Bell's Two Hearted Clone

Bell’s Two Hearted Clone Recipe

Bell's Two Hearted Ale was one of the first US clone beers I attempted. I remember seeing the threads on Home Brew Talk about brewing this beer and there were so many pages of homebrewers saying the clone was perfect. I couldn't get the beer in the UK of course so I had to see what all the fuss was about. Essentially, the recipe is a single hop IPA with Centennial used throughout the boil and as a dry hop in the fermenter. It is amazing the amount of flavour you can get out of such a simple recipe. Bell's Two Hearted has been around for a long time in craft beer standards but this recipe is still a classic.
Coconut Stout Recipe

Coconut Stout Recipe – A Decadent Coconut Milk Stout

Coconut can sometimes be a divisive flavour but I happen to like it. I have seen a few coconut beers from commercial breweries over the years and I like the idea so wanted to brew my own. This coconut milk stout recipe happened to go…
Blackcurrant Wine Recipe
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Blackcurrant Wine Recipe – Fruity, Dry Red

Blackcurrants are known as the “forgotten fruit” and it is easy to see why when they are very rarely available to buy in any of the main supermarkets. The great news, however, is you can easily find them at pick your own farms up and down…
Campden Tablets
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Campden Tablets: What Are They, Uses & How They Work

Campden tablets have multiple uses in homebrewing and are a versatile tool in both winemaking and beer making. Campden tablets are one of 2 chemicals, either sodium or potassium metabisulfite which have unique attributes useful to the brewer. Firstly…
Mead Yeast

The Best Yeast For Mead?

Like any form of homebrew, whether it is beer, wine or in this case mead choosing the right yeast is the best way to ensure your finished product is as tasty as possible. Choosing the right mead yeast can make a lot of difference. Yeast…
Blackberry wine recipe
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Blackberry Wine Recipe – Juicy, Full Bodied Red

Blackberry wine is the first fruit wine I ever made. It is an easy choice for where I live because blackberries grow abundantly in the village where I live. Bramble bushes seem to spring up anywhere, be it woodland, waste ground or parks…
How long does it take to make mead
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How Long Does It Take To Make Mead?

Patience is a key requirement in homebrewing any drink but we all like to get things done quickly, right? Making mead is one of the easiest home brewed beverages to make but how long does it take to make it? This is down to a number…
Raspberry Gose Recipe

Raspberry Gose Recipe – Salty & Tart

When it comes to brewing your own beer you soon come to realise there are no hard and fast rules. You have nobody to please except yourself, this Gose recipe is by no means conventional and may even have most people scoffing at how it is made.…

Hazy IPA Recipe & A Few Tips To Get Hazy IPA’s Right

Recently, I have been more and more intrigued by the techniques around brewing hazy and often downright murky New England IPAs. People can’t seem to get enough of them and it would seem people often associate the murk levels in these hazy…
Wort Aeration
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Methods Of Wort Aeration & Oxygenation

Wort aeration is one of the parts of the brewing process that you don’t really think about after brewing a few batches, you just seem to do it instinctively every time you brew. It is an important part of the brewday that is so easy to do…