So I've started to brew my own beer. Finally, after years of wondering what it would be like to be a brewer, sampling hundreds of different beers, I've started.
What's it like? Complicated. Or at least it seems on first impression. There's sterilisation of equipment, temperature readings, SG measurement. What it boils down to however is quite straight forward when you use a kit. Open the can, pour it in, stir in brewing sugar or brew enhancer (I went for the latter), top it up, add the yeast and stick the lid on.
One thing is... I'm not sure it's working. Fermentation. I've read that you have to wait and wait some more. Be patient.
I'll keep you posted. Also, keep an eye on this blog for a photograph of the brewing bin. Excited?
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Friday, 31 May 2013
Stringers Furness Abbey
This post is gonna be even shorter than the last. I'm still typing on an Android tablet.
Stringers is a brewery based in Ulverston, Cumbria. Again this is a Lake District souvenir of sorts.
Imagine Leffe Brun but water down the flavour a bit. Keep the high ABV (it's 7%) and turn the drink partially cloudy. You're THERE!
I know it's bottle conditioned and I did pour carefully. I did stand it in the fridge first. But it won't settle! For that reason, despite it being a basically pretty decent beer it's been busted down to a rating of 7 barrels.
Good night!
Stringers is a brewery based in Ulverston, Cumbria. Again this is a Lake District souvenir of sorts.
Imagine Leffe Brun but water down the flavour a bit. Keep the high ABV (it's 7%) and turn the drink partially cloudy. You're THERE!
I know it's bottle conditioned and I did pour carefully. I did stand it in the fridge first. But it won't settle! For that reason, despite it being a basically pretty decent beer it's been busted down to a rating of 7 barrels.
Good night!
Tsarry Night Imperial Russian Stout
This blog needs no explanation. I drink real ale. Here are my thoughts.
Though this is my first entry to the blog, I'm gonna keep it short (I'm typing with a stylus on an Android keyboard).
Tsarry Night is from the Hesket Newmarket Brewery, Cumbria. I picked up a bottle on a recent visit to the Lake District - the main selling point was the abv of 7.5%... And you can taste it!
It pours like melted chocolate. It's a traditional style stout, apparently supplied to the Russian Court in the mid 19th Century.
When I drink it, I get the coffee/liquorice/smokey taste you expect from a good stout. Mostly, however, it's that strength that is overpowering. For me that's not a bad thing; imagine it as wine.
Beer barrel rating: 8 barrels (out of a possible 10).
Enjoy!
Tsarry Night is from the Hesket Newmarket Brewery, Cumbria. I picked up a bottle on a recent visit to the Lake District - the main selling point was the abv of 7.5%... And you can taste it!
It pours like melted chocolate. It's a traditional style stout, apparently supplied to the Russian Court in the mid 19th Century.
When I drink it, I get the coffee/liquorice/smokey taste you expect from a good stout. Mostly, however, it's that strength that is overpowering. For me that's not a bad thing; imagine it as wine.
Beer barrel rating: 8 barrels (out of a possible 10).
Enjoy!
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