brew-14 Brew # 14 - Light American Lager Time to make another lager. This is an extract/adjunct only brew - no grains - for a Light American Lager.
brew-13 Brew # 13 - Australian Sparkling Ale My first attempt at grain mashing, plus using liquid yeast for the first time. Let's hope this Australian Sparkling Ale is worth the effort.
brew-12 Brew # 12 - Homegrown Pale Ale Mk II I've had a bit more practice now so it's time to attempt a steeping recipe again.
balter-xpa Brew # 11 - Balter XPA Clone Mk III I wasn't happy with Mk II, so I'm giving the Balter XPA clone one last go
brew-10 Brew # 10 - Balter XPA Clone Mk II This was a cracking beer last time, so I'm trying again with extra dextrose for a bit more punch
brew-9 Brew # 9 - Morgan’s Balter XPA Clone Another extract brew - this time, I'm following a Balter XPA clone recipe
brew-8 Brew # 8 - Extra Body Amber Ale Repeating my amber ale, but adding dry malt extract for more body
keezer Keezer build I bought a second-hand chest freezer from Gumtree to create a "keezer" (keg freezer).
brew-6 Brew # 6 - Homemade Pale Ale Take 2 Re-take of the homemade Pale Ale, this time with new induction cooktop, steeping grains, and Fermentasaurus.
brew-5 Amber Ale closed transfer I attempt to transfer my Amber Ale from Fermus to keg using pressure (closed transfer)
brew-2 Brew 2 judging In which I use Charlie Papazian's 20-point scoring system to judge this extract only pale ale.
sidenote Completing the incubator I reconnected the incubator compressor to power so I can use it to cool, too. Too cool.
brew-4 Brew 3 and 4 first tastes Tasting of the stout leads to tasting of the amber ale to check for clove flavours
brew-5 Brew 5 Dry Hopping With trub collection finished, I'm now ready to try dry hopping via the collection bottle.
brew-4 Brew 4 Bottling, Not Bottling Day Where I started bottling but ended up kegging the homemade Pale Ale.
brew-5 Brew # 5 - Morgan's Amber Ale New brew, new fermenting vessel, new process. This time I'm brewing Amber Ale in my new Fermentasaurus.
racking Racking and the Fermentasaurus I created a priming solution and racked to a Fermentasaurus for bottling.
brew-4 Delayed reaction I was really worried that my first homemade wort was going to be a time-wasting failure, but brew #4 has finally started fermenting.
brew-4 Brew # 4 - Homegrown Pale Ale Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble. It's time to make my own wort.
beer-incubator My First Beer Incubator I made a basic beer incubator from a recycled bar fridge, a temperature controller, and a low-power heating bar.