Falconers Flight Hops Review
A quick video review for falconers flight hops, they are great. The beer involved is here.
Category: Media
Podcasts, Vlogs and such like…
Interesting article about Brew Bags
Stumbled across this on BrewTube and was very interested to see the details. Have a read, this one is a good one.
https://www.brewinabag.com/blogs/news/52619844-misconceptions-brew-bag-myths-explained
When brews go bad……
….don’t lose hope too soon! This post is about a batch of oatmeal stout I did which suffered almost every conceivable fuck up during the brewing process and yet almost miraculously has emerged as a really nice smooth and drinkable beer. I was pretty much convinced this one would end up down the drain but I soldiered on anyway and for now at least it looks like its beaten the odds and produced something drinkable. The moral is if it smells and tastes ok it probably is so don’t rush to ditch a brew if things aren’t going to plan stick it out and the brewing gods may yet favour you. Anyway heres what went down.
How to use a Pressure Barrel for homebrew beer
Another old tutorial but again getting a few views on the old tube so thought I’d post it here as well for reference, lots of people have issues with PBs and they get a lot of stick online but if you get a decent one to start with (avoid the cheapest ones from wilko etc) and follow these methods you should be good. Its the best way to get a handpump style dispense without having a beer engine/cask set up in my opinion and works great with english style ales.
How to Re-Use Mini Kegs for Homebrew Beer
I did this video a while back but as it seems pretty popular I thought I’d pop it up on here too, be aware a lot of the newer mini kegs now have a solid plastic bung in the top, apparently these are a bitch to remove and will be destroyed in the process but you can buy the rubber bungs to replace them.
My 30/30 Brewday Vid
While Jamie was doing his 30/30 stovetop batch so I was I! I even managed to film some of it so check it out here:
School Night Brew – 30/30 Experiment
It was a Thursday afternoon and I was watching the clock gradually run down on the day at work. I was having an afternoon cup of tea and chatting to the MWB lads on messenger. We decided on the spur of the moment to try a 30/30, quick stove top brew on a school night, just to see how quickly and fuss-free a brew day (ok, night) could be.
I’ve been fancying doing a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale style brew, so quickly Googled a recipe to see what the basic make-up of it was. It uses Cascade and Perle hops. I knew I had plenty of Cascade, but I didn’t have any Perle, so Googled substitutions. The first result I saw said Northern Brewer, as I knew I had plenty of that, I went with that. The grist on the recipe I saw was 2R pale ale and Crystal 40. Based on that, I fired up BeerSmith and set about building a recipe.
I have loads of Maris Otter, so went for that as a base malt. I swapped the Crystal 40 for Crystal Rye (150EBC) and some CaraPils, just because I fancied trying the Rye and I always use a bit of CaraPils. I’m not trying to create an exact clone after all. The recipe was pretty much ‘middle-for-diddle’ on the BeerSmith “sliders” for an APA style, so that was good enough for me. For the hopping, I went for Magnum to bitter to almost all the IBUs I was looking for, allowing late additions to make up the rest. The Northern Brewer that was in place of the Perle, going in late, followed by some Cascade a minute before I switch off the gas and a bit more Cascade once its cooled a bit.
Brewing with kids…
Do you use them whole or pelletised? 😉
If anyone has had the pleasure of attempting to brew with two kids in tow, they know the joys of a brew day that can take twice as long as your usual brew day. Having the kids around shouldn’t prevent you from brewing though… it’s still possible.