Reviled's Blog – April 2009 Archive (2)

As the title may suggest, ive tried something new (which I learnt from JoKing) and adapted it for BIAB..



The practice is caramelising the 1st runnings, down to a smaller amount on the stove top, using a pinch of citric acid to invert the sugars making it more fermentable, and lending a caramel flavour to the brew.. I witnessed this when I was in New Plymouth and have been intrigued by this ever since, not only for the purpose of adding a caramel flavour, but also for the purpose of… Continue

Wow, what a weekend, and how does one follow such a well written blog of the same thing? Well, I thought id focus more on what we were drinking (what I can remember) and the brew day..



We arrived at Joking's place at about 6pm, I stepped out of the car and before I knew it I was being handed a full glass of Dubbel - My first beer of the day at 7.5% - this was also an indication of the kind of beer we would be drinking that night, bloody strong ones!



The Dubbel was tasty,… Continue