FaffyFeb 15, 20219 min read12 tips to improve your beer homebrewingTo celebrate our first anniversary of homebrewing beer I have decided to tell you my top tips for homebrewing beer!
FaffyJan 11, 20214 min readBrew #13: American Pale AleA light refreshing American pale ale homebrewed to be shared with friends. This was our Christmas beer that we brewed to share with...
FaffyDec 21, 20203 min readBrew #12: Classic Milk StoutIt was time to make another stout. This time a milk stout. This beer gets its name from the addition of the milk sugar, Lactose into the...
FaffyNov 16, 20203 min readBrew #11: American Wheat BeerContinuing our experimentation with different styles of beers, this time we brewed an American wheat beer. We have never brewed a wheat...
FaffyOct 19, 20203 min readBrew #10: Juicy Fruit Pale Ale Take 2We decided to re-brew another one of our beers again! This time we decided to take on our juicy fruit pale ale recipe. Last time we...
FaffyOct 5, 20204 min readBrew #9: Mikkeller Stateside IPA clone!In our local pub they have a selection of books for browsing and one book including Mikkeller's Book of Beer. When we first started...
FaffySep 7, 20204 min readBrew #8 Mosaic SMaSH IPASo we decided it was time to take it back to basics with another SMaSH IPA. SMaSH stands for single malt, single hops, so it is as simple...
FaffyJul 30, 20204 min readBrew #7 Citrillo WIP IPA Take 2We wanted to give the Citrillo (Citra and Amarillo) IPA another go, so we decided it was time for a re-brew. Last time we brewed this...
FaffyJul 16, 20205 min readBrew #6 - Juicy Fruit Pale Ale (Mosaic and Simcoe) A Mosaic and Simcoe pale ale which we aptly called our Juicy Fruit Pale ale after its incredibly rich and fruity aroma! Recipe planning...
FaffyJul 9, 20204 min readReviewing our IPA homebrews!We have got to the point now where we have brewed 4 IPAs so we thought it would be a fun learning experience to go through and critically...
FaffyJul 2, 20206 min readBrew #5 - Our "Black" is Beautiful Stout!Our first ever stout recipe brewed to support the fight against the injustices Black people face all around the world! Story behind the...
FaffyJun 18, 20205 min readBrew #4 - Amarillo Citra Magnum IPA. 3 hops in 1 beer oh my! It was time to step up our game for brew #4. But deciding what to brew next was the real challenge. During lockdown we have been brewing...
FaffyJun 4, 20204 min readBrew #3 - A Simcoe SMaSH IPAAnother Saturday, another brew day, and given our continued novice status, another simple SMaSH IPA was on the cards. SMaSH stands for...
FaffyMay 28, 20206 min readMy Ultimate Homebrewing Bucket ListThere are 100s of beer styles, spanning a great deal of history and brewing traditions. From Africa, Europe and the Americas, there is so...
FaffyMay 21, 20207 min readBrew #2 - A Citra SMaSH IPAWe brewed a Citra SMaSH IPA! As fun as it was brewing beer using a kit, D and I decided we wanted to try all-grain brewing, i.e. making...