2016:
November 2016: Mike Export. A Dortmunder (Helles Export) lager.November 2016: Vinland Kveik. A viking-inspired Norwegian farmhouse ale, brewed using ingredients that would have been available to the vikings whom settled Canada's north-east coast a millennium ago. Tasting Notes.
September 2016: One brew day, several sour(ish) beers. In which I brew three sours in one day. Tasting notes on the third beer.
August 2016: Imperial Pale Lager. Recipe and tasting notes for a damned good beer. Brewed using frozen yeast from previous batches and room-temperature "lagering".
June 2016: Helles a good radler. Recipe and tasting notes for a raddler-like beer, made from the "Helles a good beer" Helles.
June 2016: Helles a good beer. Recipe, brew-day notes and tasting notes for an easy-drinking German-style Helles.
May 2016 - Don't be Bitter - Its Just A Bitter. Recipe and brew-day notes for an excellent English-style bitter.
March 2016 - Another Quick Lager. My second attempt using the warm-fermentation temperature lager method. Recipe and tasting notes for a fantastic Vienna-style lager, recipe courtesy of Five Blades Brewing.
February 2016 - Uncle Mikes Pilsner. A test run of warm-fermentation "lagers", based on the work of Brewing TV and Brülosophy. Tasting Notes.
February 2016 - Black Mamba the Third. The third edition of my black rye IPA brewed with home-grown cascade hops. Tasting Notes.
2015:
November 2015 - Triple Recipe Post. In a sadly short post I describe three recipes - this years dual-cider "brewday", plus a classic IPA brewed at my brew clubs annual "Learn to Brew" event. Hidden within this unassuming post is this years best beer (as of early December). IPA Tasting NotesOctober 2015 - Well, There Gose Christmas. A cranberry, hibiscus, orange and cinnamon Gose, designed and built for the holliday season. One of the years better beers and my best kettle-soured beer to date. Tasting Notes.
September 2015 - Training wheels CPA. A citra/centennial pale ale, but with a more interesting malt profile than a typical American-style pale ale. Tasting Notes
August 2015 - Summer Rye Saison. Classic saison, but with rye instead of wheat. Tasting Notes.
July 2015 - A double-batch of Berliner Weiss, half brewed normally, half bretted for extra flavour and funk. Tasting Notes (non-bretted). Testing notes (bretted).
May 2015 - Return of the Black Mamba. The Black Imperial Rye IPA, brewed using homegrown Cascade hops, makes a return this year...this time with way more hops and a bit more booze. Tasting notes.
February 2015 - Ambrosio, The Fallen Monk. An ultra-strong Belgian Dark Strong Ale (over 20% ABV). Brewed for my upcoming 20th anniversary as a brewer.
January 2015 - Matilda, The Seductress. A Belgian Enkel which also acted as a starter for "Ambrosio, the Fallen Monk"
2014:
October 2014 - Thor's Hammer. A baltic porter inspired by an old Norwegian brew.
October 2014 - One brew day, three different ciders.
September 2014 - The re-brewing of my infected (and apparently cursed) Christmas beer, Imperium Brettania.
October 2014 - One brew day, three different ciders.
September 2014 - The re-brewing of my infected (and apparently cursed) Christmas beer, Imperium Brettania.
September 2014 - Redemption Harvest Ale. A English-style pale ale flavoured with fresh-picked home-grown Cascade hops. Tasting notes.
August 2014 - 50,002. A partigyle mild brewed from the Imperium Brettania.
August 2014 - Imperium Brettania. An all-Brettanomyces Russian Imperial Stout. Sadly this one ended badly.
July 2014 - Ephemeral Cranberry Wit. A Canadian-style wit brewed with cranberries. One of the better beers of the year! (sort of)
May 2014 - Shipwrecked Saison. A classical saison, brewed from an award-winning recipe published at HBT. Tasting Notes.
April 2014: 1-2-3-4 Rye Berliner Weiss. A Berliner Weiss made with rye, wheat, pilsner malt and four different microorganisms. This one didn't turn out so well...
March 2014: Black Mamba Rye IPA. A black IPA brewed with a hefty dose of rye malt.
August 2014 - 50,002. A partigyle mild brewed from the Imperium Brettania.
August 2014 - Imperium Brettania. An all-Brettanomyces Russian Imperial Stout. Sadly this one ended badly.
July 2014 - Ephemeral Cranberry Wit. A Canadian-style wit brewed with cranberries. One of the better beers of the year! (sort of)
May 2014 - Shipwrecked Saison. A classical saison, brewed from an award-winning recipe published at HBT. Tasting Notes.
April 2014: 1-2-3-4 Rye Berliner Weiss. A Berliner Weiss made with rye, wheat, pilsner malt and four different microorganisms. This one didn't turn out so well...
March 2014: Black Mamba Rye IPA. A black IPA brewed with a hefty dose of rye malt.
March 2014: African Queen Stout. A stout brewed as part of my brew clubs Iron Brewer Challange. A classical stout, flavoured with Grand Mariner & Amaretto. Tasting Notes.
January 2014: All-Brett Porter. An experimental porter, using Brettanomyces as the sole fermentative organism in the beer. Tasting Notes.
2013:
December 2013: Naked Singularity Stout. An attempt at re-creating a legendary brew from my early days as a homebrewer.October 2013: SWIMBO Cider. A basic apple cider, for the woman who rules my dreams.
October 2013: Watery Tart. A strong ale brewed with home-grown Goldings hops. Tasting Notes.
October 2013: 42 (Belgian Strong Dark ale). A strong Belgian dark ale made using some homemade Belgian Candi Sugar I whipped up (Link 1, 2). Tasting notes.
September 2013: Krampus Spiced Christmas Ale. A high alcohol, highly spiced, brew for Christmas 2013.
August 2013: Dog Days ESB. A classical ESB recipe perfect for late summer evenings resting on the deck. Tasting Notes.
July 2013: Droit du seigneur Blonde. A light summer Blonde ale (the US-style, not Belgian), good for mowing the lawn or a day at the beach. Tasting Notes.
May 2013: Summer Sour - A basic sour-mash Berliner Weiss. A simple recipe and a quick way to make a sour beer. Tasting Notes.
May 2013: Summer Lemon Hefeweizen - A light summer wheat beer which combines US and European style weizens, plus adds the unforgivable sin (according to serious hefe-heads) of lemon. Tasting Notes.
May 2013: Stupid is as Stupid Does - Watch as I completely utterly and totally mess up the simplest beer recipe ever posted to my blog... Tasting Notes.
April 2013: John's Saison - A saison recipe, provided to me by my fellow London Hombrewers Guild member John. Tasting Notes.
March 2013: Son of Gnarly - A bitter produced parti gyle style from the mash used to make Gnarly Roots. Tasting Notes.
March 2013: Gnarly Roots Barleywine - An unusual barleywine which is brewed normally, but then secondaried with Brettanomyces lambicus and Brettanomyces bruxellensis; yeasts typically found in Belgian-style sour beers. Tasting #1 (Nov 2013). Fancy-Schmancy Labels. Tasting #2 (Nov 2014). Tasting #3 (Aug 2015).
February 2013: Hopsteader - A traditional American IPA. Hoppy and strong, just the way I like them. Will be tasted once carbonated. Tasting Notes.
February 2013: Q3 - A beer challenge from my brew club - 100% made with grocery store ingredients. Tasting notes.
January 2013: Merlins Mild - A traditional English mild, which unfortunately was too mild for my tastes. Tasting notes.
2012:
November 2012: 1040 Special Bitter - A classical English special bitter - named after its original gravity. The best beer of 2012, hands-down! Tasting notes.October 2012: Bad Santa - My annual Christmas beer. This years session did not go as it usually does, but still produced a decent beer. [Brewing Update | Notes | Tasting notes | More Tasting Notes].
September 2012: Crepuscular Porter - A classical porter recipe. One of the best beers of 2012. Tasting notes.
September 2012: Vestigial Bitter - Another beer formulated around using up some leftover grains and hops. This time in the style of an English bitter. Tasting notes.
August 2012: Uberschuss European Ale - Vaguely based on an alt-beer formulation, this was a way of getting rid of some leftover ingredients. It was pretty damned good. Tasting notes.
July 2012: Parallax Pale Ale & La Lune Blue - My first two all-grain brews after re-starting my home brewery. No recipes, but tasting notes for both can be found by following the links.
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