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Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer on 12. Dec, 2011 | 2 Comments
Far from the Madding Crowd
Work Christmas lunch today at the Red Lion. Haven’t been in there since it was done up. Its pretty nice and the food was good but the beer selection is poor and expensive. Was pleased with the secret santa present I got for the Canary – an adult-size Elvis baby-grow.
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Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Theology on 18. Feb, 2011 | No Comments
Beer in the Letters of Martin Luther
Today in 1546, one of our heroes of the faith, the great Reformer Martin Luther died. Luther was a man of startling contrarieties – a brilliant mind whose contribution to Christian theology is inestimable, he was courageous, determined, yet violent tempered, belligerant, and a complete potty-mouth (his scatology is legendary,
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Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Beer Tasting on 30. Sep, 2010 | No Comments
The Art of Beer Tasting: the Meilgaard flavour wheel
Morten Meilgaard is an unsung hero of the brewing world. A brilliant chemical engineer and real ale enthusiast, he basically invented the language used to describe beer. Although human beings have been enjoying the taste of beer for centuries, it was not until Meilgaard developed his now famous Beer Flavour
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Posted by Trenchfoot in Wine on 28. Sep, 2010 | No Comments
The Lost Wines of Destiny
Whilst clearing out the shed the other day, I unearthed some long lost treasures – boxes and boxes of homemade wine that a packaged up when we moved house last year and promptly forgot about. What a delight to pull out bottle after dusty bottle, some unmarkedand mysterious, other labelled
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Apr
Bottleweek
Posted by Fendog in Beer, Bottling and Kegging
Abandoned by my siblings yet again for Christmas it was unlikely that I would be able to last until their arrival over the new year in the sole company of the Earl and Countess of Mendlesham. Given a couple of dubious bags of Marris Otter from an unknown date (possibly
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Fendog’s Failed Worldwide Brewery Tour
Well as is a very common story in my life, my recent travels promised much but delivered little in the world of beer. I had planned to visit the White Bull Brewery in Juba during my trip to South Sudan for work, and then on to Moody’s Brewery in Jerusalem
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17
Mar
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Mysterio’s Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer Recipes, Recipes
Was looking forward to today’s brewday all week. It would be my first solo all grain brew (since Fendog is off running the Jerusalem marathon), and I would be trying out the mash tun I made last weekend. I got my grain from the Malt Miller who is fairly local
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Mar
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How to Make a Really Simple Coolbox Mash Tun
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Equipment, Make your own Brewing Equipment
Finally, I got round to making my own mash tun this weekend. Since Fendog took most of our all-grain set-up back to the farm, I have had to make do with extract and partial mash brews. But I just managed to get a cheap cool box from eBay for £10,
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Country Wine for Fendog’s Quiz Night
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Wine
Not satisfied with entering the the Jerusalem marathon, Fendog has planned another charity event in aid of Confident Children out of Conflict. It going to be a quiz night held at the church next Saturday and he’s keen to have a homebrewing themed round. The plan is to have a
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Beer Review: London Pride – Fullers
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer Reviews
When it comes to English Pale Ale, Fuller’s London Pride is considered by many to be the quintessential classic. Its the draught option at the pub opposite work so I often enjoy a cheeky one at lunchtime. This is not a beer that is going to rock your world, but
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Dec
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Slurry Tank label design
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Bottling and Kegging
I’ve put together a label for the Slurry Tank Oatmeal Stout which is conditioning nicely in the shed. Have just realised these are going to be a real pain in the butt to cut out. I shall go back to rectangular labels from now on.
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Dec
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Chili vodka
Posted by Trenchfoot in Liqueurs
Was round at Funky T’s for dinner last night and Fendog came in towards the end. He’d been for a run – he’s supposed to be in training for the Jerusalem marathon. I don’t know why anyone would run that far on purpose but he says its really good fun,
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Nov
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Bottling the Oatmeal Stout
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Bottling and Kegging
Fendog came round tonight to help bottle the Oatmeal Stout. After my last two nightmare bottling sessions, I was glad of the help. It is so much easier with two, plus I managed to borrow the Geek’s countertop cappper so I had none of the problems I had using the
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Oct
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Brewing a Simple Oatmeal Stout
Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Beer Recipes, Recipes
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to have a go at making a simple Oatmeal Stout. The addition of a proportion oats to a stout can significantly add to the smoothness and the texture. It imparts proteins, lipids and gums which increase the viscosity and body and give the
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