Homebrew Beer for the discerning geek

Mark Stanley

@markstanleyuk

Why brew? Cost Quality and control Infinite variety

Starter kit Brew bin Hydrometer Siphon tube Steriliser Bottles 40-pint beer kit

£8 £3 £2 £5 Free £12-25

First

brew

£1/pt

2nd

brew

40p/pt

Why brew? Cost Quality and control Infinite variety

Quality and control Ingredients Mash Sparge Boil, bittering and finishing hops Cool Ferment Bottle/keg

Geek kit Mash tun Kettle Wort cooler Malt (6kg) Hops (100g) Yeast (per brew)

£90 £150 £40 £10 £4 £2-7

£300

for

control

freaks!

Why brew? Cost Quality and control Infinite variety

Infinite* variety Barley (malt) Hops Yeast Water

22 65 92

1

* 1. Calculation ignores adjuncts and combinations 2. Experimentation does not always delight!

131,560

The brewing process 1. Mash 2. Sparge 3. Boil, bittering and finishing hops 4. Cool 5. Ferment 6. Bottle/keg

Clean

Sterile

My kit Mash tun Kettle Wort cooler

Pick your recipe Simonds Bitter (1880) Pale malt Amber malt Fuggles hops Goldings hops Wyeast 1275 (TV)

Calculations Inputs Batch size Grain bill Grain temperature Target mash temperature Boil time Equipment loss

Outputs Mash water Sparge water Strike temperature Pre-boil wort http://brew365.com

Mash and sparge Weigh grain Calculate water Pour wort

Boil and hop

Cool

Simonds Bitter (1880) Mash: 3 hours Boil: 90 mins Cool …in the dark! (sorry, no photos)

Ferment After 24 hrs (18-22 Celsius) ...and wait 7-10 days

Bottle Sterilise and rinse! Siphon Cap

Label your beer

Wait forever…

Future plans Calculator for the UK Slicker process Beer for cheese (and other food) Commercialise Grow own hops

Comma Butterfly

Cheers! Come to our brew day, Oct 25th Drink sensibly: • Hop Leaf and the Greyfriar pubs • Grumpy Goat in Harris Arcade • www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk

@markstanleyuk