Neil

About Neil

I started out like every other brewer trying to get into the hobby, reading, attempting, drinking, sometimes failing but mainly enjoying myself.

Over time I developed my skills and became more knowledgeable up until the point where knocking up a batch of beer at home is second nature.

I developed my skills enough, in fact, to become a professional brewer. I now get to brew for a wider audience than I ever imagined and it all started from making up batches on the kitchen stove.

Entries by Neil

Allagash White Clone Recipe

Allagash White is unmistakably a lovingly crafted homage to Hoegaarden.

Allagash White has all the traits and follows the style guidelines of Belgian Wit, a wheat beer, cloudy in appearance and spiced to create a refreshing and crisp beer. Allagash brewery clearly follows a Belgian philosophy to brewing with a coolship and oak barrel ageing of many of their beers is more akin to traditional Belgian brewers than Portland, Maine.

Allagash White is spiced with coriander seed and curacao orange peel very much the same as Hoegaarden.

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Hydromel Recipe – How To Make A Plain Or Fruit Hydromel

Mead or honey wine comes in many forms and this article is about a special kind of mead called Hydromel. A drink like mead that is so simple and uses the simplest ingredients has so many variations and names and hydromel is one of my favourites. In this article we are going to look at […]

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Quince Wine Recipe – Bright, Refreshing White Wine

Quince is not a great looking fruit, looking like a lumpy apple, pear hybrid. It does, however, make a fantastic tasting wine. Quince is a hard, almost inedible fruit until they are cooked and they turn soft, sweet and taste like a cross between apple, pear and lemon. If you have a quince tree then […]

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Kveik Yeast – The Complete Guide

Kveik isn’t a beer style it describes the yeast used to ferment the beer. Kveik which is pronounced “kuh-vike” is a Norwegian word to describe yeast, in particular a farmhouse yeast derived from multiple strains of saccharomyces cerevisiae. Kveik yeast has become one of the most popular ways for commercial breweries to put a new […]

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Kiwi Wine Recipe – Fruity, Tropical White Wine

Kiwi fruit is surprisingly inexpensive and they are available year-round so they make a great fruit wine when everything else is out of season.  Kiwi wine is never going to be as popular as something like strawberry wine but in terms of the level of flavour both are around the same. Kiwi fruit also has […]

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What Is Brewing Sugar & Should You Use It?

You may have seen “brewing sugar” listed on recipes or beer kits and not known what the difference is between brewing sugar Vs regular sugar. Does it make a difference? In this post we will take a look at what brewing sugar is and help you decide whether it is necessary to use it in […]

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