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Month: August 2016
On my way to work today
Autumn is coming.
Beer brew #5
It was transferred to kegs on Saturday morning, this is from 2 pints put into a growler, so only 60 hours of aging. But looking good!
Brew #4 and #5 goes to a party
We took mini-kegs of both brews to a bbq party yesterday, and in a swap we got a different brew in return! Neat.
Sprinkler automation mk II
I’ve rebuilt the irrigation system for the garden, the Raspberry Pi control system is still the same as before, but I decided to go for professional water controls, properly house in a box – like this
You can still see some of the old actuators to the right of the box.
Benjamin with a slightly bigger cat
Brew #5 – my new yeast friend
In the spirit of experimentation I’m trying liquid yeast for the first time. (They are supposed to be superb for beer brewing).
Brew #5 is on the boil
Notice my sons ingenious way of keeping the thermometer properly mounted.
Brew #5 starting just now
And it’s the same as #3 – which was a success with our friends.
BrewDog releases kits of all their beers
From BrewDog :
“With DIY Dog, Brewdog wanted to do something that has never been done before as well as paying tribute to their home-brewing roots. They wanted to take all of their recipes, every single last one, and give them all away for free, to the amazing global home-brewing community. The recipe packs have been made to the specifications of the DIY Dog recipe. *Please note, these 5 gallon kits are intended for all-grain brewing. They are designed for use by experienced homebrewers with a kit set up according to all grain brewing methods.”
Interesting to me to see the impact open source has made on home brewing!
As soon as I can justify buying a grainfather I will try one of their kits.