Welcome to my home brewing blog. Here you will find details of the process of my learning. I have already read three books (well read two and skimmed one), and spent many hours watching youtube videos for inspiration and learning. I needed a place to summarize all that I have learned and will be putting into practice.
I will be working with my brother and we have committed to learning how to do full mash brewing, the proper way. We are inspired by friends of ours that have started a micro-brewery. We know it is possible to brew great beer at home.
As I started my research I was pleased to find a thriving online community of now fellow hobbyists and professionals from all walks of life, helping each other and contributing in a sincere and friendly way that is often isn't associated with the Internet. With this site I am hoping to further contribute to the body of knowledge that is available.
That which is available online is by far disproportionately represented by home brewers in the US. I have ran across a few speculations as to why this may be the case, but more to the point, often the given advice is measurement of volume, temperature and sometimes lengts/distance, which, before I can digest and use, I have to convert to metric and the unit which all British beer drinkers understand, the Imperial Pint. This is a key reason why I need a place to gather all the great knowledge that I have found. I cannot simply refer to information that uses Imperial or US volume, weight and temperature measurements, I need to convert them and create my own reference material.
It isn't only unit conversions. In some cases there are product differences, whether its cleaning products or availabe brewing ingredients. In others cases there are brewing products not available to British home brewers, which thankfully this is changing as demand in the UK grows.
This is an absorbing hobby and there is opportunity and all stages it seems to marry science and art. Everyone following the same recipe will end up with a different beer. Differences in kit, temperature and composition of water at various stages, freshness and source of ingredients and yeast strains and cultures all play a part the resulting flavour of the product. Economies of scales and the local environment also play a part in production and delivery constraints that have shaped the products that are and have been available.
Here in Brighton, there are a few stalwart breweries and a growing interest in craft beer from micro breweries. My love of the local beers available to me and my excitement about what is possible is spurring me on to see what we may be able to produce. After all, at the end of the day, what could be more satisfying than making something that other people will enjoy?
I will be working with my brother and we have committed to learning how to do full mash brewing, the proper way. We are inspired by friends of ours that have started a micro-brewery. We know it is possible to brew great beer at home.
As I started my research I was pleased to find a thriving online community of now fellow hobbyists and professionals from all walks of life, helping each other and contributing in a sincere and friendly way that is often isn't associated with the Internet. With this site I am hoping to further contribute to the body of knowledge that is available.
That which is available online is by far disproportionately represented by home brewers in the US. I have ran across a few speculations as to why this may be the case, but more to the point, often the given advice is measurement of volume, temperature and sometimes lengts/distance, which, before I can digest and use, I have to convert to metric and the unit which all British beer drinkers understand, the Imperial Pint. This is a key reason why I need a place to gather all the great knowledge that I have found. I cannot simply refer to information that uses Imperial or US volume, weight and temperature measurements, I need to convert them and create my own reference material.
It isn't only unit conversions. In some cases there are product differences, whether its cleaning products or availabe brewing ingredients. In others cases there are brewing products not available to British home brewers, which thankfully this is changing as demand in the UK grows.
This is an absorbing hobby and there is opportunity and all stages it seems to marry science and art. Everyone following the same recipe will end up with a different beer. Differences in kit, temperature and composition of water at various stages, freshness and source of ingredients and yeast strains and cultures all play a part the resulting flavour of the product. Economies of scales and the local environment also play a part in production and delivery constraints that have shaped the products that are and have been available.
Here in Brighton, there are a few stalwart breweries and a growing interest in craft beer from micro breweries. My love of the local beers available to me and my excitement about what is possible is spurring me on to see what we may be able to produce. After all, at the end of the day, what could be more satisfying than making something that other people will enjoy?
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