Brewday Update: Top Secret Autumn Ale

Good news – the upgraded brewery works a treat and the inaugural brew went very well indeed. We collected 50L split across two fermenting buckets at the anticipated starting gravity of 1.043. It should ferment out at around 1.012 and deliver a deep brown 4% brew with a fat slice of bitterness and a pleasing [...]

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Brewfacturing: 70L Stainless Steel Electric Boiler

It’s been a heckuver long time since my last post, and even longer since our last brewday. Our kegs are all in use (I’m still drinking Landlubber!) and there’s been no need or capacity for another brew to keep beer levels up. Nevertheless, we’ve put some of the time to good use, and have finally [...]

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Brewfacturing: HLT Sight Tube

Just a short iPhone post after a very tricky and tiring evening of stainless steel brewfacturing! Tonight I began cutting holes in the 70L pot as the first stage of building the Boxshed’s new boiler. Sadly, although I had a lot of fun making a big mess with power tools, I had a bit of [...]

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Brewfacturing: New 70L Stainless Steel Boiler Project

To the layman it’s just a big cooking pot and a load of plumbing spares. But this little lot could soon become an extremely exciting new addition to the Boxshed Brewery. Not only will it allow us to boil 50L+ brewlengths sufficient to fill proper pub kegs, it will also free up the old 32L [...]

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Brewfacturing: Sparger

This quirky thing of mystery just arrived on my desk direct from sunny Portugal. I am planning great things for its future! It’s a one-piece galvanised steel watering can rose with a stepped spout in case you’re wondering. I’m umm-ing and ah-ing over several possible ways to use it, some of which are obvious and [...]

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