Umqombothi - Impromptu Taste Test
Sipping on some of the age-old African Brew prepared by a real life African in South Africa. Is that African enough for you??? read more |
International IPA Day 2016 Unsure of the exact day due to conflicting reports I celebrate IPA for two days at two different breweries to be sure...read more |
Beginner's guide to Craft Beer
If you are still not up to speed with the beer movment that has taken the world by storm, I got you (thank me later over a pint)... read more |
Dry Hopping: 101
A quick explanation and short video to demonstrate the process behind one of the most popular trends in beer at the moment... read more |
Kombuis Kombucha - Part 3
Finishing off this three part series I bottle, taste and give some advice if you ever are interested in making some of this ancient brew... read more |
Breaking in our Cooler Mash Tun
We brew our first batch of proper all-grain and learn some valuable lessons while making some stupid and preventable mistakes... read more |
The WarBrew Journal - misadventures and experiments in home brewing
New Homebrewing space
During an afternoon of some pints at the Coop in Woodstock, myself and two mates had a Pinky and the Brain moment... read more |
DIY Mash Tun - the build and test
Myself and Ryan get together and pool our attention long enough to build a mashtun and give it a quick test... read more |
Bourbon/Oak Experiment - Part 2
Taking a quick sample of the bourbon experiment to see how it is coming along after a week... read more |
Bourbon/Oak Experiment - Part 1
Mixing two of my favourite things: bourbon and beer. If only I could teach it to bake some biscuits... read more |
"Mobile Brewing Kit" - Part 2
I give you the low-down on all the kit I packed for this journey and how you can do it too... read more |
"Mobile Brewing Kit" Madness
I pack all my essentials into a "mobile kit" and go brew at a buddies house because I can... read more |
Older Posts - revisiting the most popular previous posts
Cellaring that expensive pint
To age or not to age, that is the real question - looking into whether there is some credibility to beer cellaring... read more |
Southyeasters Summer Fest
A sunday spent sipping on some home brews and chatting to some really interesting and knowledgeable people... read more |
Spent Grain Ideas
A few tips on how to use some of the spent grains especially useful during these damn cold winter evenings I think... read more |
Brewing All-Grain Phase 3
The third and final installment in the mini all-grain brewing series: Priming, bottling and the ever important tasting ... read more *updated* a mate's review |
Brewing All-Grain Phase 2
A follow-up on the previous post detailing my steps on brewing my mini all-grains: Boiling and into the fermenter... read more |
Brewing All-Grain Phase 1
A quick run-through on some of the steps I follow during the first part of brewing my mini all-grains: Mashing... read more |
The Beer Myth Series - I go medieval on beer myths and half truths...