Hop Whisperer Spring 2019
It has indeed been a while since my last post on here, the Facebook page has had a few updates here and there. However there have been a few developments of late and here is the big one....I am now the mazer for my new actual meadery in Burgess Hill! Over...
Craft Brewery – Holler, East Sussex
Last night Louise, Neil and myself went to the Holler Taproom and brewery to attend the Homebrew Brighton meet up and bottle share. After a short drive we parked up, grabbed the growlers we brought to share and headed into Holler. From the outside it was...
DIPA – “Tiny Pliny”
Double IPA – “Tiny Pliny”This was an interesting brew day, all of the ingredients were ordered via the malt miller recipe creator based off of the Vinnie Cilurzo recipe. Now like so many I've not managed to get my hands on a Pliny so have no idea what it should taste...
Hopfest 2018 – Dark Star, West Sussex
September 29th and 30th say Dark Star put on another festival of beer and music - Hopfest 2018. We arrived as the second band were just finishing up and they sounded great, manly covers of 60's and 70's rock ballads - but you could tell the crowd were into...
Hefeweizen – “HefeMadness”
Hefeweizen – “HefeMadness” The brew day started out ok, put in the grains and started mashing the Hefe. Now the grain itself seemed fine and nothing out or the ordinary with the crush…. After hitting 70 degrees C, the system cut out, nothing on the screen just...
Craft Brewery – Dark Star, West Sussex
Over the past few years I have moved from Ale’s to the American style IPA’s, DIPA’s, NEIPA and the like. However, it pretty much all started for me when I had a pint of Hop Head at the Evening Star in Brighton. That first pint would spark an enjoyment with...
Vanilla Porter – “Batch #1 – Madagascar Midnight”
Vanilla Porter - "Batch #1 - Unnamed" They say no brew day is the same, and boy are they right – this brew day had me sideways, upside down and inside out with the problems I faced. So, without further ado, let’s get into it. The recipe kit I had this weekend was the...
So.LA west Coast IPA – “Aphrodite Nights”
So.LA West Coast IPA Saturday gave me the chance to brew the CraftyBrew So.LA recipe kit from Brewuk.co.uk, it also was the first time that I would be using my new all-in-one system. At the start of the year I had the budget to move from a 20-litre stock pot system to...
Mangrove Jack Berliner Sour
Mangrove Jack Berliner Sour After picking up the Keezer, it was time to start filling the kegs up, but what styles to choose? Also I knew 4 brew days was going to be pushing it with the time frame. So I headed on to the home brew forums to check out what kits were...
Hop Whisperer Update
As some of you may have noted it has been a little quiet on the site as of late. Well the reason is we were moving house - and we are finally in and it only took 9 months! So over the past 9-10 months I've not had a chance to brew any beer, however I have had a dabble...
