Category: Homebrew

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Brew Two

Never one to rest on my laurels, I took advantage of an afternoon at home yesterday to get a second brew done. I thought the chance had gone when we went out for the...

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Beer Update #2

Just a short update tonight. This morning I bottled and barrelled my beer. It was a relatively pain-free process, just a case of cleaning and sanitizing everything (and rinsing it well afterwards), then making...

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Beer Update #1

The beer’s been in the fermenter for 6 days now. For the first couple of days it went crazy, I had a good two inches of krausen (foamy yeast head) after 24 hours, but...

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Brewday!

After lots of planning and preparation, yesterday I did my first all grain brew. I ordered a kit with just the right amount of grain and hops for the planned brew, the Summer Lightning...

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Brew Equipment Arrives

I got home from work on Friday to find my brewing equipment had arrived! Along with a few little extras like sterilising chemicals, paddle, capmden tablets etc., I got the bulk of the actual...

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Turbo Cider

While I wait for the rest of my brewing equipment to turn up (tomorrow apparently) I’ve filled the gap with a quick, cheap brew to get things going – Turbo Cider! It’s the quickest,...

Chill Out 2

Chill Out

Part of the process of home brewing beer is to take the wort (the hot, sweet liquid created in the mash tun) and to cool it to a temperature suitable for pitching the yeast....

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Mash Tun Completed!

Last night I grabbed an hour while RAR was asleep and managed to finish the mash tun build. The first part was relatively easy; fitting the ball valve tap. Obviously I don’t want the...

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More Mash Tun Progress

I’ve managed to make some more progress on the mash tun. Over the past couple of nights I’ve grabbed half an hour when everyone else has gone to bed and started to insulate it....