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

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Beetroot Wine Recipe

Beetroot wine is not as peculiar as it may sound. I think a lot of vegetable wines have a bad reputation that isn’t wholly deserved.  Beetroot wine doesn’t evoke the same fruity, delicious thoughts as perhaps a blackberry wine but vegetables like beetroot do in fact make great wines. A Wine For The Season Beetroots […]

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Using A Refractometer

Using a refractometer is possibly the quickest and easiest way to check gravity throughout the brewing process. A refractometer is not as commonly used by homebrewers as a hydrometer but I find using one is much easier for quick readings so this article is an explainer on how to use a refractometer. The modern homebrewer […]

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Apricot Wine Recipe – Summery Pink/White wine

Apricots can either be a complete joy to eat or a little disappointing. It really depends on how ripe they are and what the weather has been like that year. This apricot wine seems to always be a pleasure to drink. In a wine the flavour of apricots gives over to a subtly sweet, tartness […]

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