May 21 2014
I added permenant volume markings to the inside of my brew kettle using a simple electrolytic acid etching technique that I discovered on the Home Brew Talk forum. Here’s how I did it: 1. Mark 10 litre volume increments in the kettle using electrical tape. I measured the water volume accurately by weighing it (1L …
May 12 2014
This is the process that I use for brewing all grain beer. I used to do this in the kitchen as a split boil in smaller pots before I got my new 50L brew kettle and a gutsy gas burner. But now that I have better equipment it is a much smoother process and it …
Apr 24 2014
I found this fascinating story on a homebrewing forum. Venezuelan brewer, Daniel López, tells a great yarn about overcoming the challenges he faced making craft beer in his country. It was published in 6 parts which I’ve reproduced here. The English is not perfect but that just adds colour to the story, giving it the …
Mar 04 2014
The following article appeared in the Nelson Mail newspaper on 4th March 2014. It’s about the upcoming Marchfest beer festival, where I’ll be one of 12 home brewers giving a home brewing demonstration. In what might be described as a beer lover’s heaven, 12 home brewers will make beers simultaneously at Nelson’s MarchFest. Organiser Mike …
Jan 07 2014
After having my crop of plums demolished by the birds (and my procrastination) last year I was determined to harvest enough plums this year to make another batch of plum wine. So as the plums were starting to ripen I had the idea of putting up some netting over part of the tree that I …
Dec 09 2012
My Amarillo Ale is not tasting good so far, it has a harsh astringent taste, not really drinkable, at least at the moment. I did get a bit of this type of taste from the Hope Ale that I brewed previously, but with a bit of time that taste disappeared and beer became quite good …
Aug 23 2012
Did you know that they brew their own beer at the White House? The beers include White House Honey Ale, White House Honey Porter and White House Honey Blonde Ale. All three use honey from Michelle Obama’s White House garden. A home brewer has formally requested recipes for the beers made by White House staff …
{ So following on from my previous post, mashed at 75 and sparged at 82 - still extracted tannins tho, its such a light hazy any... } – Jun 17, 7:25 PM { Great stuff, just what I'm brewing although slightly different with centennial instead of Zythos, exactly the same mash temp but did do a quick sparge... } – May 29, 7:30 PM
{ I have been making toucan brews for a couple years now. Until now I have only done beers of the same family, example Pale Ale... } – Mar 06, 5:02 AM
{ What happened in the end? Was the second batch tasty? Thanks for writing this up. } – Aug 24, 3:33 AM
{ is the water additions for all of nelson water? } – Nov 05, 7:23 AM
{ my gut feeling is that you get more out of the hops by letting them go 'free range' as opposed to constraining them in a... } – Mar 15, 9:29 AM