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Episode 5, the last one, is finally here. Was it all worth it? Find out how the final prep went, I’ll run you through the brew itself & then on to that all important last step - the tasting! https://t.co/yUSUTs3vq9 #growingbeer #findingbeer #podcast #ale #beer #braggot #brewing
there it is - decanted into a bottle so you can see it after being foraged, grown, dried, malted, soaked, heated with rocks and then fermented in an open bowl. And the taste? I’m going to be cruel and make you wait for the last episode on Monday... #growingbeer #findingbeer
Just one more late night keeping the fire and the kveik fermentation hot - with any luck I can try the (old & new) versions of the braggot in the next day or so. Episode 5 coming very soon...! #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #braggot #beer #brewing
Which takes us up to the end of the night (5am) - the raw ale has the flakes, yeast stick & honey in. Within 3 hours it’s off and by 10am I’m amazed how vigorous this kveik is! Modern brew is the same, as expected #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #beer #brewing #selfsufficient
Then the last of the foraged ingredients into the modern boil - I ended up going for a small bouquet of the meadowsweet, ground ivy and yarrow. Once cooled it’ll have the yeast and honey added and left to ferment #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #brewing #beer
Once the wort was cooled and scooped into my (not DIY) bowl, time for the dried yeast harvested from my last raw ale - the modern version has a fresh packet instead to see if there is any difference in how fast it ferments #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #yeast #beer #brew #kveik
Whilst the primitive, DIY brew is mashing I set up my modern, all-in-one comparison with the same ingredients. Def less work and much quicker, but what difference does the controlled mash, boil and, er, lack of burnt stones make? #growingbeer #ale #beer #brewing #findingbeer
So, with the stones in (sorry, can’t hold hot rocks & camera) next was to keep the wort at 65C - I only just got it there with my hot stones, and with no more left I ended up taking some wort out, heating it up then adding back in #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #brewing #beer
And so, after a year of foraging, growing, malting and making, I finally had my ingredients ready for the brew - the domestic and wild malted barley, meadowsweet, ground ivy, yarrow, nettle, my dried yeast stick (and my broken pot) #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #brewing #beer
Wish the little guy luck - after a week of drying by the fireside he’s going to see if I can fire it and get it ready for fermentation... #growingbeer #findingbeer #beer #pottery #ale
Which brings us nicely onto the latest bit of DIY - my mini kuurna, or hollowed out log to heat up and mash my grain. It’s rough and ready and still a work in progress but will hopefully hold water #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #beer #brewing #woodcarving #malt #barley #podcast
It’s alive! Both foraged and grown barley starting to ‘chit’ or sprout after 2 days of soaking/airing and now spread out in wide trays to grow a little more. Which mean I need to get the next bit of kit finished... #growingbeer #findingbeer #ale #barley #malt #beer #brewing
Whilst the clay is drying we now need to see if the grain I gathered and grew is actually alive or not. Time to start malting - alternately soaking and draining the barley for 48 hours - fingers crossed it starts to sprout... #growingbeer #findingbeer #barley #malting #brewing
For the past 2 weeks I’ve been trying to make the brewing equipment I’ll need for our foraged, self-sufficient brew. First up, a very DIY clay pot! No idea if it’ll survive firing on my wood fire, we’ll try that in a couple of days... #growingbeer #findingbeer
Following the release of Ep#4 this week, here’s some of the wild herb collection from the spring/summer - as it was and then nicely dried and ready to brew #growingbeer #findingbeer #herbs #foraging #brewing #beer #ale #devon
Episode 4 is ready for you! Raw ales, foraging and gathering up the wild ingredients I'll need for the upcoming brew https://t.co/Aram9h7LBa
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A little bit of an experiment in yeast and self-sufficiency - making a yeast stick to try and reuse those critical little critters from one brew to the next #growingbeer #findingbeer #beer #ale #yeast #brew #podcast
So, onto the important stuff - is it possible to forage for your brewing ingredients? Well, yes - this is wild barley growing around my town. How it malts is another question though, but we’ll cover that in the last 2 episodes (4 comes out Monday...) #growingbeer #findingbeer
As you'll know from ep3 I wasn't able to get to Orkney to see those early brewing sites this year - as it's only a couple of hours away Stonehenge isn't a bad alternative #beer #ale #brewing #growingbeer #findingbeer #history #archaeology
Mead! It really was as simple as @OHagansMeadery said it would be in episode 2! Just raw honey + water = a rather sweet but enjoyable drink. Next, on to the barley and episode 3 next week...
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