Category: Brewing

  • Pale Ale Partial Mash

    It’s that time again and I’ve done another partial mash brew to have ready for Christmas. The recipe is below. I should say that I’ve used the terms “mash” and “sparge” pretty loosely here! Mash 2KG Maris Otter low colour (2.5 EBC) for 90 mins – went for 64°C this time Sparge (75°C) Start the…

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  • Building a Bottle Drying Rack

    I thought I’d try and build a bottle rack instead of paying £30 for one. Times must be hard when you can’t afford a bottle drying rack for your home brewed ale 😉 Instead of taking photos I also thought I’d use  my SLR to make a film. All done on a Canon 500D with…

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  • Growing Challenger Hops

    So the hops have been growing since the end of February which I think was a bit late to plant them but they have done really well all things considered. Had a few problems with them being attacked by slugs and bugs along the way but I’ve ended up with a good crop.  Pics on…

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  • Booze Festival

    On June 4th the Mann family decided to hold a booze fest! Between us we came up with 20 gallons of ale, bottles and bottles of wine and cider plus a few other bits here and there. We arranged for a finger buffet and had about 40 people round to have a few drinks! Preparations…

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  • Pale Ale

    I’ve been drinking my latest ale. This time I’ve devised my own recipe using extra pale barley malt extract, wheat extract and 3 varieties of hops; East Kent Goldings, Ahtanum and Hallertauer Hersbrucker. I decided to boil as much water as I can which is about 10 litres with the stock pot we have. The…

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