Fully automated brewing system using NodeJS
Brewtools recently announced some new shiny tech that I couldn’t resist. The Mini Unitank has it all. Ferment under pressure. Carbonate up to 30 PSI Floating dip tube, Spunding valve, Cooling walls, Conical bottom, 2 1.5″ side ports. 1 2″ Continue reading Brewtools Unitank
Just for giggles I thought I would try to impress a couple of Irish mates and brew some Guinness. The recipe is nothing complicated but the serving as I discovered, is very specific. Recipe Dispense Gas Luckily my CO2 supplier Continue reading Guinness Clone
Everyone enjoyed the day and raised £532 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you! Date Afternoon of 19 August 2023. Tap List https://brewboard.app/boards/y5Mtn9aHCmNl Keg Gamma Ray Clone – 5.1% Harpoon IPA Clone – 6.0% Neck Oil Clone – 4.9% Cask Best Continue reading Brewnode Fest 2023 – £532 Raised for Charity
New Raspberry Pi For over 5 years now, BrewNode has been based upon the RaspPi 2. This has been creaking at the seams and limiting some software upgrades and features I wanted to add. It was time to bite the Continue reading Hardware Upgrade
There has been much hype about the annual release of Putty from @VerdantBrew . It is an awesome 10% NEIPA but it reminds me of another favourite beer of mine which is Big Yin from @Overtonebrewing. It too is a Continue reading Putty v Big Yin
This was a kit from The Maltmiller that was a clone of Siren’s Timehop: Cascade. Which in turn was inspired by Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. An all-time classic that showcased Cascade hops. My brew differed slightly from the original in Continue reading Time Hops : Cascade
This brew was inspired by a competition to promote a modern British IPA. @MeantimeBrewing, @BeerChannel and @TheMaltMiller all collaborated to invite home-brewers to produce their version of a modern British IPA. https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/meantime-x-cbc-modern-british-ipa-competition/ This competition coincided with the harvest of my Continue reading Kingdom IPA
This west coast DIPA was inspired by Beavertown’s Gamma-Ray. There was always going to be a large amount hops in this beer. All of which soak up good wort, reduce efficiency and are a pain to separate. To help reduce Continue reading X-Ray
One of the issues with large dry hop additions is the significant beer absorption resulting in less yield and the difficulty in filtering out the hops. Spectrum from Baart Hass is a product to help with both of these problems.It Continue reading Spectrum