One of the things that has, well, worried me about home brewing is the quantities involved, so while I've amassed my standard 5 gallon/23 litre setup, I couldn't help thinking that it's a lot of liquid even allowing that a bottle will be good for a year or so …
A week seems enough for a light blonde so today was time for bottling. I emptied out a few bottles of No1 rather than take some labels off - I'll keep a few for a while but I don't think it's going to get any better. Gave them a scrub and …
In the spirit of experimentation I did not one but two small brews last week. AG#3 is Blackeyed Dog (edit - now renamed Nightwatchman), a strong, dry stout that been an introduction to the darker malts and getting strength into a brew. That's still in FV although I'll probably have …
After 8 days in the bottle I gave Electric Light a go last night and it's doing OK. It's definitely a light beer and not heavily carbonated and doesn't throw much of a head but it has a decent light citrus aroma with a piney finish which was pretty much …
Completely forgot to write this up, so a quick precis... AG#5 is an IPA with Summit and Cascade hops and a complex grain bill (FOUR grains). I've stuck with my Summit and Cascade combination as it's in the freezer and I'm trying not to open more until I have …
I thought about this weeks' brew quite a bit as I'm now drinking AG#2 and #3 and trying to work out what to do with them. AG#3, Challenger, is an attempt at a traditional Yorkshire bitter and despite the current batch not carbonating very well due to a …
Brown beer made me the man I am. As previously recounted I spent my formative years drinking an assortment of the stuff because it was what you drank. My Dad was a John Smith's drinker so I was. Our local served Trophy, and even had it on hand pump. It …
AG#6 was bottled last week. I think it's a little bit too much on the chocolate side for production so the next test batch will balance out with crystal malt but it's on the way to being an excellent brown ale/dark bitter. There might be the inevitable sneaky …
It was our second wedding anniversary last Tuesday and we celebrated in our usual wedding-related way at Deeva in Farsley, and after the usual great meal and a couple of Cobras I fancied a nightcap, so when we got home I nipped out to the garage and picked out a …
I've had a couple of weeks off brewing for assorted very good reasons so I'm trying to make up with a couple this week. The first is another go at a blonde ale, and just for fun, it's with ingredients that are all new to me.
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