Brewing
Brewed: Extra Strong Bitter MKII
Today I brewed batch 18 – the second version of my Extra Strong Bitter. I had planned for it to be almost identical to the last one, however a few of the ingredients from last time were not available, so I think it will be a significantly different beer. We decided that the time had [...]
Brewed: Oatmeal Stout
Today, I brewed an Oatmeal Stout. It was a really smooth brew day, everything went right. I used a different base malt than I usually do – Munich I Malt. I also used Caraaroma instead of Crystal, and of course, this brew included oats! We also bottled the Pacific Pale ale we brewed about a [...]
Tasted: DrSmurto's Golden Ale (Batch 11)
This is from a recipe, it is not my own creation. It is very similar to James Squire Golden Ale – my favourite “bought” beer. Batch 11 was a double batch. We brewed about 45L of this beer (because we loved it so much the first time). That said, the first brew (way back at [...]