It has been over six months since my last batch of beer brewing. Although autumn / winter / spring is better for my process (I can heat a colder batch but can’t cool a warmer one), I’ve had a bit of a busy patch. However, I fired up the burners yesterday for my mash and got Spring Blossom underway. It is based on Graham Wheeler’s recipe for Flowers IPA and, apart from reducing the volume to fit my kit, I’m fairly close to the original with this one.

It has come out with a gravity of 1.034 (target was 1.035, so close enough given the precision of my measuring equipment). However, having said that I can heat a batch that is a bit cold, I’m flying blind on this one. Germinating seeds and creating a temperature controlled environment for ones that like it hot is occupying my heating set up so I’m just going to take a chance on this one – I’ll be interested to see how it turns out.