Moneygall Brewing

24/02/2014

Willie Wonka's Extra Stout factory

18/04/2012

I drink this beer for it's colour. Really ...

18/04/2012

Oxygen availability is a limiting factor for yeast growth. Boiling drives out dissolved oxygen normally present so before adding yeast, the wort is aerated. I do this by vigerous pouring / splashing between two containers

18/04/2012

Brewed an Otmeal Stout recently and this is what the mash looked like, having cooked the porridge first. Tasted the gravity sample recently and was sweet. Ok, not as sweet as Cocopops but it should make a nice adult breakfast :)

28/03/2012

As busy as a nano brewery gets. Irish Red Ale and Dry Stout in the 20L fermenters and two batches of American Ale conditioning. Now all we need is an occasion!

28/03/2012

A yeast starter for next batch. The starter is like a mini brew for the yeast to feed on and multiply and while not always necessary (as the quality of commercial brewing yeasts is generally good), knowing that the yeast is viable before adding it to a labour intensive wort makes sense.

05/10/2011

25/09/2011

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17/09/2011

Alexander the brewery cat's apprentice. In bygone days the entry level position in the brewery was cat feeder so I suppose my nephews have been taken on at positions above their historical stations!