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 29 - UK grown Columbus US IPA

I was given some UK grown Columbus hops by @_aka_hige that were grown by by some of his friends, and so I thought I would make a nice US IPA body to try and showcase them.