Monday evening brewing for a messy Tuesday. Mr B has devised a beer that should (if it works!) taste like one of my favourite ales, Cairngorm Brewery’s Trade Winds.
Calculations . . .
. . . mash temperature . . .
. . . blending the hop tea (with secret ingredient) . . .
. . . with a watering can?
testing . . .
. . . gravity
thankfully things have moved on a bit since 1973 . . .
generating steam heat . . .
and chilling . . .
finally, there remains only the waiting.
KDD & Co 
Fun science project!
Oh wow that 1973 picture looks like the beginning of a really, really bad (or good) porn film…
My grandmother (from Lancashire) always used to talk about letting the tea ‘mash’–is that the same word here? I’m really curious.
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That book image is hilarious! Talk about Freudian!
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How long will it take before the air lock stops ‘plopping’? I like the idea of home brewed beer although it seems more involved than wine making – you make it look so easy though!
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You live with a brewer too! Nice!
i think we have most of the same kit, and i might even recognise the book! *laughs*
Hope the ale turns out well. :)
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