Too many times lately my Black ales have been getting a distinct porter edge to them after a few minutes in room temperature (which says something about my black ale!), so I wanted to actually try and make a porter, intentionally. The idea was to find a recipe for a porter and make it a bit more chocolaty, but I wasn't really successful here - it came out with a clear coffee … [Read more...]
If you can’t make beer – drink beer!
This weekend I wasn't due to be home, but I was ill all week, and decided to stay home. As a back up plan I ordered more beer ingredients, hoping to make more beer, but sadly the delivery haven't arrived, so I had no ingredients to make any, and so no brew day report. The plan was to try for the first time BIAB (Beer In A Bag) - a one pot process of making beer from grains … [Read more...]
My beer making setup, aka a small flat brewery
My beer making setup, aka a small flat brewery First step in talking about making beer is the tools of the trade. My home brewery consists of very few tools and our kitchen. A simple setup that can be stored away in any flat and used when ever in the mood for some beer making adventures. The tools that I actually use are: 20L food grade plastic bucket with a … [Read more...]