Regular readers will know that I’m not a fan of ageing beers, Well, not consciously, that is. If I end up ageing a beer it’s usually due to the simple fact that […]
Black Nelson revisited
A different sort of low-carb beer
Homebrew mistakes aren’t all that welcome at my place. I devote a fair bit of time to coming up with a beer to brew, working out a recipe and then the several […]
A beer for me
When it comes to homebrew I seem to have more beers I want to make than the time to make them. Take the beer I just bottled a day or so ago. […]
It’s YouTubesday
Here’s a look at good beer and homebrewing in Los Angeles. It gives a nice, quick overview of both. And without any snobbishness.
Band-aid beer
Sometimes I can struggle to describe a flavour in beer, especially when it’s a flavour that’s not usually associated with beer. But a few days ago I worked out what it was […]
The Session #76 announcement: Compulsion
What’s this? It’s called The Sessions. It’s also called Beer Blogging Friday. In my head it’s also called ‘‘an excuse for me to crap on and think I’m being entertaining’’. What happens […]
E is for environmental issues
Whenever I do a bit of homebrewing I’m acutely aware of just how much water the process uses. Aside from the water that goes into making the beer there’s all the water […]
The Session #75: The Business of Brewing
The Session (aka Beer Blogging Friday) is an opportunity once a month for beer bloggers from around the world to get together and write from their own unique perspective on a single […]
Star Wars homebrew
Okay, so after a few experiments at making an IPA went wrong (definition of wrong: I can still drink them because I made them but they won’t come out when we have […]
Homebrew in a flash
It’s been a busy time here at Beer is Your Friend, what with the recent month-and-bit of the GABS Brewer series as well as working on something planned for next month. So busy […]
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