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...]
Spraymalt and steeping brew day – maybe a British Ale?
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...]
The unexpected success of a BIAB
BIAB - bottling the second round Last time I wrote anything about my second attempt at BIAB it was in expectancy for a failure. My BIAB process just doesn't seem to work well with unstable temperatures in the mashing stage and the fermentable sugars aren't really sufficient. If you have a quick look at the BIAB's brewing day, you will see that I was sure that it will be a … [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...]