Brew Day: Drop Kick Nate
So, as a bit of an experiment, I decided to film my latest brew day. This time, it’s a recipe from a couple of guys on the Facebook Brewtube Official group: Drop Kick Nate. A 5 hour brew day, condensed…
Brew Day: Totally Tropical Pale
It’s been a while since I’ve brewed an IPA, as long as you don’t count the Wry Smile DIPA I brewed a couple of months ago! With the ingredients in stock, it was time to get a brew on! This IPA is based on James Morton’s Totally Tropical Pale recipe from his Brew book, adjusted for my equipment & volume: Amt Name Type # %/IBU 6.50 kg Maris Otter Malt (Muntons) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 86.7 % 0.40 kg Munich Malt…
Building A New Brewery – Part 1, Mash Tun
I recently saw a post on the “N.E. Home Brew Network” Facebook Group regarding a bargain buy from Tesco for a 52 litre cooler box for £20 – Ideal for converting into a mash tun. After a few good brews based on Malt Extract, I’ve worked out I could be saving between £10 & £20 per brew if I was brewing “All-Grain” batches. It seemed like a no brainer! I placed my order and picked one up the next day. I scoured…