My Grainfather is Broken
Mid brew, grain all nicely bedding in, recirculation pump on but the temperature was dropping. What was wrong with my trusty grainfather that had done so many brews? I’ve had my grainfather for many years, I was quite an early…
Build a Pallet Welly Rack
Building work on the house during covid was somewhat stressful and has meant I’ve not been able to brew for almost 2 years (soon to be rectified). It did however leave me with lots of pallets to make things out…
Where can you buy craft beer in the lockdown?
Whilst we’re on lockdown you may be wondering where to buy a good supply of craft beer to keep you going. Fear not, there’s plenty of online beershops operating during the lockdown, with many delivering to your door so you…
How to Build a Wort Chiller
Since I started all grain brewing I’ve always used the ‘no chill’ method of cooling my worth after boiling. This involved simply filling a plastic jerry can with the hot wort and letting it cool overnight before pitching the yeast….
California Stout
For the 2nd meeting of the Hertford Beer and Brewers group (HBAB) it was decided we should all have a go at brewing a dark beer (since it was still winter). I’d brewed a porter last year, which I’m yet…
Essential Homebrew Equipment – Refractometer
A refractometer is one of the pieces of brewing equipment I bought on a whim but it turned out to be a great purchase. Checking the gravity of your wort while you’re brewing is a fairly important factor in producing…
Green Hop Cascade SMaSH
Earlier this year I bought a couple of hop rhizomes from Willingham Nurseries with the hope that I’d one day be able to make a beer or 2 with hops I’d grown myself. I bought a cascade and a goldings and put…
Ticket to Zurich – Brew Day
My Dad turned 65 earlier this year and to help mark the occasion I brewed a couple of beers for the party and kept a few bottles for him. The first I brewed was a clone of Fullers HSB from Graham…
Making a Hop Tea
For my American Pale Ale recipe rather than dry hopping I thought I’d give making a hop tea a try to add that extra hop boost I was looking for. A hop tea is an infusion of hops and water,…
American Pale Ale
For my 20th AG brew I thought I’d do something little special and do a highly hopped American Pale Ale. I’d had 500g of Cascade in the freezer I wanted to use some of but wanted to pair another US…
