Comments for Bell's Beer Home Brew Blog http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com A diary of the home brewing of Bell's Beer. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Racking the Strawberry by bellsbeer http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/wracking-the-strawberry/#comment-128 bellsbeer Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:30:51 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-128 Thanks for the really nice comment. I'm glad people are getting something from my site. Please feel free to comment whenever you have something to say, especially if you disagree or question anything. How else am I gonna learn ;-) Thanks for the really nice comment. I’m glad people are getting something from my site. Please feel free to comment whenever you have something to say, especially if you disagree or question anything. How else am I gonna learn ;-)

]]> Comment on Racking the Strawberry by Suzanne Langley http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/wracking-the-strawberry/#comment-127 Suzanne Langley Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:52:42 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-127 I have visited this site on many an occasion now but this post is the 1st one that I have ever commented on. Congratulations on such a fine article and site I have found it very helpful and informative - I only wish that there were more out there like this one. I never leave empty handed, sometimes I may even be a little disappointed that I may not agree with a post or reply that has been made. But hey! that is life and if every one agreed on the same thing what a boring old world we would live in. Keep up the good work and cheers. I have visited this site on many an occasion now but this post is the 1st one that I have ever commented on.

Congratulations on such a fine article and site I have found it very helpful and informative - I only wish that there were more out there like this one.

I never leave empty handed, sometimes I may even be a little disappointed that I may not agree with a post or reply that has been made. But hey! that is life and if every one agreed on the same thing what a boring old world we would live in.

Keep up the good work and cheers.

]]> Comment on Racking the Strawberry by http://fermentedfruits.blogspot.com http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/wracking-the-strawberry/#comment-122 http://fermentedfruits.blogspot.com Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:08:36 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-122 Strawberry is one of those wines I plan on trying this summer. I wet my feet with some Blackberry Mead last year and have since experimented with plum Mead, Blackberry almond Pulque, cranberry and Goji Berry. It sounds like you are using a kit, I'm curious how real the strawberry "flavour" is if there was such a small amount. Cheers http://fermentedfruits.blogspot.com Strawberry is one of those wines I plan on trying this summer. I wet my feet with some Blackberry Mead last year and have since experimented with plum Mead, Blackberry almond Pulque, cranberry and Goji Berry.
It sounds like you are using a kit, I’m curious how real the strawberry “flavour” is if there was such a small amount.

Cheers

http://fermentedfruits.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Racking the Beaverdale Merlot by bellsbeer http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/wracking-the-beaverdale-merlot/#comment-119 bellsbeer Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:13:48 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-119 Sounds like a useful bit of kit. If I do decide to keep doing wine i may well consider it, but Im unsure at the moment. I dont want to do 30 bottle kits, but it seems a lot of effort for just 6 bottles of wine, in comparison to the beer which seems like a breeze for 40 bottles. Sounds like a useful bit of kit. If I do decide to keep doing wine i may well consider it, but Im unsure at the moment. I dont want to do 30 bottle kits, but it seems a lot of effort for just 6 bottles of wine, in comparison to the beer which seems like a breeze for 40 bottles.

]]> Comment on Racking the Beaverdale Merlot by Andy Barker http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/wracking-the-beaverdale-merlot/#comment-118 Andy Barker Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:45:00 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-118 Looking good with the wine. I've just put on my first wint kit as well :) One bit of equipment i got hold of was a pump action auto syphon with a filter fitted on one end to prevent transfering sediment. Havent tried it yet but it will get round the problem of sucking the tube to get the process started. Might be something worth lokking into if you are planning on doing more wine kits. Looking good with the wine. I’ve just put on my first wint kit as well :) One bit of equipment i got hold of was a pump action auto syphon with a filter fitted on one end to prevent transfering sediment. Havent tried it yet but it will get round the problem of sucking the tube to get the process started. Might be something worth lokking into if you are planning on doing more wine kits.

]]> Comment on First IPA Tasting by Chrissie http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/first-ipa-tasting/#comment-98 Chrissie Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:36:53 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-98 As a taster of this beer it was ok, good for the first attempt! I am looking forward to letting it sit for a bit longer and mature... then I imagine it will be amazing Well done honey. XXXX PS: See I am still reading it:) As a taster of this beer it was ok, good for the first attempt! I am looking forward to letting it sit for a bit longer and mature… then I imagine it will be amazing

Well done honey.
XXXX

PS: See I am still reading it :)

]]> Comment on First IPA Tasting by bellsbeer http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/first-ipa-tasting/#comment-97 bellsbeer Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:31:28 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-97 Cheers Andy, I'll have to see how the next bottle comes out, and if its not improving I'll have to have a think about somewhere warmer for secondary. Cheers. Cheers Andy, I’ll have to see how the next bottle comes out, and if its not improving I’ll have to have a think about somewhere warmer for secondary.

Cheers.

]]> Comment on First IPA Tasting by Andy Barker http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/first-ipa-tasting/#comment-96 Andy Barker Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:21:33 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-96 The Yorkshire Bitter i did a few brews back came out like that. Looked flat as hell but it tasted allreyt I had ben keeping it in the room for secondary fermentation but it seems it wasnt warm enough. I have since found out it needs to be between 19 and 30 degrees for secondary fermentation, so i whacked the ale in the airing cupboard for 2 weeks which is a constant 27 degrees (Sorry missus. Beer more important than towles) After conditioning for 10 days on the windowsill the beer came out stunning. Kept it's head all the way down :) The Yorkshire Bitter i did a few brews back came out like that. Looked flat as hell but it tasted allreyt I had ben keeping it in the room for secondary fermentation but it seems it wasnt warm enough. I have since found out it needs to be between 19 and 30 degrees for secondary fermentation, so i whacked the ale in the airing cupboard for 2 weeks which is a constant 27 degrees (Sorry missus. Beer more important than towles)

After conditioning for 10 days on the windowsill the beer came out stunning. Kept it’s head all the way down :)

]]> Comment on Munton’s IPA bottling day by First IPA Tasting « Bell’s Beer Home Brew Blog http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/muntons-ipa-bottling-day/#comment-95 First IPA Tasting « Bell’s Beer Home Brew Blog Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:49:04 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-95 [...] opened the very last bottle I bottled (one with a gold cap if you read the bottling post here). This would therefore have had a number of the lumps of yeast in. There was also the chance that [...] [...] opened the very last bottle I bottled (one with a gold cap if you read the bottling post here). This would therefore have had a number of the lumps of yeast in. There was also the chance that [...]

]]> Comment on Munton’s IPA bottling day by Andy Barker http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/muntons-ipa-bottling-day/#comment-89 Andy Barker Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:48:42 +0000 http://bellsbeer.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-89 Hi David I've finally got round to setting up a blog to document my brewing exploits. Have a look at the link below http://andysbeers.wordpress.com/ Cheers Mate A. Hi David

I’ve finally got round to setting up a blog to document my brewing exploits. Have a look at the link below

http://andysbeers.wordpress.com/

Cheers Mate

A.

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