Another year has past, with 2018 being somewhat experimental and getting use to brewing on new equipment (ss brewtech kettle, buffalo boiler & standalone mash tun)
In hindsight it probably wasn't a good idea to do experimental batches while figuring out a new brew system, but brewing what I fancied at the time meant this.
I also had a bit of a set back in Oct when I fractured a bone in my right (dominant) hand, which put me out of action for 6 weeks. [.....]
After much deliberation I took the plunge on buying a Tilt Hydrometer, its not a cheap piece of Homebrew Tech by any means. It came to £144 pounds from Malt Miller, pretty good as it was the updated v2 of the Tilt which usually goes for nearer/over £160.
The Tilt V2 has some improvements over it's predecessor:
Range: Better reception and range. With the increased transmission power your Tilt will send data [.....]
On many home brewers wish lists is a Brew fridge / kegregator or fermentation chamber.
I for one have been one of those brewers, and I also know for one that you can drive your wife nuts going back and forth in deciding do you actually need one, rather than just wanting one!
I had all the parts to my keg setup already - Keg ✓ Keg Taps ✓ Co2 Canister ✓ Various lengths of 3/8" inch tubing ✓ All I really needed [.....]
I've been wanting to try Denali hops for a few brews now but haven't come up with a suitable recipe/hop schedule. However after reading an article in a recent BYO magazine on Award Winning Home brew APA recipes, I got a few pointers and fleshed out a new recipe. Even though I have a few cans from them I also wanted to create something like thairannocitrus from staggeringly good, using Kaffir Lime leaves too.
I aimed this brew day to coincide with Fathers day, so [.....]
Have you ever wanted to give your home brew as a gift/present but only have a keg setup? Since moving house and using my keg equipment more I have been thinking the same..
I use to syphon some beer off into a bottling bucket and condition x amount of beers (usually 6 or 12) to give to, say my dad, as a gift or fathers day present. However in the past the carbonation of the bottles have been somewhat inconsistent and on one occasion (bottled version of [.....]
Its been a long few months with lots of DIY/home improvements going a few weeks ago I was able to do an experimental batch of beer.
Why is it experimental? well unfortunately recently when I purchased one of my favourite beers Proper Job in bottle form I found it tasting abit bland and 1 bottle I had almost tasted off, the next day I had the new JD cider and liked the smokeyness but then followed by the classic refreshing cider aspect. Which lead me to think...have my [.....]
Hi all, Happy Brew year.
Its been a lot longer than my usual intermission between posts, mainly due to me moving into a house, leaving the flat after 5 years.
We (myself and my wife) moved at the beginning of Dec and while its felt like home instantly there is a number of improvements and add 'our touches' across the house to make it more us.
With us also hosting Christmas and inviting my parents over during the Christmas period I wanted get a brew [.....]
In my other most recent post ( A gift that has kept on giving ) I mentioned that the recent beers I've brewed have been somewhere over ...
