Beers and Brewing
How beer is made in one paragraph
Tue, 11/03/2008 - 22:38 — DMBarley is encouraged to begin germination to convert its starchy energy store into sugars ready for use. The barley is then ground up and steeped in hot water to extract the sugars.&nbs
Homebrew: Dark Art & Black Magic - two beers from one mash
Wed, 17/02/2010 - 07:14 — DMWhilst the news is that pale, hoppy beers are good for you, I went for a change in my usual style & brewed a d
Homebrew: Lager
Thu, 21/01/2010 - 08:44 — DMWhilst its winter in Manchesteri I thought
I'd make a proper lager, since I could keep it cool during fermentation &
Hombrew: Kolsch
Wed, 06/01/2010 - 22:11 — DMMy intention was to take advantage of the freezing weather in Manchesteri & make a lager, since I could keep it cool during fermentation & cold during maturation for several weeks. &nbs
Homebrew: Mead - 2 varieties
Mon, 07/12/2009 - 11:14 — DMWhat I have brewed isn't traditional mead according to the BJCP Style Guidelines, but more Melomel. My last batch of me
Top 10 UK Brew Pubs - from The Guardian
Sat, 28/11/2009 - 09:57 — DMThe link above takes you to the webpages of The Guardian, where they review 10 British brewpubs (well at least one is a brewery tap, not a brewpub). Amazingly for the British media they
Homebrew: Extra Coffee Stout
Wed, 25/11/2009 - 22:15 — DMMy coffee stout brewed earlier in the year was the best thing I have ever brewed & went down well with my drinking friends.
my daughter Gwen's birth.Homebrew: Mead
Tue, 16/06/2009 - 17:23 — DMNot everyone likes beer & sometimes its good just to have a change.
