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Dec

tagged: Beer, ginger, ginger beer, recipe

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Firey Ginger Beer Recipe – First Attempt

Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer, Beer Recipes, Recipes

Needed to rack my 1 gallon mead batch into a clean demijohn tonight. Not wanting to waste all the delicious yeasty goodness at the bottom, I decided on to make up a 1 gallon batch of ginger beer and pitch the yeast slurry from the mead. I’ve not done ginger

Apr

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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

Mar

tagged: africa, Beer, breweries, dancing camel, israel, moody's, South Sudan, tusker, white bull

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Fendog’s Failed Worldwide Brewery Tour

Posted by Fendog in Beer

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

Mar

tagged: all grain, Beer, full mash, pale ale, Sierra Nevada

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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

Feb

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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

Jan

tagged: Beer, Fullers, London Pride, review

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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

Dec

tagged: Beer, labels, oatmeal stout

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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.

Dec

tagged: chili, liqueur, vodka

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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,

Dec

tagged: Beer, CAMRA, Oxford, pubs, real ale

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Far from the Madding Crowd

Posted by Trenchfoot in Beer

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.

Nov

tagged: Beer, Bottling and Kegging, oatmeal stout, stout

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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