Thursday 19 November 2020
by Wulf
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Brewing again! I decided to do another run of the Cotleigh Barn Owl recipe I used for my Little Owl brew with the difference of using another of the yeasts I got from Crossmyloof (Beòir). That advertises use for Scottish … Continue reading
Monday 9 November 2020
by Wulf
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I checked the gravity on my Little Owl brew last night and it had dropped lower than I expected (1.005 compared to the target of 1.011 – hungry stuff that yeast). The reading was the same today so into the … Continue reading
Monday 2 November 2020
by Wulf
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Before I could get brewing again, I realised that I needed to get a new plastic jerry can. I used to have one as part of my kit which was pressed into service at several stages – measuring the initial … Continue reading
Thursday 29 October 2020
by Wulf
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Beer today isn’t strictly true but I did get my packet of yeast sachets through the post from Crossmyloof. Details on the invoice show that they are, indeed, based in Glasgow. My original guess was that the name had something … Continue reading
Monday 26 October 2020
by Wulf
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About a year ago, I was sticking the labels to a batch of homebrew beer that I christened Autumn Tinge and then packed my brewing kit safely away. I’ve finally figured out how I can set things up in the … Continue reading
Wednesday 30 October 2019
by Wulf
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Yesterday, I put some simple labels on the bottles of my Autumn Tinge brew and, as I normally do (particularly if there is a bottle that seems more heavily sedimented than the others), I opened one of them to see … Continue reading
Monday 21 October 2019
by Wulf
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I’ve got my Autumn Tinge beer in bottles this morning. Final gravity was 1.004 so that means it has come out at about 5.4% ABV or a little stronger than the recipe. The colour is a very pale orange but … Continue reading