What is this? If you are aware that today, 12 August 2026, will see a solar eclipse in the UK, it might give you a clue. Yes, it is a beer box with some foil and cardboard taped to it … Continue reading
12 August 2026
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17 June 2026
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Spring Blossom in the drinking
I’ve had a couple of bottles of my Spring Blossom brew now (one two or three weeks ago and another tonight) and it is definitely into the “good drinking” window. It has a good clarity and tastes like good beer. … Continue reading
22 April 2026
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Spring Blossom Bottled
My Spring Blossom brew is now bottled. It had dropped from 1.034 to 1.005 gravity so bang on the target ABV of 3.7% and I actually managed to get 16 bottles (8l beer) out of it which is a slightly … Continue reading
11 April 2026
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Spring Blossom
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 … Continue reading
13 September 2025
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Summer’s End Bottled
The Summer’s End brew is now in the bottle. I first took a sample at the start of the week and it seemed to be at about 1.014. By the end of the week, it had dropped to around 1.012 … Continue reading
31 August 2025
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Summer’s End
With the average daily temperature probably unlikely to climb back to the heights we saw earlier this year, I decided it was time to get another homebrew going. I’ve decided to repeat the Burton Bridge XL Bitter recipe I used … Continue reading
6 March 2025
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Mild Bee Bottled
My Mild Bee brew is now bottled. When I tested it yesterday, it had already reached 1.007 so I went ahead and bottled, using my recent “easy” method. It was a slightly smaller batch but I still got 12 500ml … Continue reading
28 February 2025
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Mild Bee
Mild Bee is my latest homebrew, based on Graham Wheeler’s recipe for Boddingtons Mild. The brewery has a long association with Manchester and, as was impressed on me on a visit there a couple of years ago, the city has … Continue reading
26 February 2025
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Brown Dog Stout – First Tasting
When I do my bottling, using my current technique, I am still typically left with a bottle that doesn’t quite get filled up and which gets a certain amount of sediment in the bottom. I try to make sure that … Continue reading
16 February 2025
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Brown Dog Bottled
This afternoon, I’ve bottled 14 glorious bottles of Brown Dog Stout, 7l in all. As for the past couple of batches, I’ve used the method of transferring it via a sterilised jug back into my (resterilised) plastic jerry can. That … Continue reading