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11th  April  2011

To better control the brewing process better measuring methods are required. A good thermometer and a good hydrometer are a basic essential but more sophisticated measuring has not been anywhere near as easy as using a thermometer. I have purchased and used a pocket digital PH meter and would not recommend this. It needed regular calibrating and to do this I needed expensive buffer solutions. I tried litmus strips but found the wine and beer colour make reading quite tricky. I think the problem is now fully solved with a neat Fermentation test kit. The kit includes:-

  • Water quality tests  (Now you can get an exact measure to the hardness of your tap water)
  • Sulfite Strips (Know how much SO2 to add)
  • pH test strips (Wide range for mash and fruit juice)
  • pH test strips (Narrow range for and accurate brew reading)
  • Sanitizing test strips (Chlorine & QAC)

The indicator papers a not like the old litmus papers, these are cleverly designed to make easy and very accurate reading. The ability to measure so many key home brewing criteria is a real bonus. In wine making I always guess the SO2 level. I add a campden tablet(s) without knowing the current SO2 level. No commercial wine maker would ever add SO2 without knowing the exact current level. Now I can measure SO2 easily and cheaply.

This looks to me like a readily good kit and now that I have my test kit I will try it out and give a full write-up. Because this test kit seems like such a good idea to me, I may make it available to purchase here on YoBrew. Until then please visit the following link for further details. They do an impressive range.

www.precisiontestsolutions.com

 

10% YoBrew discount when ordering from Holland on Sea, Essex homebrew shop

24th March 2011

Just received an email from The Home Brew Shop, Holland on Sea, Essex to let me know that YoBrew visitors to their shop or on-line will be given a 10% discount as part of the spring offer. Just Quote YoBrew.

THE HOME BREW SHOP 4-6 FRINTON ROAD, Holland on Sea, Essex

www.homebrew2u.co.uk

Pop in and bag a bargain.

 

Edina Homebrew now on-line with Brewstore

28th February 2011

Right at the beginning of the homebrew revolution back in the 70s was a shop called Edina Homebrew and here it is today with a great shop in Edinburgh and they have just launched their on-line shop Brewstore.co.uk. An excellent looking site.

Edina Homebrew and Brewstore

14 Elgin Terrace

Edinburgh

EH7 5NW 

www.brewstore.co.uk

So if you can pop in, then, pop in, and if not then you have always got their on-line store.

 

 

 New Micro-brewery at Norton Priory Museum & Gardens

22nd February 2011

In Halton a specialist ale, Priory Ales, is now being prepared for production. This is a special local brew which will be produced in the Norton Priory Museum. What a great idea I must pop in when I a next up that way. Quite surprisingly in these hard time this is being driven by Halton Borough council who have won a major innovation award for this venture. The award was presented to them in 10 Downing Street and included £50,000. I am very positive about new ventures and micro-breweries in the UK. The fact that this venture employs people with various disabilities makes it that bit more special. Well that's a bit of thinking outside of the bottle and I hope it all goes well for them. At the end of the day the quality of their ale should shine through.

http://www2.halton.gov.uk/pdfs/news/1922837

 

Oldest ever drinkable beer found in a shipwreck

8th February 2011

A ship that was wrecked circa 1800 contained Champagne and Beer. The beer was found to be quite drinkable if not a tad old and a bit tart. Under way right now is a team of specialist who intend to analyze it in great detail and reproduce it. There is both yeast and bacteria in the beer and they intend to reproduce these cells if they are still viable. If the cells are not viable then they will do a DNA analysis to find the closest matches to current yeasts and bacteria. They intend to deduce the exact hops used as well as all other ingredients. The thing that gets me is they got four specialist commercial beer tasters to sample it but this beer will be much more like a home brew and I would have liked to see at least one avid home brewer there to complement the experts. If they do manage to reproduce the beer exactly I think I should suggest to them that YoBrew visitors can assist them in a large scale beer tasting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12393875

Free winter 2010 YoBrew magazine - Available here

1st November 2010

YoBrew Magazine Winter 2010

This is our best issue ever. It contains "Best kits on the market" two separate views. "Concept brewing" a suggestion for future development of brewing kits. Crossword, Brewing additives, Christmas brewing “Olde Wig Bender” and wine as well as mulled wine making. There is also an article, not a part of the usual homebrewing scene,on yogurt fermenting.

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Brew your own yogurt

1st November 2010

yogurt dish

I have really got into fermenting my own delicious yogurt. Its quick and easy. Now that I have developed a fully repeatable five simple step process, I have documented it on yobrew. If you like yogurt, have a go.

http://www.yobrew.co.uk/yogurt.php

 

Interesting venture alert

Electric bike hire right in the middle of a vineyard in Staffordshire. Sounds like a neat idea to me. (more info visit www.pedalspluspower.co.uk)

Halfpenny

 

 

New Home brew shop in Sidcup kent!

brewers_tap 

Struart just let me know his home brew shop is up and running in Sidcup. So if you are anywhere near Sidcup please do pop in to the Brewers Tap,
70 St James Way, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5HF    tel: 0208 302 8202
All the best on your new venture from all at YoBrew.

 

Micro brewery (Pontefract.) Grand opening Friday October 29.

As if running a home brew shop is not enough of a chalange David and Maureen decided to rescue a historic pub (1791) and develop its very own micro brewery. If you are anywhere near Wakefield road Pontefract then do pop in. Maureen also runs the M&D Home Brew shop in Wakefield.

All the best of luck from YoBrew. I think these days you need a bit of luck to run a pub. Sounds like having a micro brew on site is a good idea.

 

 

 

Great home brew shop alert!!! The Brewhouse Notts, Newark

(Removed from Yobrew Shops list 22/11/2011)

Just been in touch with Doug & Liz Jarman who run a great home brew shop "The Brewhouse". "The Brewhouse" is runFloor Corker by very experience enthusiasts / professionals. They not only have a passion for home brewing, they also worked for British Diamalt. With this background and pedigree their shop must be one of the best in the UK. I had a look at their web site www.thebrewhouseuk.com and WOW!. The price of the floor standing corker was far lower than I expected. I have the exact same model, which I am very very pleased with, but I wish I had bought it from Doug & Liz.

From everyone at YoBrew all the best to Doug & Liz. If you are any where near Newark, Notts then please do pop in.

The Brewhouse, Used to be at:- Unit 7 Brisbane Court, Balderton,  Newark, Notts, NG24 3PS

www.thebrewhouseuk.com

 

 

New Berry picking tool from Nether Wallop Trading

 

Reduce beer bellies and blood pressure with pomegranate juice

PomegraniteEdinburgh's Queen Margaret University study shows pomegranate juice can be helpful in reducing beer bellies. If that's not enough it can also significantly decrease high blood pressure. The study showed that 90% of the people drinking pomegranate juice had significantly reduced blood pressure. Dr. Emad Aldujaili and Dr. Catherine Tsang, proved that the risk of cardiovascular disease decreases considerably by drinking pomegranate juice. Scientists also think that pomegranate juice has the power to cut the abdominal fat, AKA ‘spare tyre’.

I'll give that a go. Would Pomegranate wine provide similar benefits? Found a recipe on the net http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/pomegran.asp

 

 

 



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