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Well figured it was about time I put up a pictorial of my brew day, this is how I do BIAB at the moment, ive made many tweaks to the process over time and I can get higher efficiencys doing it another way, however I find this is the best way to get consistent results across varied grain bill sizes, meaning I only lose about 3-5% if im doing a big 7kg batch!

So to start out - I weigh out the grain, which is normally done with the hops a couple of days before i brew in anticipation :o)… Continue

Wow what a great trip! I love trying new beers and meeting new brewers!

I think its great that you can meet a brewer for the first time, and be chatting like old mates in no time all because you share the same common interes - Great beer :o)

I went to the QLD case swap when I was over there, was handed home brew after home brew and feeling like my glass was being refilled before it was even empty! Most of the beers were really really good and some were awesome! A few American IPAs so I definat… Continue

I moved house in the weekend, to a much better place with more room, not only for me and my family, but for my brewery :o) I now have a garage/man cave and a rumpus/bar to play with...

Ive moved plenty of times before, but this was the first time ive ever moved my brewery, it got me thinking that once again im glad that I just do BIAB, as everything can be carted in the car boot instead of the need for a flat deck truck or trailor. It must have looked funny, a car full of fermenters, empty bott… Continue

As the title may suggest, ive tried something new (which I learnt from JoKing) and adapted it for BIAB..

The practice is caramelising the 1st runnings, down to a smaller amount on the stove top, using a pinch of citric acid to invert the sugars making it more fermentable, and lending a caramel flavour to the brew.. I witnessed this when I was in New Plymouth and have been intrigued by this ever since, not only for the purpose of adding a caramel flavour, but also for the purpose of adding cane… Continue

Wow, what a weekend, and how does one follow such a well written blog of the same thing? Well, I thought id focus more on what we were drinking (what I can remember) and the brew day..

We arrived at Joking's place at about 6pm, I stepped out of the car and before I knew it I was being handed a full glass of Dubbel - My first beer of the day at 7.5% - this was also an indication of the kind of beer we would be drinking that night, bloody strong ones!

The Dubbel was tasty, rich, malty and rasin… Continue