Brewday Update #3: Top Secret Autumn Ale

Nothing much to report before the weekend, when we’ll be checking the hops in the makeshift loft ‘oast’ to make sure they’re all fully dried. That’ll mean bagging them up and freezing them until a suitable brewday comes around. We still haven’t invested in a vacuum sealer, so it’s just a matter of stuffing ziplocks [...]

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Brewday Update #2: Top Secret Autumn Ale

Just a quick update on the progress of the Autumn Ale, which has taken off like a rocket. It seems very happy in a room at almost exactly 20c. The constant burping of the airlocks is actually quite comforting (as well as off-putting and gas-inducing!) and I think the kräusen will hit the lids on [...]

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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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