Hop Whisperer Spring 2019

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 the past...
Craft Brewery – Holler, East Sussex

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 a welcoming...
DIPA  – “Tiny Pliny”

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...
Hopfest 2018 – Dark Star, West Sussex

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...
Hefeweizen  – “HefeMadness”

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...