styles. I'm jealous... Hi Dewi, Very perceptive of you. Stoutarama was tried, declared good, and the entire batch finished by a few of us about 2 weeks ago. It was excellent, even though I do say so myself!

I’ve got a new fermentor now (glass demi-john type), so i’m just planning my next batch.

How is the Geordie Lager going? That sounds like a good way to use kit ingredients, less water for a slightly stronger beer. Good thinking!

I’m told that Belgium is the place to go to sample a huge range of beer styles. I’m jealous…

]]> By: Dewi Jones http://grez.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/brew-7-stoutarama/#comment-246 Dewi Jones Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:42:15 +0000 http://grez.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-246 This beer is almost two months old - have you tried it yet? I'm going to start some Geordie Lager today but instead of the bog standard 40 pints I'll make 35 pints to turn it into a premium brew. Recenty went to Bruges in Belgium. There's a good place to sample beer! Best wises for the two gallon outfit. This beer is almost two months old – have you tried it yet? I’m going to start some Geordie Lager today but instead of the bog standard 40 pints I’ll make 35 pints to turn it into a premium brew. Recenty went to Bruges in Belgium. There’s a good place to sample beer!
Best wises for the two gallon outfit.

]]> By: Graham Dinsdale http://grez.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/brew-7-stoutarama/#comment-220 Graham Dinsdale Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:06:36 +0000 http://grez.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-220 Hi Dewi. I agree with you about the scarcity of real ale stout on tap in pubs. Whenever I see some, I always have a pint (or three!) as you never know when you'll see it again... I only brew 1 gallon (8 UK pint) batches mainly due to space limitations. I live in a 1 bedroom city centre flat with my girlfriend, so there is simply no space for a 5 gallon carboy/brew bucket. Having said all that, I do believe I may have persuaded the missus to let me upgrade to a 2 gallon fermenter so that'll double my output. Hi Dewi. I agree with you about the scarcity of real ale stout on tap in pubs. Whenever I see some, I always have a pint (or three!) as you never know when you’ll see it again…

I only brew 1 gallon (8 UK pint) batches mainly due to space limitations. I live in a 1 bedroom city centre flat with my girlfriend, so there is simply no space for a 5 gallon carboy/brew bucket. Having said all that, I do believe I may have persuaded the missus to let me upgrade to a 2 gallon fermenter so that’ll double my output.

]]> By: Dewi Jones http://grez.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/brew-7-stoutarama/#comment-219 Dewi Jones Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:09:47 +0000 http://grez.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-219 Homebrew stout can be very nice (have made Muntons before) and makes a welcome change from Guinness, Murphys etc. Some real ale brewers make their own stout though it is difficult to find on tap in the pub. Some supermarkets do a real ale stout in a bottle eg Sainsburys sell Titanic stout which is very tasty. Why do you only brew eight pints? In my house on a Saturday night with my son and his student friends here this amount would last probaly eight minutes. I have to brew in five gallon batches just to keep my head above beer! Homebrew stout can be very nice (have made Muntons before) and makes a welcome change from Guinness, Murphys etc. Some real ale brewers make their own stout though it is difficult to find on tap in the pub. Some supermarkets do a real ale stout in a bottle eg Sainsburys sell Titanic stout which is very tasty.
Why do you only brew eight pints? In my house on a Saturday night with my son and his student friends here this amount would last probaly eight minutes. I have to brew in five gallon batches just to keep my head above beer!

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