My second exploration into sour ales! I wasn’t planning to dive in again so soon but I happened to find a pack of Wyeast Roeselare and felt inspired. My recipe is a re-edit of those from Jamil and The Mad Fermentationist. The name of this brew originates from a night in Brugge where my wife [...]

This batch had two objectives: make a tasty fruit beer and to do a full ‘system test’ of all my new equipment. The homebrewery has several new additions to the equipment ranks; a hopback, a plate chiller, and new dip tubes/camlock fittings. Before going after more exploratory batches (a gnarly flanders red is next!) I [...]

Let’s get weird! My recent honeymoon trip to Belgium was incredibly inspiring. I was already a fan of their bizarre, unique and big beers even before the trip, but seeing all the old copper in person was jaw dropping. This is the first brew in a line of new styles and experimentation influenced by my [...]