330 bottles of beer...

Since Fathers Day I have created 11 home brews!

1. German Lager

2. Ginger Beer

3. Bourbon barrel dark ale

4. Mixed Berry Cider

5. India Pale Ale

6. Robust Porter

7. Pumpkin Ale

8. Christmas Ale

9. New Zealand Lager

10. Mexican Cerveza

11. Old Ale

The India Pale Ale - Mangrove Jacks Craft Series #2 - is already a favourite of mine & the Ginger Beer is proving a summer hit!

Home brewing requires patience

I'm still one week away from trying my first batch of home brew & came across this quote...

“Patience is necessary ... one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.” 

Soren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher 

Fresh wort

I was watching the NZ Craft Beer TV series on YouTube and was interested to see that the Golden
Bear Brewing Co in Nelson ships fresh wort.

It ships in a 15 litre box, ready to add to your sanitised fermenter with yeast (& optional water to increase the quantity and decrease the final alcohol)

I got the Robust Porter, added 2 litres of spring water and Wyeast American Ale yeast I harvested from my big dark ale.

It is bubbling away nicely & the wort smelled delicious, so I'm keen to try it in a few weeks.

Welcome

I like beer.

I especially like good beer.

I like beer so much I have started brewing my own beer so that I can start having more of the beer I like.

This blog captures the journey into my world of brewing beer.