Homebrewing in Lockdown
How has lockdown impacted your homebrewing? We put the question to our brew crew.
MASHED! Editorial Director, Writer & Designer. Favourite brew: I’m loving session brews at the mo - like BrewDog’s Dead Pony Club, or something citrusy like Gareth’s brew with Bramling Cross & Magnum hops plus orange peel.
How has lockdown impacted your homebrewing? We put the question to our brew crew.
As this edition is all about British homebrewing ingredients we’ve chosen the classic British hop Fuggle as our hop of the issue. Bred first in the UK in 1875 by Mr Richard Fuggle from Kent, the Fuggle hop has been the backbone of British since its creation.
Toast Ale are on a mission. Set up in 2015 by food waste campaigner Tristram Stuart they’re leading a brewing movement, eliminating bread waste and helping to fix our broken food system.
by Lawrence Plant. “From sending our delivery boats to rescue British troops from Dunkirk in 1940 to supplying homebrewers with malt in 2020, Pauls Malts have a rich and solid history as a British producer. “
There are loads of great online tools and apps to help you inspire, create and measure your next best brew. We take a look at a few of our favourites.
How Do Your Hops roll? Bag, ball and commando – done them all! What does…
It would be impossible to dedicate an issue of MASHED! Magazine to British grown homebrew ingredients without including our friends at Brook House Hops.
You quite like homebrewing and you have your own set-up at home that you are very proud of. You can only drink a certain amount of beer so you only brew maybe once a month or two. You talk to your friends about brewing and they are vaguely interested, but it’s something that you do and they don’t. They might have joined you a couple of times to brew together and have enjoyed the experience but aren’t taking it further.
Commercial breweries use whirlpooling as an important process in beer production. Essentially, whirlpooling separates hops and trub from wort after the wort boil. But homebrewers can use whirlpools just like the big guys. It’s an easy process to include in your brew day and can greatly improve the quality of your beers. If you have a spoon, you can whirlpool!
The Scapegoat by TrxtrCharcoal, ink, acrylic and Posca pen on printed canvas66cm x 91cm (Framed)Purchase…