We have decided to add an additional conical fermenter and a glycol chiller to our home brewery!

The first of my two original recipe 80/- brews has been poured after 6 weeks of patiently waiting!

Today, I wrote two emails to other craft brewers in Kochi prefecture.

Both of my “mid-semester” assignments are now submitted and hopefully sufficient for passing grades.

TODO list for this evening: Clean and sanitise keg

My next brew day is Sunday and for the first time I’ll be kegging a beer on the same day as making the next one!

I decided that for my next brew day which is on my birthday weekend to change it up a bit and try a recipe from a major brewer which I have both tasted and enjoyed and as they open source their recipes, that brewer is Brewdog and the beer is Alice Porter.

Brew day #10 today! A re-run of last week’s 80/- brew based loosely on ‘Williams Bros’ grain bill but timings, hops and yeast chosen from other similar style beer recipes.

Currently (virtually) attending a guest lecture by Dr. Daniel Kerruish, group microbiologist at Diageo, on pasteurisation.

My first attempt at an 80 shilling type beer has been a bit disappointing, possibly due to the replacement malts that I had to use.

After a shockingly exhausting four mile trek, pulling a trolley carrying a reasonably heavy gas canister.

For my first recipe based homebrew I’m going for a Scottish Export type beer.