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Brewing Day – Lightly Sour Hefeweizen

October 30, 2016 by Gilad

Hefeweizen in tasting

In our home there is a bit of a soft spot for Hefeweizens, maybe because we are from a hot country where a cold and bubbly wheat beer tastes great; maybe because we love bread? Anyway, I have done several tries on Hefeweizens and they tend to come out a bit off from what I expect them to be: not really heavy on the banana, clove and bubble gum, but rather sour and spicy … [Read more...]

At last a Porter brewing day – and a Chocolate Porter that is!

May 29, 2016 by Gilad

Cocoa and hops, basic for a Chocolate Porter

My journey of trying to make a decent porter has been long and fraught with way too many mistakes, notably the last time I tried making a porter and used a stout grain profile! The idea of making a chocolate porter came from my desire to have a dessert beer - how many times have you gotten to the end of a meal and just wanted a finishing beer: heavier, darker, roasted, … [Read more...]

Chewy IPA Brewing Day

May 22, 2016 by Gilad

The hops that made the Chewy IPA

This IPA was one of those ones that are born out of the limited inventory that a home brewer sometimes has: limited space means limited grain storing capacity, so before you know it you have no base grains for ale, only those grains you got to make a lager "one day". With this realization, I took the thin lager grains, gave them some crystal malt for roastiness and added lots … [Read more...]

English Wheat Beer Brewing (and drinking!) Day

May 8, 2016 by Gilad

Bottling the Wheat beer

Another attempt to make a wheat beer - another long shot, maybe. I made another wheat beer, thinking it could be getting there since I used jumbo oats, but I'm not sure it is it yet. The beer starts very clean (almost clinical) when it is very cold, but as it warms up, the flavours come out and the beer really shines. It is still a very light beer that can easily be a summer … [Read more...]

Black Ale BIAB – Almost there!

April 24, 2016 by Gilad

Writing the new Black Ale recipe

I have a thing about Black Ales - no idea why, I just love how the brain registers a roasted, burnt, heavy beer aroma and then you taste a light, refreshing, hoppy beer. My original Black Ale was based on an LME (Liquid Malt Extract) and mainly British hops (and yeast). Since moving to BIAB, I've been trying to recreate the finish I got from the LME without success, getting one … [Read more...]

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