True to Style #4 West Coast Pale Ale Review
West Coast Pale Ale is a classic American beer style known for its distinctive hop-forward character and crisp, clean finish. It’s a beer that embodies the spirit of the West Coast, with bold flavors and a refreshing bitterness that sets…
Achieving Style Precision in All-Grain Brewing
Brewing to style is a crucial aspect of homebrewing that can help you master the craft and produce consistently great beer. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced homebrewer, following a specific style guideline can provide a clear roadmap for…
The Best Craft Beer Advent Calendars 2024
As the nights grow longer, the festive season draws closer, and that means it’s time to get excited for one of the best parts of December: opening your craft beer advent calendar! Whether you’re a seasoned beer enthusiast or just…
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…
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…
Floody Hell! – Brew Day
Stocks after Xmas were pretty low so in early February I finally managed to get the first brew of the new year on. I got up nice and early thanks to my new alarm clock; a month old daughter, was…
Abe’s Ale – Brew Day
Seems I’ve been pretty lapse about posting for the last few months, though I’ve not brewed a while lot since October really. This was the last of my ‘stocking up for Xmas’ brews. it was based on Graham Wheeler’s recipe…
