Let’s be honest – my previous attempts at brewing a NEIPA have been lacklustre. That dense opacity has eluded me thus far. Has it been

Cliché and significant understatement incoming – life has been BUSY. I know this is usual for this time of life – move around the country

Amidst a fairly heavy focus on mixed-fermentation beers, brewing the ideal NEIPA has become an unexpected side-project of mine. My first version, La Brume, was so

A brief post for a special beer. In March I brewed around 50 litres of fresh-hopped Pils, using solely hops grown at our home. A month

Soft, fruity, pillowy, vibrant, New England IPAs. Seriously – what’s not to like? I’ll admit to a certain fascination with the style. Prior to becoming

Spring of 2018 I excitedly planted my first hop rhizomes in the rather basic garden of our new home.  Sadly, my first year’s crop was

Month before last, I set out to brew a dark beer suitable for our upcoming summer wedding. Something digestible, relatively dry, and on the refreshing

After a number of months supping English bitters on hand-pull in the UK (nothing to complain about in my opinion), my brewing companion Dany was

Saison is quickly becoming the style that I brew most. In the past 12 months I’ve brewed a ‘true-to-style’ version, a kettle-soured version, and a grisette (a close relation

Diverging from recently funky exploits, last month I took a crack at brewing a clone beer for Beervana’s ‘Beat The Brewer‘ competition. Running for a

Six weeks ago I put down my first double batch on the brew tree. Aside from a low efficiency, the brew day went well, producing

In times gone by, I was once an enormous fan of dark beers. Regardless of season, my beer of choice when living nearby Nelson’s first

With the weather turning cool here, I decided it was time to knock out my last saison-style beer for a few months. I’ve been starting

As all good beer snobs eventually do, I’ve taken a dive into the world of sour and funk. A deep, deep dive, to a depth

There comes a time in every brewer’s life, where he (or she) decides it is time to brew their first pilsner. This moment is (or

The past month or two has been a little light on the brewing front, as I’ve been working on completing my new brew tree, a

Having been planted in September, now on the 21st of February it would seem that the ideal time for harvesting these homegrown hops is rapidly

Saison – how to define the undefined? Prior to brewing my first rendition recently, I spent some time thinking back to my initial ideas of

Summer is in full-swing here, and my most recent brew – a Kölsch-style ale – has been going down a treat. Soon after brewing the German style,

I’ve been remarkably lucky this year. Despite being outrageously busy with work, I’ve managed to meet a number of great people with similar interests. One

While travelling through Germany with Sophie last year, I spent a good portion of time with a stein in-hand. Time was short, though I was

Being a big fan of keeping my brew days as simple as possible, I’m a bit of a sucker for dry yeast. I think most

My word, how these Triffids do grow! Hop cultivation is certainly off to a stellar start, with beyond-belief Spring weather providing some excellent growing conditions.

My first all-grain batch has been a long time coming. With my new malt mill arriving this week, nothing was standing in the way of

Spring is in full bloom here in New Zealand, with every inch of my being screaming “PLANT HOPS”! Thankfully, my partner Sophie was similarly excited,

So my partner and I bought a house! Having been subject to the rental market during and since Uni, we’re suuuper stoked to be in