Home Brewing and Interviews:
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...
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...
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...
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...
Meet the Home Brewers – Roddy Macpherson
So, can you tell us how it all started for you? It all seems a long time ago, roughly 4 to 5 years now but my girlfriend bought me a bucket, recipe book and some simple equipment. All very basic kit but it was perfect to get my feet wet. The recipe book had wines and...
Meet the Home Brewers – James Mauldin
So, can you tell us how it all started for you? A buddy of mine and I were looking for a hobby shortly after getting married. We’d both gotten into craft beer recently, and somehow got on the topic of brewing our own. One day I’m at his place having a few and he pulls...
Meet the Home Brewers – Brennan Woollands
So, can you tell us how it all started for you? We aren’t sure exactly but it sort of dropped on us out of the blue we guess. We moved up to Edinburgh as Brenn took on a contract position up there. A beautiful city, brilliant people and really good beer and whiskey....