How to start a homebrewing club
You quite like homebrewing and you have your own set-up at home that you are very proud of. You can only drink a certain amount of beer so you only brew maybe once a month or two. You talk to your friends about brewing and they are vaguely interested, but it’s something that you do and they don’t. They might have joined you a couple of times to brew together and have enjoyed the experience but aren’t taking it further.
Irish stout recipe
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Session SMaSH recipe
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APA homebrew recipe
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Aussie Brown Ale recipe
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Aussie APA recipe
One of the main reasons for heading Down Under this winter was to see my good friend Tim. On our first night in Sydney we hit the local tap houses – Four Pines, Nomads and Seventh Day – with his neighbour Ric. After a few I was eagerly convincing them to start brewing at home… “don’t worry it’s easy; you’ll save a small fortune” etc, etc. Anyway, after a few more they purchased the equipment: a Robobrew, FermZilla and mini kegs.
Whirlpooling technique for homebrewing
Commercial breweries use whirlpooling as an important process in beer production. Essentially, whirlpooling separates hops and trub from wort after the wort boil. But homebrewers can use whirlpools just like the big guys. It’s an easy process to include in your brew day and can greatly improve the quality of your beers. If you have a spoon, you can whirlpool!
Aussie ‘Hoppy‘ NEIPA recipe
This NEIPA could definitely break the bank of the more penny counting brewer thanks to the fancy hops. But it’s worth it! When adding the hops at flame out don’t forget to use the whirlpool technique featured in this issue.
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Beers that are hot in Oz
Proving their weight as more than a fad, fruited sour beers have started to get a firm foothold in the Australian beer market.
Homebrewing with Galena hops
Directly descended from Brewer’s Gold, Galena was one of the first hops we planted on our farm. They’re now in their third year (has it been that long?!). We imported these hops from America and they’ve thrived in our rich Devon soil.
Homebrewing & beer events 2020
Love beer or homebrewing? Course you do! Here are a handpicked selection of great events to quench your thirst, entertain and inspire you.
Meet your new brew crew
There’s so much to love about homebrewing. One major sell for many is the awesome community, always generous to help out with advice, tips, tricks and a sample or two of their latest brew.
Notes from the hop farm – Spring 2020
The new season is upon us again. After coming back from our winter travels, bubbling with ideas and improvements to move the farm forwards, we donned our wellies to see what winter had done to the land. The farm in all respects is looking well, considering the battering it’s had in the off season. With winds of up to 80mph and incessant rain it seems that the winter storms have not let up since we left in November.
Down Under with Dad & Dave’s Brewing
The beer scene in Australia has come a long way since the days of mainstream watery lager. Discerning Aussies certainly would give a XXXX for anything else. Something with a hell of a lot more taste and soul. Thankfully, much like in the UK, the craft beer scene in Oz is super interesting and Australia is now home to around 700 small, independent, passionate craft breweries, brew pubs and contract brewers. All supported by a strong community of craft beer lovers.
Cascade wet hop Pale Ale recipe
This recipe uses wet hops, which you’ll need to use shortly after harvesting. Read how Steve (one of our awesome Brew Crew) grew his own hops for this brew here.
How to grow hops in your garden or allotment
This recipe uses wet hops, which you’ll need to use shortly after harvesting. Read how Steve (one of our awesome Brew Crew) grew his own hops for this brew here.
Sustainable brewing
Unless you’ve been permanently drunk for the past year – hey, no judgment (just kidding, drink responsibly, kids) – you can’t have failed to notice that there’s a bit of a climate emergency going on.