Gyle 40 - New World Black Guard Beer

I've not brewed for a while, other things have taken a leading role in my life (nothing important, I started reading Game of Thrones). I had a free day yesterday, so I decided that I had to brew. I've got quite a few ingredients, so it was imperative that I got a brew on. This was slightly chaotic, and most decisions were made on the fly. It was a bit of fun though. I did have a pump to test as well, so that was fun.

Gyle 37 - Experimental 366 IPA Mk 3

I’ve not brewed for a while, 2 months to be exact. The main reason is that I’ve been finishing off the final exams and dissertation for my BEng in Mechanical Engineering. That was finished as of yesterday, so this morning I got my brew kit out!

Gyle 36 - India Red Ale #InsultToHistory2

I took delivery of a new sack of Marris Otter from our dear friends at The Malt Miller and so thought "I've got a few hours whilst I'm writing this report up, I'm sure I can get a brew in, and maybe even get the hops right this time.

Gyle 35 - #InsultToHistory Black IPA

The decision to brew a black IPA was made after a bit of amusement on Twitter when a gentleman by the name of Roger Protz (editor of the good beer guide) made the comment of Black IPA - "it's an insult to the intelligence and to a historic beer style". This just made me want to brew one again (it has been over a year), so here's my go at a black IPA.

The ABC brewing challenge

A few days ago I was engaged in a conversation on twitter with the head brewer of Unfocused Brewing (@UnBrew), @PyotrSidwell. We were discussing homebrewing and the following idea sprang forward;

Agree a recipe outline,

Brew beers that meet that specification,
Compare/contrast the results.

Gyle 34 - Experimental Belgian Split Pale Ale

I wasn't planning on doing this today, but I had a pretty bad day. I came home from Uni after lectures and needed to do something to occupy my mind. Before I knew it, I had measured out grain and started heating up water.

Gyle 33 - Hoppy Belgian Brown IPA

This is totally different than anything I've brewed before, purely because of the way it was hopped, and also that I'm not dry hopping it.