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AG#24 Tomahawk IPA
I got the green light for a brewday on Sunday morning, so I set the kit up and weighed the grain the night before to ensure an early start. I had five hours to get this done and cleared away (ended up...
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AG#25 & 26 Prohibition APA
This is the write up from my brewday from Sunday gone. It’s an American Pale Ale that will serve two purposes; my entry for the Revolutions Brewing Co. competition (AG#26) and my test brew for the...
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AG#27 Nebulous Cascadian Dark Ale
This is my brew for the bar at the Northern Craft Brewers event on Saturday 13th April. I opted to brew a Cascadian Dark Ale. The recipe is based on my AG#5 Nebulous Pitch Black Ale, this time with...
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Coming of AGe #1
With any luck, my bad attempt at a brewing-pun-title should suggest to the reader that I’m in a reflective mood. I started brewing beer at home a few years ago and as my general interest in beer has...
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Coming of AGe #2
Last time on ‘Coming of AGe’: I made a decision to brew commercially, I was in a reflective mood, I got my excuses in early. Starting a business doesn’t look to be an easy choice, regardless of the...
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Coming of AGe #3
So far on ‘Coming of AGe’: I made a decision to brew commercially, I was in a reflective mood, I got my excuses in early. I learnt that buying a brewery and installing it into a suitable premises can...
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Coming of AGe #4
So far on ‘Coming of AGe’: I made a decision to brew commercially, I was in a reflective mood, I got my excuses in early. I learnt that buying a brewery and installing it into a suitable premises can...
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Coming of AGe #5
So far on ‘Coming of AGe’: I made a decision to brew commercially, I was in a reflective mood, I got my excuses in early. I learnt that buying a brewery and installing it into a suitable premises can...
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AG#29 West Coast IPA Style Ale
This is my brew for the Yorkshire vs Lancashire homebrew challenge arranged as part of the Leeds International Beer festival 2013. I opted to brew a West Coast Pale style Ale….this plan evolved...
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Coming of AGe #6
So far on ‘Coming of AGe’: I made a decision to brew commercially, I was in a reflective mood, I got my excuses in early. I learnt that buying a brewery and installing it into a suitable premises can...
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My Golden Pint 2012
Those of us who indulge, have indulged, and Golden Pint Awards have been blogged. It’s the time of year where you can show your appreciation to some of the brewers and brewery owners who have created...
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Blog Traffic (2012)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 22,000 views in 2012....
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BIAB#1 Amarillo Pale Ale
It’s been a little while since I’ve brewed at home, but recently bought a 10L BIAB (Brew in a bag) kit, or what has been dubbed – the stove top pilot kit. I bought it online from Massive Brewery for...
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Brewing. Art. Science. Life.
It’s only an interpretation of a snapshot in time, however there is a sense that what we have in our pint glass is not enough, that in some way it needs to be embellished. Most TV licence payers or...
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BIAB#2 Apollo Pale Ale
Following up from my first BIAB (Brew in a bag), I thought it would be interesting to brew a series of SMASH (single malt single hop) beers. My first post talks you through the process - if you’re...
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My BIAB Bubble Burst
I was looking to simplify my brewday and my outlook on homebrewing. Things got a bit ahead of me in 2013 and I soon found myself in over my head. My solution was to give BIAB (Brew in a Bag) brewing...
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The Dank Dozen
This is just a beer idea at the moment, nothing more than scribblings in my notebook. Sometimes tweets are worth more than 140 characters, and ideas can be quickly forgotten. This is a blog afterall,...
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000...
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Texas Brown Ale
This will be my brew for the upcoming Northern Craft Brewers event in April 2014. Alongside the bottle competition, there will be a full bar of homebrewed beer to explore, this being one them. I’ve...
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AG#31 Raspberry Blonde
It’s been a while (AG#31 British Hopped IPA, still to write up). This one is my entry for the Northern Craft Brewers & Saltaire Brewery competition. “The Homebrew Competition is to brew a...
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