Brewday Update: Boxshed Dark Garden ’09

Here are a couple of videos that were taken during the recent Dark Garden ’09 brewday that we’d forgotten about. We haven’t got a free video editing tool to hand (any ideas of the best option, please leave a comment and let us know) so they’re a bit rough and ready and are just raw [...]

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Update #2: Boxshed Premium APA (and Boxshed Seasonal Stout)

Sorry for the lack of photos this time round - I must have mislaid my camera somewhere between the shed and the house – normal service resumed one day soon I’m sure. On 1st December we moved the Premium APA into secondary for a further week of fermentation and to drop clear before kegging. I tested the gravity [...]

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Update #2: Boxshed Seasonal Stout

After a week or so in primary, this impressive smelling stout was ready to be moved into secondary. I also wanted to take this opportunity to harvest that valuable liquid yeast, which by now had grown and taken over the bottom of the FV bucket, and which threatened to turn into The Magic Porridge Pot. [...]

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Update #1: Boxshed Seasonal Stout

Well the fermentation for my dry stout was rapid and impressive to watch. This is only the second time I’ve ever invested the extra money and effort to get hold of the most appropriate liquid yeast rather than just shoving in S-04, US-05, Gervin or Nottingham dried yeasts, and I really don’t know why! Last [...]

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Update: Boxshed Dark Garden

On tap now and slipping down like a dream. I intended to wait until around Bonfire Night before cracking this one open, but a couple of friends came over for Sunday lunch and so it was the right time to give it a go. Because it’s a new style to me, achieved what I wanted [...]

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