Thursday 28 March 2013
by wulf
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Wasn’t the chancellor being hailed last week for bringing down the cost of beer (if only by a penny per pint)? That news doesn’t seem to have reached the supermarkets, where the standard price seems to have risen to £2.99, … Continue reading
Saturday 2 March 2013
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I tried the first of my recent batch of brown ale last night; not bad at all but perhaps not quite the style of beer that I would describe as brown ale. In fact, it was more of a stout, … Continue reading
Sunday 27 January 2013
by wulf
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I got my brown beer bottled up today, a whole six bottles worth (and green rather than brown glass to boot). That isn’t a particularly impressive final haul in terms of volume for time invested but it is a reasonable … Continue reading
Saturday 26 January 2013
by wulf
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My homebrew appears to be holding stable; hopefully it can cope for another day as I don’t think I will get a chance to bottle it before tomorrow!
Thursday 24 January 2013
by wulf
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My latest homebrew has reached a gravity of 1.018 at about 17.5°C. I think it has probably finished fermenting, judging by the lack of visible activity although I will need to give it another check tomorrow. Based on Dave’s Dreaded … Continue reading
Saturday 19 January 2013
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It has been a while since my last home brewing effort but I got a sack of crushed pale malt for Christmas along with a few other bits and finally got round to kicking off another beer today. This one … Continue reading
Wednesday 24 October 2012
by wulf
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Jane and I took a trip to the Bat and Ball in Cuddesdon last night and I couldn’t resist trying a pint of Howling Wolf. It was a very dark red and lived up to the promised “citrus notes”. Picking … Continue reading