Following on from trial batch #1, I decided to give the SmashOff competition brew another try. I was only a few weeks away from needing…
I heard about a competition on Facebook for SMaSH beers only – UK SmashOff – and decided I’d like to give it a go and…
It was decided at one of the club meetings that we should have a SMaSH comparison, each picking a different hop to showcase. The malt…
Being a fan of Belgian beers, I wanted to experiment with some new yeast strains. I’d heard that Wyeast 3522 Ardennes was a good strain…
I’d been wanting to use smoked malt in something for a while, and what better way to begin than with a dark, malty porter. Not…
This was it then, the actual summer tasting IPA. What had I learned from the last two batches? What was going to be the final…
The second attempt at making a rye IPA. Largely the same recipe as the first one, but more rye and different hops. Also removed the…
This was my first brew to be done on the Hopcat all in one system, and brewed as an experiment for the home brew club’s…
With a kegerator that could double as a fermentation chamber, I decided to have a go at a lager. Knowing that the kegerator wouldn’t be…
Who doesn’t like chocolate and banana? Well, I don’t like actual banana, but the flavouring is all good. Put the two together into liquid form…