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….
On wet, cold, dark mornings like today, it is nice to read that this warm cup of coffee nursing me awake could actually be doing some good for my body and not just pulling me out of slumber.
Good news for you mint lovers out there. An extract from spearmint that has previously been shown to improve cognitive performance in 50-70 year olds with age related memory issues, can also benefit the young.
The remains of a brewery that is believed to have produced approx. 22,400 litres of beer at a time have been discovered in Egypt.
Good news for all you fellow coffee drinkers out there. New research has found that people who drink more coffee have a reduced risk of heart failure. Published in the journal “Circulation: Heart Failure” the researchers used machine learning to identify potential risk factors associated with heart failure, coronary heart…
Reported in the English newspaper The Guardian, at least 35 people in Mexico have died as a result of drinking liquor adulterated with methanol.
News this week that the arsenic levels in rice sold in the UK could be too high for babies and children under 5 years old.