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Brew Day!… “Espress Yourself”

July 23, 2018November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 2 Comments

A coffee-bean stout saw me put two new bits of kit from Speidel to work: the Kellermeister conical fermenter and the Braumeister stainless steel wort chiller.

Sais Who?

April 30, 2018November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 1 Comment

An encounter with Mark Tranter, founder of the Saison-specialist Burning Sky Brewery, coincides with a homebrewed Grisette, inspiring some reflections on these rough-and-ready, Belgian workers’ ales.

Brew Day! … “Pursuit of Abbeyness XII”

February 12, 2018November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 13 Comments

With an odd 3.7kg of Pilsner malt in my cellar and a three-month-old Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II in my fridge, it was time to brew up a small portion of the beer style I return to most often - the Strong, Dark Abbey Ale.

Go! A Chronicle of Christmas in Beers

January 8, 2018November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 1 Comment

Board games, beers, Blimp, and a Bavarian tale make for a nostalgic chronicle of Christmas.

Brew Day!… “Memento Mori” Barley Wine

December 4, 2017November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 3 Comments

Making an ale that may require as long as a decade to reach its peak causes a brewer to mull over more than just the way a beer is put together. Thinking in decades makes the ageing of a beer analogous with the ageing of a man.

Brew Day!… Revisiting “Pacific Northwest”

November 6, 2017November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 1 Comment

Were brewers to be divided up into “tweakers” and “experimenters”, I would certainly find myself categorised as an experimenter. But I have been tweaking lately... and learning about the ageing of essential-oil components in hops.

Brew Day!… “Christmas Ale 2017”

September 25, 2017November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 1 Comment

As the autumn equinox passes and the nights draw in, thoughts turn to Christmas ale, spice in beer, and the spice of life.

The Fruits of Our Labour

August 7, 2017November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 6 Comments

The focus on a single ingredient - American hops - is the top of a slippery slope. It encourages an ever-narrowing focus on certain elements of that ingredient, which sends us sliding towards a place where fizzy, alcoholic fruit juice can be mistaken for beer.

Brew Day!… “Pacific Northwest”

July 17, 2017November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 4 Comments

With a couple of friends to lend a helping hand, brew day can be a hospitable time of aimless conversation, mutual admiration of shiny brewing equipment, and shameless indulgence in good beer, cheese and ham.

Time: the Secret Ingredient

July 17, 2017November 5, 2018 / pursuitofabbeyness / 9 Comments

With Vintage Beer, Patrick Dawson has given us a handy, easy-to-use book on a topic that is attracting more and more attention from beer drinkers.

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