22/06/2015: This brewing day was first published on the 27/04/2015 but it is now updated with the tasting notes you will find at the end. Last time I made a coffee porter it came out not quite a porter but it had a nice touch of coffee. My first take from the first attempt was that it needed more volume, more maltiness, so the simple solution was trying to steep some … [Read more...]
BIAB Brewing Day – Pale Ale
15/06/2015: This brewing day was first published on the 20/04/2015 but it is now updated with the tasting notes you will find at the end. As I'm getting more and more into BIAB, I understand more and more about the process and how to maximize it. So far I had my first one to be a complete fail, the second (call it 1st Pale Ale) be good, the third (2nd Pale Ale) an … [Read more...]
High gravity IPA brewing day using spraymalt
11/05/2015: This brewing day was first published on the 30/03/2015 but it is now updated with the tasting notes you will find at the end. I have been trying to make a high gravity beer for a while now but usually I fail. I think it is my greed that pushes me to add too much water to make more beer, which dilutes the wort too much. Today I think I made it: I brewed an IPA … [Read more...]
BIAB IPA Brewing Day – improving the BIAB process
20/04/2015: This brewing day was first published on the 02/03/2015 but it is now updated with the tasting notes you will find at the end. After the success of the last BIAB Pale Ale I made, I wanted to try and recreate it while adjusting a couple of things: increasing the gravity levels and giving the beer a less dry and more hoppy taste. My "brewery" (a carton box) is also … [Read more...]
Black Ale Brewing Day – Recipe Changes
22/03/2015: This brewing day was first published on the 16/02/2015 but it is now updated with the tasting notes you will find at the end. This brewing day was planned to be a split batch Black Ale, half using my usual yeast for this recipe - Nottingham Ale Yeast and half a new yeast for me: Safale US-05, an American Ale Yeast. But, as things usually go when it comes to home … [Read more...]