BrewDog have now released all 215 of their recipes online for free in one handy PDF.
Titled DIY Dog, the free download includes a manual on equipment and ingredients needed for each beer - and suggests food pairings for each one.
BrewDog have made all of their 215 recipes available for download on their website, via www.brewdog.com/diydog.
With each recipe being scaled down to home-brew volumes of five gallons or 20 litres.
This is amazing news, as a fan of their [.....]
Spent Grain Snack Bars
If you are like me and have been struggling on what to do with all the spent grains after brew day?
It seemed to me wasteful to just throw them away, I don't have a dog and although my parents have a small allotment and compost bin, if I wasn't going to see them for a few weeks I didn't really want them laying around until that point. After some searching I found a recipe on Beer Drink Run. I believe they got the recipe from somewhere else originally.
You will be able [.....]
Brew Day Music
Do you listen to music while brewing? Do you have a dedicated playlist or create one based on mood prior to the big day?
Regardless if I've only brewed a kit or an extract on the cooker top I've always liked to have something on in the background. I write what I'm listening to in my beer journal to keep track of what I've been listening too, its a nice little remembrance thing like in a normal diary, a piece of history. Even though current musical tastes are lent towards the [.....]
Using a 5 gallon (23l) fermenter for small batch brewing
Are you like me that have limited space & resources, unable to have variations of equipment for brewing?
Do you struggle to get through 40 odd pints of the same beer because you are unable to brew two batches in close succession, allowing them to condition over the same period of time? Or just find 40 pints of the same beer too much?
The last statement is quite generalised, I haven't had a problem with my 'Way to Amarillo' Pale Ale, its a very nice brew [.....]
From small time hobbyist to freelance writer
When I started this new hobby some six or so months ago, I knew I would like the whole home brewing scene but if you told me that I'd get the chance to write for an established community I would both be hesitant with the idea and tell you that there are other more seasoned and experienced Home Brewers out there.
Over the last few weeks, I have been contacted by one of the Admins of TheHomeBrewForum asking if I would like to write some articles [.....]