Recent content by thehitch

The year's silence was not due to giving it up or getting disheartened - quite the opposite. Next brew will be number 28!

I bought it in Auchan in Calais last year, unfortunately haven’t seen it over this side of the channel. It was similar to a tripel but with a bit of a thicker body, acidic tones and a more complex, acid-fruit aftertaste. At a guess, I’d say it achieved the body through a greater malt to invert...

Last night was a Jenlain Bière de Garde Ambrée, followed by a palate-freshening Low ABV elderflower pale I made last spring.

Hi all, Yes, it's a very open question! If you have a whole load of ingredients - plenty of malt, yeast and hops - what is your go-to brew if you suddenly have a day spare? Why is that? I've got a big sack each of pilsner and pale malts, along with crystal, chocolate and black. Most of CML's...

Thanks! A lucky 'we need more fridge space' conversation with the family has yielded another fermentation chamber, so that'll double the output.

2. I Wanna Saaz You Up Marston Mystery Joined by a fellow neophyte, we named this after the village of our youth (nothing to do with some other similarly named, beer-related corporation!). My first order of brewing ingredients was Maris Otter malt and three hops - Challenger and Goldings used...

1: All The Gear And No Idea It went like this: August 1995: Made a kit brew using Dad's equipment that hadn't been used for years. It was edible, but that was it. August 2022: Summer holiday in the middle Rhine valley, lots of Kölsch drunk. 'Can I get this at home?' I wondered. Not really. Not...

Crisp Vienna malt and Mosaic, please!

I’m the lucky buyer - unfortunately I bid before I saw it on here! I hope I can produce a couple of brews for Jezbrews to sample soon.