I’ve recently got back into brewing beer at home again and have made the switch from doing simple pre-made extract kits to following & adjusting extract recipes. A few weeks ago I brewed my first extract beer, following a friends recipe for an American IPA. It’s turned out quite nice!

I’ve posted the recipe & source here

Here’s a few pics from my new setup and the brewday (click for fullsize)…

Built a brew fridge from an old spare fridge.

The InkBird digital temperature controller and a load of gaffer tape

Testing the temperature controller

Steeping the grains

Hops at the ready

Irish moss, sugar and yeast – Ready!

Boiling away at last

Time to ferment

Fermentation temperature set and working

Fermentation complete, time to cold-crash

Bottled up and ready to condition

A crappy label for a tasty beer

A crappy label for a tasty beer

Next up: A clone of Zombie Dust IPA…