One of the house hold regulars is an American-style Pale Ale (APA) called "Oh Mama!" that has always been my wife's favourite, but since she got pregnant with our second she can only "steal" sips from my beer so I wanted to make her a very low alcohol version; that way she can have a full glass while still only getting one unit of alcohol (not that she even finishes that one!). … [Read more...]
Pale Ale Brewing Day – repeating the BIAB recipe
The Pale Ale that I have made several times in the past (the one I thought was an IPA) has become a house staple, so as we are reaching the last few bottles it made sense to make some more. This brewing day was actually fully based on my previous Pale Ale brewing (I just added notes to the last page) with a few changes/adjustments: Mashing - I reached a slightly … [Read more...]
Second attempt with BIAB – Pale Ale brewing day
Second attempt with BIAB - Pale Ale brewing day I had some grains left from my last BIAB so I decided to try a very simple process to try and learn more about using grains. My hope is to get a descent beer from my BIAB to just get the basics. To keep it all very simple I kept it all on a single ingredient concept: Mash: 1 kg crushed pale malt 4 litres Brita … [Read more...]
Second, and suprising, round of Israeli craft beer tasting
Three days ago we had a chance to try the rest of the beers we bought in Jerusalem along with the Bazelet and Shapiro. This time we had beers from Herzl, Mosco and another Shapiro, all were served cold and very needed in the hot Israeli weather. The Shapiro was refreshing, but again had the sweetness and carbonation levels that is characteristic to the other Shapiro we … [Read more...]