This was my first effort at brewing a Newcastle Brown Ale (or something similar). I had a hankering for something like this, and wanted to see what I could come up with that was similar in taste and look. I used a recipe provided by my brother from one of his local brewshops. Other recipes…
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Project: Bohemian Style Pilsner
This was my third brew for 2021 – which is actually one more than I managed in 2020. I think that says more about the constraints of COVID and the challenges of work than any particular commitment to brewing. Nevertheless, we started brewing a few days after Christmas, and it fermented into the new year….
Project: Sierra Nirvana American Pale Ale
This was a combined brew with the itinerant chapter of Dovecote Brewing. He brought the kit from the Cheeky Pint (we think), and we brewed it on the pool deck in my new brew area, which I must say is working reasonably well. Obviously, this is meant to be a hoppy American Pale Ale in…
Project: German Lager
This is the second brew kit that I have ordered from Australian Home Brewing Supplies, after the Flighltless NZ IPA that I made in May. Originally, this brew was meant to be ready to go for the Christmas holidays, but that didn’t work out for a variety of reasons, including COVID, so I finally started…
Project: Flightless NZ IPA
I wanted to make a big hoppy beer for winter, and I also wanted to make use of my current favourite hop, which is Motueka. When you throw in the difficulties in visiting my normal brew supplier due to pandemic closures, it was time to try something new. That came in the form of Flightless…
Project: Mystery Beer
This is the famous mystery beer. Originally, I was trying to make something like Newcastle Brown Ale, but I think that got lost along the way and I ended up with a kind of hoppy brown ale. When I first tasted it, I was a bit disappointed, but now that I’ve drunk a fair amount…