Comments on: Brewing in the Moonlight Cottage

By: purlygrrrl

purlygrrrl — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:28:38 +0000

Hey Bob! That is an awesome idea. We do have the space outside now to do that, too.

The last two batches I’ve brewed have turned out amazing, probably because I had the best brewing teacher! I have an IPA in the fermenter now, too.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:36:18 +0000

Time for an outdoor propane cooker. No swampy kitchen and you boil like the devil in a fraction of the time of a stovetop. Downsides are windy days and nosy neighbors. But it’s worth it.

By: purlygrrrl

purlygrrrl — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:18:08 +0000

I know what you mean– I had to open the doors and windows. Also, this house has an electric hob which takes FOREVER to boil. I’ve had to boil with less water and add more to the fermenter. Not ideal!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:59:57 +0000

You should’ve blended the DFH and Meantime!

Whilst I love the smell too, the steam of the boil is actually the worst part of my brew day. Brewing in a small kitchen means that it just condenses everywhere and leaves me with wet walls, cupboards and everything else in between.

BeerBirraBier.

By: purlygrrrl

purlygrrrl — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:06:11 +0000

Thanks for the tip on the hops– I will have to try to find them. I never shopped for brewing supplies while I lived in the US– I had a friend that worked at a store here. I used to think it was just a lack of customer service in the UK in general but if the beer supply shops in the US are like that too then maybe it’s something else!

By: FlagonofAle

FlagonofAle — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:57:33 +0000

I love the idea of orange-chocolate in beer! I’m a big fan of creating flavors that are evocative of other food or drink with natural beer ingredients (as opposed to adding food and flavorings to beer). I find that Hallertau Mittlfruh hops have a very orange-y flavor, if you have access to them.

And I don’t know why homebrew shops are like that. There are so many crappy ones stateside, the good ones are the exception to the rule it seems.