29 September 2025
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The wine I started earlier this month had settled down a lot, without much visible sign of continuing fermentation. As the demijohn had a certain amount of scum on the sides and a thick must at the bottom, as well … Continue reading
13 September 2025
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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
9 September 2025
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The wine I started fermenting on Saturday took a couple of days to really get going but today is bubbling away like a good ‘un. Now I just need to keep an eye on it and read up on the … Continue reading
6 September 2025
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A few days ago, we were given a tray of homegrown grapes. Time to have another go at homemade wine. Compared to last time, when we used heat to help extract the juice, this was all done manually, squeezing them … Continue reading
31 August 2025
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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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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 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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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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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
7 February 2025
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Yesterday’s brew, Brown Dog Stout, is now in the fermenter and making friends with the activated yeast. I took a gravity measurement and it looks like I nailed the target of 1.050. For the small batch, stove top brewing I … Continue reading