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New chiller

December 5, 2023 stephen gale

I have just added a Grainfather GC2 chiller to my (ever increasing) kit list! This unit has been a bit…

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Off flavours

October 25, 2021 stephen gale

I seem to have encountered a couple of problems recently with off flavours. I am struggling to pin down the…

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Posted in: Cleaning, Contamination, Yeast

Repackaging US-05

August 4, 2021 stephen gale

I have just finished a 500g block of Fermentis US-05 yeast that I repackaged in October 2020 into 20g sachets.…

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Posted in: Fermentation, Packaging, Yeast

Dark Rock Brewing – Guinness Tribute

April 29, 2021 stephen gale

If I want to brew something that I don’t normally brew, I often use an all grain kit. This doesn’t…

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Forced carbonation or bottle conditioning?

January 18, 2021 stephen gale

When I first started brewing, all of my beer was bottle conditioned. Once the fermentation had done it’s stuff, I…

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Posted in: Packaging, Uncategorized Filed under: bottling, force carbonation

Filling bottles from a corny keg

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When I first started brewing New England IPA (or for that matter any really hoppy pale ale), I never realised…

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Posted in: Packaging Filed under: bottling, counter pressure bottle filling

What did I learn in 2020?

December 31, 2020 stephen gale

It is that time of the year where we reflect on what we have learnt in the last 12 months.…

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Posted in: Record Keeping, Suppliers Filed under: lessons learnt

Don’t try to bottle condition NEIPA!

December 18, 2020 stephen gale 3 Comments

It is so susceptible to oxidisation it seems to be practically impossible to condition it in a bottle. i.e. to…

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Posted in: Fermentation Filed under: bottle conditioning, NEIPA

Double Dry Hopping

December 4, 2020 stephen gale

Ok, so I haven’t had to do this before, so this is a bit of an experiment! Double dry hopping…

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Posted in: Fermentation, Hops Filed under: double dry hopping, NEIPA

Following up on haze hoppy IPAs

December 1, 2020 stephen gale

I have been trying to improve my hoppy IPA’s recently and have come to a number of conclusions. Some of…

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Posted in: Fermentation, Ingredients Filed under: dry hopping, haze, Hoppy IPA

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