I feel like this video was just for me after i asked several episodes ago for a clean up video - i really appreciate you showing the truth behind cleanup although i never thought i'd be jealous of someones catering sink! Cheers from Newquay .... no not where brown ale is from.
One small complaint about the clawhammer system. The element has the cable attached. I have a couple other elements that have a twist lock connection. It is nice to be able to rinse the kettle with the element in and no cord hanging off. One other thing PBW is most effective at 150f. Nice video Martin! 👍🍻
Your videos about brewing are just great. Brown ale - one of by favorite style, not possible to buy in my country (south east Poland). Once I did this style I was pleased with the result. I made it wiht other malt proportion: pale ale 84,5%, brown malt 10%, crystal 5,5 %. I did not add wheat, but I suppose it would be good.
Newky brown is lovely. Toasty but also some raisiny/fig notes from the yeast. I'm watching this while brewing a golden ale. Using Archer hops for the first time.
Greetings from Wake Forest. I have been enjoying your videos since before you took on the homebrew challenge, and enjoy your current format. I took the Wake tech brew course as well, so there have been some familiar faces in your interviews...
Yes Thomas was the instructor, and we did some "field trips" to Bond Brothers, Fortnight etc. I became friends with the assistant Brewer for clouds Brewing through the class maybe after all this nonsense is over we can go over there and Brew something
Even though this video is around three years old, I’m hoping you can answer question. I’m looking into brewing a clone of Watney’s Red Barrel Ale. I found a recipe online and it seems pretty simple. I know that beer has not been available since the 1970’s. What BJCP category would that fall under? British Brown Ale 13B?
I've been told that in parts of Newcastle you're liable to get stabbed if you ask for a "Newky Brown". It's a "pint of Dog", pronounced in a Geordie accent of course.
If you have the spray valve at the top, why not just use enough PBW solution to allow recirculation instead of a full 10 gallons? Greetings from Yorkshire btw
I noticed that you don’t sparge after mashing - any particular reason? Would you not be able to improve mash efficiency? Great series of videos, really enjoying it - my ability to convert to °C in my head is improving with every episode 🤪
James Carnahan clawhammer is a BIAB non-sparge system. Basically use all of the water at once instead of sparging. You would do a mash out to get your best efficiency, but BIAB systems do run a little lower on average in exchange for ease and convenience.
Great video, I have bounced back and forth from circulating a large volume of pbw through my system and using a mark II. I am looking into installing a sink in my basement for cleanup. What sink do you have in your setup?
Comforting to know that the Brown Ale recipe I knocked up to brew at the weekend is quite similar to this. I have planned to brew with some light roast Coffee though and then drop in some Maple syrup and Cherries during Fermentation.🙂 Fingers crossed.😬
Coffee goes great with brown beers, just added a bit to my mild to round it up, and all the notes make more sense now, I used an espresso roast but it's a quite acidic, fruity and nutty origin, I guess the key is there, going too dark with the coffee will make it to stouty
@@kiliang96 what would you suggest in terms of quantity? I was going to go about 50g at 10 minutes. Don't want to overpower the Malts but want to know it's there. 🤔
@@Ballbagsaggins I added it at secondary, I was afraid of getting astringency and a lot of bitterness by over steeping the coffee on the hot side, I used 2 grams per litre, but I passed it through a sieve to get rid of the tiniest particles, so maybe there is a bit less When adding things to secondary, I tend to add a big quantity for a short time than a small one for a longer time, so maybe that's too much coffee
@@kiliang96 I had thought about adding it in secondary but had a bad experience with a white stout last year which sort of put me off. Worth considering though. Thanks.🙂
I always felt bad just throwing away the spent grain after brewing. Tried putting it in a few bread recipes during lockdown. Have you ever tried reusing your grain?
I feel like pounds/kgs is easier than the percentage, because the percentage method is hard for the hops. We can easily do the measurements by simple maths from pounds/gallons
Just wondering what your carbonation schedule is like once you finish fermentation and rack into the keg. Having trouble with my first kegging. Thanks Martin! Or anyone else willing to help lol!
Forgot to say - why not collect hot water from the chiller to use in the cleaning. Saves water and energy reheating tap water - especially over 100 brews!
Have you ever tried OxiClean Free in place of PBW? I have had about as good results as with PBW for a lot less money. (Some people add a 2/1 mix of Oxiclean to TSP/90 but i haven't found that necessary)
@@TheHomebrewChallenge I really like to watch your channel. One fact is, in comparsion to americans I can understand you without subtitles! Why? You speak true english. Americans speak gibberish. Their language named gibberish. The language of englishmen is accurate english. every english accent is accurate english - ok mancunian is really hard but.... I think it should be english. Another fact is, you are a really really really sexy man! ;-D Why did you go to US? UK has much more beer culture, CAMRA, Cask Marque, Pub culture, tradition, loveley architecture and a handcrafting brewery in each village. Why US the escaped colony and not a good old faithful british colony like canada or australia?
That setup down there is ideal! Cleaning is a huge part of being a good brewer - at home or otherwise.
I feel like this video was just for me after i asked several episodes ago for a clean up video - i really appreciate you showing the truth behind cleanup although i never thought i'd be jealous of someones catering sink!
Cheers from Newquay .... no not where brown ale is from.
Ahh homebrewing and cleaning. That's one thing other brewers never warn you about - lots of brewing = lots of cleaning :)
One small complaint about the clawhammer system. The element has the cable attached. I have a couple other elements that have a twist lock connection. It is nice to be able to rinse the kettle with the element in and no cord hanging off. One other thing PBW is most effective at 150f. Nice video Martin! 👍🍻
I noticed that as well. Hasn't scared me off yet (saving money) but it would be cool if they made a disconnect.
@@MicroSessionsBrewing not a deal breaker, just a minor complaint. 👍🍻
Your videos about brewing are just great. Brown ale - one of by favorite style, not possible to buy in my country (south east Poland). Once I did this style I was pleased with the result. I made it wiht other malt proportion: pale ale 84,5%, brown malt 10%, crystal 5,5 %. I did not add wheat, but I suppose it would be good.
Thank you. Sounds like a solid recipe.
@@TheHomebrewChallenge Brown ale is is just mild ale in my opinion
Thank you very much for your videos. Really enjoying them every time!
Thanks!
I said it before and I’ll said it again this channel is great and also I really like how you give tips on your videos 👍
Thank you!
Hi Martin, I like to "clean as you go" also. I really enjoy making and drinking British brown ales. Excellent video. Thanks!
PBW cleans up a drip coffee maker and pot like nobody's business. Way better than vinegar... great stuff!
Gotta love Newcastle Brown! I'm from London, but after a couple I'm belting out "Fog on the Tyne"! Cheers!!
I clean and SANITIZE the bejesus out of everything. Zero issues over many, many brew events.
Who doesn’t like New Castle?!? I can’t wait til this lockdown is over and we can brew something together.
Same!
I don't. Shit tastes like liquid rust. Bet this homebrew was 1000x better.
10Happiness4Faith it’s those clear bottles. It taste different on tap imo.
Newky brown is lovely. Toasty but also some raisiny/fig notes from the yeast.
I'm watching this while brewing a golden ale. Using Archer hops for the first time.
Thank you Martin I will always like your videos!!! very informative and very clear to listen to
Greetings from Wake Forest. I have been enjoying your videos since before you took on the homebrew challenge, and enjoy your current format. I took the Wake tech brew course as well, so there have been some familiar faces in your interviews...
Aha yes, was Thomas teaching the class you took too?
Yes Thomas was the instructor, and we did some "field trips" to Bond Brothers, Fortnight etc. I became friends with the assistant Brewer for clouds Brewing through the class maybe after all this nonsense is over we can go over there and Brew something
hello,. wonderfull challange you have took up !! yummy ,.. why is your last video private video no.41 ?
Gave this a like simply for the Spongebob cloth. nice!
This is so great because I have a clawhammer as well!
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Ive brewed 2 styles from your channel, this is definitely next
Awesome - good luck!
Thanks for the videos, great stuff. Can't wait for the sour type beers
Hello
İs there any possibilty that using wheat germ instead of torrified wheat? Or anything else?
Awaiting yours
Thanks !
Even though this video is around three years old, I’m hoping you can answer question. I’m looking into brewing a clone of Watney’s Red Barrel Ale. I found a recipe online and it seems pretty simple. I know that beer has not been available since the 1970’s. What BJCP category would that fall under? British Brown Ale 13B?
Mo for me is fresh peanut, bready with a beautiful orange color if you use 100%
Look forward to watching. Have you brewed something like Old Peculier?
Not yet, although I think I have the recipe in a book someplace... so many British beers to try to make
Had it while in England a few years ago and loved it. Haven’t been able to find it here and the recipes I’ve found online seem to vary quite a bit.
I've been told that in parts of Newcastle you're liable to get stabbed if you ask for a "Newky Brown". It's a "pint of Dog", pronounced in a Geordie accent of course.
Did Lauren say the honeycomb glass is the perfect glass for all beers or old beers?
So did your son ever ask what happened to his sponge bob wash cloth? Thanks for the cleaning techniques, and the beer of course
😂 he’s gone to work in daddy’s brewery...
Ah, the cleaning. Probably where my one and only home brew project went wrong....
Great videos! You have changed the brew system again are you just testing different types or did you buy another system?
If you have the spray valve at the top, why not just use enough PBW solution to allow recirculation instead of a full 10 gallons? Greetings from Yorkshire btw
Nice video. How long ago did you leave our little island?
It’s been a little while now.... 17 years.
Now I know the secret of your beers. Gonna find that sponge bob towel
Secrets revealed!
I noticed that you don’t sparge after mashing - any particular reason? Would you not be able to improve mash efficiency? Great series of videos, really enjoying it - my ability to convert to °C in my head is improving with every episode 🤪
James Carnahan clawhammer is a BIAB non-sparge system. Basically use all of the water at once instead of sparging. You would do a mash out to get your best efficiency, but BIAB systems do run a little lower on average in exchange for ease and convenience.
Great video, I have bounced back and forth from circulating a large volume of pbw through my system and using a mark II.
I am looking into installing a sink in my basement for cleanup. What sink do you have in your setup?
i clean my hotside equipment maybe once or twice a year, if im motivated.
Godspeed
Comforting to know that the Brown Ale recipe I knocked up to brew at the weekend is quite similar to this.
I have planned to brew with some light roast Coffee though and then drop in some Maple syrup and Cherries during Fermentation.🙂
Fingers crossed.😬
Coffee goes great with brown beers, just added a bit to my mild to round it up, and all the notes make more sense now, I used an espresso roast but it's a quite acidic, fruity and nutty origin, I guess the key is there, going too dark with the coffee will make it to stouty
Sounds great!
@@kiliang96 what would you suggest in terms of quantity? I was going to go about 50g at 10 minutes. Don't want to overpower the Malts but want to know it's there. 🤔
@@Ballbagsaggins I added it at secondary, I was afraid of getting astringency and a lot of bitterness by over steeping the coffee on the hot side, I used 2 grams per litre, but I passed it through a sieve to get rid of the tiniest particles, so maybe there is a bit less
When adding things to secondary, I tend to add a big quantity for a short time than a small one for a longer time, so maybe that's too much coffee
@@kiliang96 I had thought about adding it in secondary but had a bad experience with a white stout last year which sort of put me off.
Worth considering though. Thanks.🙂
I always felt bad just throwing away the spent grain after brewing. Tried putting it in a few bread recipes during lockdown. Have you ever tried reusing your grain?
I’ve not tried this. How are you converting say a recipe that uses bread flour to use spent grain?
It was traditionally fed to pigs, nothing better than ale and bacon
Hi. Looks good, but can you tell me where you got Fawcetts Crystal 45 malt? I've looked Fawcetts website and it's not listed
I'm from the south of England originally but now I say process like Yank and a tap is now a fawcet. PAAAAAAARick
I wanna see you make a proper brown ale cask conditioned poured from a beer engine
Love your work btw
You know what, me too! Just missing the cask and beer engine 😀
Can u do one for label peelers
For our beginners, how many grams of hops did you use and how much beer you make dis time?
I feel like pounds/kgs is easier than the percentage, because the percentage method is hard for the hops. We can easily do the measurements by simple maths from pounds/gallons
Just wondering what your carbonation schedule is like once you finish fermentation and rack into the keg. Having trouble with my first kegging. Thanks Martin! Or anyone else willing to help lol!
Forgot to say - why not collect hot water from the chiller to use in the cleaning. Saves water and energy reheating tap water - especially over 100 brews!
06:59 Spongebob to the rescue!
😃
wheres the mild malt, that is a great malt for brown ales.
Have you ever tried OxiClean Free in place of PBW? I have had about as good results as with PBW for a lot less money. (Some people add a 2/1 mix of Oxiclean to TSP/90 but i haven't found that necessary)
I’ve not tried OxiClean Free, will look out for it.
Careful...oxiclean can depassivate stainless over time. PBW and oxiclean are different.
From which region in the UK do you come from? Is that what you speak the typical accent from there?
I’m from the south coast from a city called Southampton.
@@TheHomebrewChallenge I really like to watch your channel. One fact is, in comparsion to americans I can understand you without subtitles! Why? You speak true english. Americans speak gibberish. Their language named gibberish. The language of englishmen is accurate english. every english accent is accurate english - ok mancunian is really hard but.... I think it should be english.
Another fact is, you are a really really really sexy man! ;-D
Why did you go to US? UK has much more beer culture, CAMRA, Cask Marque, Pub culture, tradition, loveley architecture and a handcrafting brewery in each village. Why US the escaped colony and not a good old faithful british colony like canada or australia?
How much PBW are you using? 3/4 of a cup? Isn’t that way to much?
Yes 3/4 cup for about 10 gallons of water.
3/4 oz by weight per gallon of water is recommended. 3/4 cup sounds pretty close for 10 gallons
wrongs. about 6 of the Infos> don't ask me which.
First?