Sustainable brewing
Unless you’ve been permanently drunk for the past year – hey, no judgment (just kidding, drink responsibly, kids) – you can’t have failed to notice that there’s a bit of a climate emergency going on.
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Using Additions in Homebrewing
Once you feel you have mastered All Grain brewing, using additions is a great way to advance your brew and introduce new elements and flavours. But much like ice cream it’s still essential to get your base correct before adding your rocky road or raspberry ripple. I have a couple of trusty base recipes for APA, IPA and pilsner which I use when experimenting with additions. Once I smash it, I then play around with the grain bill to tweak and perfect the recipe.
Yellow Belly Imperial Stout
Free from nuts… and cowardice. In an age where additions are liberally used to bring interesting flavours into brews the idea of a stout that tastes of peanut butter and biscuits yet contains neither is intriguing to say the least. And if that isn’t interesting enough the backstory and the end story makes a for a cracking tale while propping up the bar.
How to Host a Beer Tasting
“What is civilisation if it isn’t people talking to each other over a goddamned beer?” wrote James S.A. Corey in his science fiction novel, Cibola Burn. We couldn’t agree more!
Introducing The Spice Boys
A swift pint with Homebrewer Richard Boyden. “I love adding all sorts of things to my beer recipes. Things like fruit, cacao, spices, breadcrumbs and even woodchips have found their way in.
The Buckland Brewers
Frits Takken went from a disastrous first kit-brew to creating a successful microbrewery with no investment capital. We chat with Frits to hear all about the journey along the way.
All Grain Recipe: Kölsch
Here’s an example of what we like to drink when the sun’s out – an elegant session beer with a new world hop twist. This is our basic Kölsch recipe – we brew it every year but change the aroma/dry hop each time to mix it up. Nelson Sauvin works really well, as does Mandarina Bavaria, but this one uses Amarillo for a zesty orange finish. Don’t be tempted to up the hops – the finish should be quite subtle and clean.
Extract vs All Grain Homebrewing
Intimidated by All Grain brewing? Feel like it’s a legend that’s out of your comfort zone; the unicorn of homebrewing?
Homebrewing Tips from the Pros
We ask pro brewers and homebrewers for their top homebrewing tips to help you with your own mash ups.
Centennial SMaSH Pale Ale
This SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) Pale Ale is a great way to showcase the full flavour and aroma profile of any hop.