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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...]

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...]

4C IPA Brewing Day – when repeating a recipe doesn’t come out as planned

April 10, 2016 by Gilad

Pale malt and Crystal malt - the IPA magic combo

A big part of making beer at home is to be able to repeat recipes, even if it is yours. I love experimenting, and too often I'm just making beer based on what ever ingredients I have, so I rarely actually follow recipes. Lately I've decided to try and repeat recipes, as part of making sure my process is right and I can actually control the brewing process. I am aware that this … [Read more...]

IPA Brewing Day

September 20, 2015 by Gilad

IPA is all about the hops and IBU

I've dabbled in making an IPA a couple of times, but never really successfully. My biggest mistake was, well, not really getting what an IPA is. Basically, it is: a strong mild/pale ale that has more hops added in the boil and a lot more added as a dry hop. Essentially, you want to make a higher gravity beer that will have more in the hops front and a lot of dry hopping. My … [Read more...]

Spraymalt and steeping brew day – maybe a British Ale?

February 23, 2015 by Gilad

First use of Spraymalt in steeped wort

Spraymalt and steeping brew day - maybe a British Ale? 23/02/2015: This brewing day was first published on the 28/12/2015 but it is now updated with the tasting notes you will find at the end. On Christmas day I had a chance to brew (we don't do Christmas, so it made sense) and so I dug into my brewery box (sitting on the top shelf) to see what I have to play with. In the … [Read more...]

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