Background There has been an explosion in the number of hops that are now available to the home brewer. With so many types on offer we decided to compare and contrast a few as late additions. Aim To taste the different flavours different hops bring to a beer. Method A…
Background When making some recipes, sugar additions are made in the form of sugar syrups or dark sugars. These additions obviously bring more alcohol to the beer, but how much flavour do they impart? Aim Compare beers made from the same wort but with different sugar additions. Method A simple…
A warm welcome to you all to our revamped blog. As much fun as its been blogging repeatedly that coffee is good and so are eggs we have decided to bring you more information about things that are a bit more relevant to us, i.e. beer! We have been running…
Background The use of Kveik yeasts has exploded these last few years. Kveik yeast strains are cleaned up versions of yeast cultures that have been used in traditional Norwegian farmhouse breweries for many years. They ferment fast, and can be used at higher temperatures without generating too many fusel alcohols….