18 October 2022
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I got my first batch of cider bottled yesterday afternoon. I was quite surprised by the gravity reading (0.992) as I’m used to beer, which rarely gets below about 1.004. That cider yeast must have the ability to tolerate a … Continue reading
29 October 2020
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Beer today isn’t strictly true but I did get my packet of yeast sachets through the post from Crossmyloof. Details on the invoice show that they are, indeed, based in Glasgow. My original guess was that the name had something … Continue reading
26 October 2020
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About a year ago, I was sticking the labels to a batch of homebrew beer that I christened Autumn Tinge and then packed my brewing kit safely away. I’ve finally figured out how I can set things up in the … Continue reading
10 July 2020
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I understand that yeast was once called ‘God-is-goode’. You can see the transformation it produces in the photo above. Both glasses started with a mix of flour and water (about 25g to 60g) but the one on the right also … Continue reading
8 June 2016
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Do you remember my recent posting about speedy pizza? I got round to doing at least an opening round of those experiments I threatened with a base recipe of 45g lukewarm water, 75g flour and a pinch of salt. Each … Continue reading
1 June 2016
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Last night’s dinner was thanks to the Super Speedy Pizza Dough recipe from A Life of Geekery. The recipe works very well and, topped with some left-over ratatouille and a few spears of asparagus, made an excellent and quick meal. … Continue reading
20 April 2015
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That is the grist, the crushed malt grains, from this weekend’s homebrew which I am calling Marjoram Spring. It is roughly based on the recipe for Exe Valley Spring Beer from Graham Wheeler’s Brew Your Own British Real Ale but … Continue reading
16 April 2015
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I’m trying a new brewing experiment which is currently taking up no more than 50ml. It isn’t an attempt at breaking into nanobrewing but the creation of a yeast starter, trying to harvest living cells from a bottle conditioned beer … Continue reading