Homebrew Night Part 2

Well the homebrew night was a success with Richard, Craig and Paul coming along to enjoy a few locally produced ales and a few commercial offerings as well. A big thank you also to Michael for supplying his IPA and also to Ben who supplied a 6.5% Amber, 5.5% French Oak, 7% Black IPA and a lovely 10.5% Imperial Stout! The blind tastings were enjoyed by all with the DryPA Is Dead challenge proving quite popular. The same 5.5% IPA without dry hopping, with Cascade, Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin. Of these 4 beers, the Simcoe proved most popular among the group (me included).

The next challenge will be to do a yeast series. Recommendations are very welcome. My thoughts are to include a Lager yeast as well as Brett, however, we'll aim for 4-5 different versions so time to get culturing! Also coming up will be Craig's Oolong and Chilli Challenge which should be very interesting. I have both a hock and a mead ready for this. It would be nice to do this challenge soon as my collection is dwindling.

So, thanks again to everyone who supplied their beer and who came along on the night. It would be nice to do this again later in the year to give people time to brew new beers.