a whole mess of beer

Monday evening brewing for a messy Tuesday. Mr B has devised a beer that should (if it works!) taste like one of my favourite ales, Cairngorm Brewery’s Trade Winds.

Calculations . . .

. . . mash temperature . . .

. . . blending the hop tea (with secret ingredient) . . .

. . . with a watering can?

testing . . .

. . . gravity

thankfully things have moved on a bit since 1973 . . .

generating steam heat . . .

and chilling . . .

finally, there remains only the waiting.


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4 responses to “a whole mess of beer”

  1. Fun science project!

    Oh wow that 1973 picture looks like the beginning of a really, really bad (or good) porn film…

    My grandmother (from Lancashire) always used to talk about letting the tea ‘mash’–is that the same word here? I’m really curious.

  2. Catherine Redfern Avatar
    Catherine Redfern

    That book image is hilarious! Talk about Freudian!

  3. Sherpa Avatar

    How long will it take before the air lock stops ‘plopping’? I like the idea of home brewed beer although it seems more involved than wine making – you make it look so easy though!

  4. You live with a brewer too! Nice!

    i think we have most of the same kit, and i might even recognise the book! *laughs*

    Hope the ale turns out well. :)

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