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Faffy
- Jan 11
- 4 min
Brew #13: American Pale Ale
A light refreshing American pale ale homebrewed to be shared with friends. This was our Christmas beer that we brewed to share with...
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Faffy
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
Brew #12: Classic Milk Stout
It 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...
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Faffy
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Brew #11: American Wheat Beer
Continuing our experimentation with different styles of beers, this time we brewed an American wheat beer. We have never brewed a wheat...
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Faffy
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Brew #10: Juicy Fruit Pale Ale Take 2
We 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...
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Faffy
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Brew #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...
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Faffy
- Sep 7, 2020
- 4 min
Brew #8 Mosaic SMaSH IPA
So 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...
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Faffy
- Jul 30, 2020
- 4 min
Brew #7 Citrillo WIP IPA Take 2
We 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...
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Faffy
- Jul 16, 2020
- 5 min
Brew #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...
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Faffy
- Jul 9, 2020
- 4 min
Reviewing 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...
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Faffy
- Jul 2, 2020
- 6 min
Brew #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...
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Faffy
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
Brew #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...
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Faffy
- Jun 4, 2020
- 4 min
Brew #3 - A Simcoe SMaSH IPA
Another Saturday, another brew day, and given our continued novice status, another simple SMaSH IPA was on the cards. SMaSH stands for...
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Faffy
- May 28, 2020
- 6 min
My Ultimate Homebrewing Bucket List
There are 100s of beer styles, spanning a great deal of history and brewing traditions. From Africa, Europe and the Americas, there is so...
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Faffy
- May 21, 2020
- 7 min
Brew #2 - A Citra SMaSH IPA
We 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...
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Faffy
- May 11, 2020
- 4 min
We decided to start homebrewing beer!
Me and D have decided to start brewing beer at home!! I am excited and looking forward to the journey that is ahead of us. I love beer...
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Faffy
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
A blogging journey begins...
So the UK is under coronavirus lockdown and as a scientist I can't go to the lab to do experiments so I need to fill my days somehow....
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