German Marzen lager is a beer style you probably have tried without knowing. Mass-produced lagers that are darker in color normally fall into this style. Traditionally Marzen was the beer consumed in Octoberfest, but nowadays they serve something similar but more suited for power drinking, it even has its own style called “Festbier”. This Mazen […]
Enigma is a high alpha Australian hop, said to impart characteristics of raspberries, white grapes (pinot gris), red currant and light tropical fruits. There are already lots of commercial examples of Enigma pale ales, this one is a balanced APA with moderate hop amount just to showcase what Enigma can bring to the palette. Recipe […]
Golden promise is a classic UK malt, heavily used around the Scottish region and it’s said to be essential for an authentic Scottish pale ale. It is very similar to Maris Otter, giving a slightly sweeter and nuttier taste than regular pale ale malts. I can’t say I can feel a difference between Golden promise […]
Galaxy hops are one of the more popular ones with home brewers and apparently it’s the most popular hop to come from Australia. It’s flavor is strong tropical fruit and citrus. I always associate Galaxy with a strong peach flavor. With its high hop oil concentration, it works well as a dual-purpose hop, whether as […]
I’ve decided to upgrade my fermentation setup with a glycol chiller. Before this I was using a bucket of water in the fridge next to the fermenters and used that for cooling. It worked well for ales and when the ambient temperature wasn’t too high(20C-25C). But in the summer months it became a struggle. Additionally […]
A tribute to Thornbridge’s Chiron with slightly altered hops composition. The original recipe calls for Cascade, but I’m substituting with Columbus, hence the name Chirombus Recipe Process Results Tasting notes: Appearance Lovely golden/straw color. Very clear and moderately high carbonation. Nose Tropical notes, slight pineapple, citrus, minimal sweetness. Taste A classic Columbus character. Somewhat spicy, […]
The base for this recipe is an Amarillo pale ale, brewed as an APA. But this version is adjusted to work as a wheat beer. Lots of orange character. And it works very well together with the Munich malt. It’s inspired by Blue Moon’s Belgian White, with added coriander and orange peel. Recipe Process Results […]
A recipe to evaluate the taste of Mandarina Bavaria hops. It’s using a malt bill that has worked for a number of other pale ales with English Ale yeast. Recipe Process Results Tasting notes: Appearance Golden-amber. Medium haze. Moderate carbonation. Nose Herbal, citrusy sweetness, some pine and maltiness. Taste Slight citrus flavour with a sweet […]
After receiving a new bag of proper British malt I could finally focus on brewing classic English bitter ales, it’s one of those beers I have on tap almost always. There’s nothing particularly special about this recipe, it uses Golden Promise instead of the more traditional Maris Otter but could be brewed with either. For […]
There are some things I deliberately do to improve my brewing. One of them is to occasionally brew a beer using only one type of hops to have a better idea of the flavor profile it can offer. This time it had to be Columbus, also known as Tomahawk. As a dual-purpose hop, it contains […]