Fully automated brewing system using NodeJS
This was a kit from The Maltmiller that was a clone of Siren’s Timehop: Cascade. Which in turn was inspired by Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. An all-time classic that showcased Cascade hops. My brew differed slightly from the original in Continue reading Time Hops : Cascade
This west coast DIPA was inspired by Beavertown’s Gamma-Ray. There was always going to be a large amount hops in this beer. All of which soak up good wort, reduce efficiency and are a pain to separate. To help reduce Continue reading X-Ray
I recently bought a couple of 10 litre mini-kegs and started to think about split-batch experiments. I’ve long had a hankering to make cask beer which I’ve never done before. So I bought a hand pump (pump365) and started to Continue reading Keg v Cask
This was an attempted clone of Brewdog’s Ten Ton Truck. It was planned to be 10% stout but my efficiency is not the same as Brewdog’s and it only came out at 7.5% However, because of this lack in efficiency, Continue reading Ten Ton Truck
This was my first attempt at a back to back brew. The idea was to plumb the output of the chiller from the drain into the mash tun. This recycles the hot water and saves heating water. With a small Continue reading Double Brew
This was a clone of the truly excellent IPA from Tempest Brewery in Tweedbank. It was inspired by New Zealand and contains a plethora of hops from that country. I made a couple of changes, the first of which was Continue reading Long White Cloud
I was invited to bring along a brew to a local tech meetup and coincidentally I had this hazy brew ready. It was unfiltered and not dry hopped. Comparing the TiltHydrometer graphs with against my own equipment, shows that Continue reading Hazy Susan
This was another attempt at a MAC (Mozaic, Amarillo, Citra) IPA. But this time with a bit more beef at 7.1% and hopefully without the faults of previous attempts. Well, that was the hope. I bottled some straight from the Continue reading Big MAC
We’re getting there. This is more in line with my expectations of flavoursome hoppy session beer. It has great aroma and a nice colour. Eminently drinkable, but still not quite to my liking on the malt front. This is using Continue reading MACGoto 2
Yet another go a brewing a Goto IPA. This time I tried the MAC hops. Mosaic, Amarillo and Citra. The grain bill was also changed significantly. To lighten the colour, I went for 50/50 Maris Otter and Pilsner, with a Continue reading MAC Goto