Introduction
Well, I've been meaning to do this for a while. Start a brewing blog that is, but I didn't want to do a blog if it was going to be just another blog about brewing. There are enough of those already!My...
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Lambic: Brewing Up A Barrel - Part 1
One of the benefits of being involved with like minded people in the locality is that a project which is out of reach for one person is not necessarily out of reach for a group. In fact it might be...
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Galway Sour Beers
While I was in Galway recently I took the opportunity to hook up with Tom Delaney, home brewer turned pro brewer, and full time employee with Galway Bay Brewery. Tom is like myself with an interest in...
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I've been getting ready to do brew my next lambic brew so I've been reading up on gelatinisation again as I'll be using Gain Feeds whole wheat that I bought from my local Glanbia Farm Shop in...
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Growing Hops in Ireland - FAQ
IntroductionPeter's Oast House in Kent, one ofthe few traditional Oast Houses inEngland still in useLong story short, a few years ago I was interested in growing hops commercially in Wexford with my...
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Lambic 2.0.1
Over the last while I've been brushing up on brewing lambics at home primarily as we'll soon be emptying our lambic barrel (currently resident in my garden shed) but also because I want to get a few...
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2014 Harvest Cider with Davy Uprichard
I've been a fan of Tempted? Cider since I first tasted it at the Irish Craft Beer & Cider Festival in the RDS in September 2012. I was working for GrƔinne and Tim on the Metalman stand at the...
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Lick Then Hammer
London CallingL-R: Smoke Signals, DaveIn recent years the London beer scene, and indeed the wider UK scene has witnessed an explosion in creativity in craft beer. So much so that there is a distinction...
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Announcing SOURFEST 2015
It gives us great pleasure to announceĀ SOURFESTā¢ 2015!With the explosion in sour beers it was always going to happen. Ok, so it's not quite a beer festival (yet, wink wink!), but September 26th 2015...
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Crisp Malts comes to Ireland
Dave Griggs explaining roasting"Malt is a beer's soul, and hops are the lipstick"This has been a busy week! After an excellent conference on starting a food business hosted by the Food Safety Authority...
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Lambic: Brewing Up A Barrel - Part 2
This is the second part of the article found here and actually took place in March 2014.Preparing the BarrelGetting ready.As we had no way of knowing of how long our barrel had been emptied or just...
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Chatting With Chris White
It's not every day that a household name in brewing is in town, but Sunday May 10th was one of those days. Chris White, the main man behind White Labs Yeast, was in Ireland for a few days and myself...
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Brew 176: Quick Oud Bruin
Turbo ciderĀ is all the rage on the home brewing section of popular Irish internet forum boards.ie, and while I've tasted a turbo cider or two, I've always felt you can't rush perfection. Not that it's...
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Lick Then Hammer - Part 2
This is a continuation of this post: Lick Then HammerBretticle, or maybe a Lacticle?In the previous article I omitted what I was going to do as regards yeast and bugs in the Lichtenhainer I was...
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June BeerCamp - Cocoa Psycho by BrewDog
Image courtesy ratebeerI recently invested in BrewDog via their currently running Equity for Punks scheme, so it's no coincidence that BrewCamp beer for June is Cocoa Psycho by BrewDog. This is an...
View ArticleLambic 2.1
After the lambic barrel of 2014 was emptied I decided I wouldn't get involved in the re-filling. This was for a number of reasons, but the most relevant one to this blog is that I already brewed to...
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Quare Good IPA
My mate Dave asked me to brew him an IPA which he could take away in a jerry can, ferment, dry hop, and bottle at home when it's done. Dave has been a recipient of Davy Uprichard's excellent cider...
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Sour Beer At The Irish Craft Beer Fest
I don't normally do beer reviews, but I decided to make an exception as these brews are available right now for you to try in the RDS.First up we have Sour Brown Ale from Blacks of Kinsale. This is a...
View ArticleDublin (Sour) Beer Guide
Where to get sour beer in Dublin?This is a question that I get asked every now and again by people reading my blog who will be visiting Dublin (or Ireland) and are looking to get a good beer including...
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2015 Harvest Apple Juice Delivery
Davy and some of the cider in LeixlipRegular readers will know that every year I organise a bulk buy of fresh apple juice from Davy Uprichard, the man behind Tempted? Cider, for consumption among...
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