Frits Takken from The Buckland Brewers shares this great recipe for a German Pilsner. “There are so many excellent hops now available to us.” he writes, “my beers are more malty than hoppy but I like the German lager hops like Perle and Saaz.”
You can’t get any more festive than spices like ginger! Here’s a tasty gingersnap stout recipe that makes great use of seasonal additions.
If you’ve been a good boy or girl this year you might get a chocolate orange in your stocking. If you haven’t then make yourself this chocolate orange stout and drink it in the naughty corner.
The original Yellow Belly has now ceased and desisted. Here’s a pretty close version to try it for yourself. Plus it’s lactose free and vegan friendly!
Okay, we couldn’t have an issue talking about additions and leading up to Christmas without a festive brew or two.
We’re featuring the art work by the amazing multimedia artisit Trxtr in this issue for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we really love his work: a visual feast with a powerful message! Our hop farm is also right next door to the fantastic couple that run Red Propeller Gallery, who represent the artist. So they’re very much rooted in our journey as a hop farm. We’ve shared one or two homebrews over the past couple of years, as you’ll imagine!
BATCH: ≈20LMASH:20LOG:0.058ALCOHOL:5.9%MASH TEMP:67℃FG:0.013 SPARGE TO:25LBOIL TIME:75mins The grain 4.5KG2 Row 1.5KGMaris Otter Pale0.05KG Cyrstal Malt…
BATCH: ≈20LMASH:20LOG:0.051ALCOHOL:5.7%MASH TEMP:67℃FG:0.005 SPARGE TO:25LBOIL TIME:60mins The grain 4.5KGPale Wheat 0.25KGCyrstal Malt (40L)0.05KG Honey Malt…
BATCH: ≈20LMASH:20LOG:0.057ALCOHOL:5.6%MASH TEMP:67℃FG:0.014 SPARGE TO:25LBOIL TIME:60mins The grain 3.0KG2 Row 1.0KGLager Malt 0.5KG Amber Malt…
Yep, this 5L mini keg homebrew draught system is really as cool as it looks! If you want yourself a home pub/man-cave without the hassle and cost of building one then get your hands on one of these beauties. The 5L mini keg is an ideal starter kit for any homebrewer and can be used to enjoy a fine beverage at home or taken out on the move.