brewery

2023-10-04

Brewday: Pilsner 🍺🍺

At last, it's time to tackle the first brew with the new system. I pondered a great deal about what kind of lager to brew, a smoky Bamberg-style proto-lager, a replica of some large macro-beer, like Heineken or Carlsberg? A Budweiser? A more modern take with American-style hops? A Bock? A dubbel Bock? Marzen or Octoberfest beer? Mexican? Vietnamese? Chinese? Japanese? The possibilities within lager are endless. However, in the end, I was drawn to the original Pilsner beer. Therefore, I decided to brew a Czech-style pilsner with a (hopefully) sweet caramel notes, golden colour, a nice foam top and…

2023-07-31

Slotte Dufva Bryggeri - The Slotte Dufva Brewery

Before heading into the joyful world of brewing beer and painting with it, I want to briefly tour what I call Slotte Dufva Brewery and what others might say is a cramped recess in a small hallway. For the past four-plus years, I have been brewing beer using just a large kettle and stove in our kitchen, using a method called BIAB (brew in a bag). It's a bit messy and relatively imprecise business, but it is doable. On the plus side, without the machine precision, one gets pretty close to the brewing process and may get a whiff of…