It has been a little busy in our house hold and I had no time for beer making or to enjoy beer drinking all that much. I hope to get back to making beer soon with a great split batch that will test yeast strains, but for now, not much is on offer I'm afraid. Just to keep you entertained, here are a couple of beer blogs that make great beers that make me aspire to get better … [Read more...]
New design for my beer blog
New design for my beer blog Lately I've been reading older posts to try and recap for myself all the things I've learned while making beer in the last year and a half or so and I realized it's really annoying! The site so far was uncomfortable to use, posts were crammed and search was a pain. So to get things sorted and for the ease of use - a new design! This blog has been … [Read more...]
First BIAB results
I'm usually posting on Sundays or Mondays after playing with beer on the weekend, but last weekend was missed (it is Tuesday today). I wasn't home to play with beer on the weekend and I got back home to a sick child, so it was a clear no beer (and no posting) for me. But in any case, things are well now, I had a chance to bottle the BIAB I made a couple of weeks ago, and … [Read more...]
Some updates and a new development for the Black Ale
Last weekends was thanksgiving (my wife is American, so we do a small gathering in London), and so many beers were drunk, but non made. The much needed fridge is here too, so there is good storage and refrigeration for all the beers, resulting in every man's dream - a beer fridge! The Cranberry Ale was a great success, and managed to appeal both to the more heavy drinkers … [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...]