“And yet the following morning, when Isaac and I went down to the basement to check on our carboy, we got pretty excited. Overnight, the big jug of honey-coloured liquid had leapt […]
The Thursday Quote
Homebrewing without killing the family dog
It’s been a long, long time since I brewed a beer – more than a year in fact. According to my homebrewing log the last time I put down a brew was […]
The Six-Pack – November 13, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from Luke Robertson @26bear @MelissaCole @porkbeer pic.twitter.com/Q3DWUVKs84 — Luke Robertson (@AleOfATime) November 10, 2015 A gif that neatly encompasses my reaction to so much of what BrewDog say. […]
Open Source Homebrewing – Cherry Ripe stout
This is a beer I made with a view to entering it in a homebrew competition run by a local bar. I ended up pulling out at the last minute because I […]
Drink It You Idiot – Day Two
Yesterday I wrapped up the first post in the Drink It You Idiot week with the suggestion I was really going to enjoy these seven days if all the beers were […]
Can you actually make beer with Vegemite?
Okay, by now you’ve probably read about the claims that people living in dry communities in the Northern Territory are buying up to 20 jars at a time to make homebrew. In […]
Homebrew trilogy: Chocolate bars, wort kits and a Yeastie Boys rip-off
It’s been a busy few weeks at the Humphrey B Beer brewhouse. And by “brewhouse” I mean the laundry at home and the fermenter in the cupboard under the stairs. In this […]
The Thursday Quote
“Some think the secret to lambics is as simple as finding the right temperature. One lambic-making guide I found recommends the nerdiest home brewers check daily weather in Brussels and adjust the […]
The Six-Pack – May 8, 2015
Number 1: This tweet from @beergirlbites I'm convinced there's a special place in hell for people who order cocktails in busy bars. — Tiffany Waldron (@beergirlbites) May 3, 2015 Surely there must […]
Beer of the Week – Native American
The beer: Native American. Where did it come from?: Humphrey B Beer. That’s the name I gave my own brewery. And by brewery I mean “the plastic fermenter under the stairs”. Yep, […]
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