Yeast
Yeast is one of the most overlooked ingredients in homebrewing. However, the selection of yeast can make a vast difference to the characteristics of the finished beer.
Grains & malt extract
During the history of brewing, various types of malted and unmalted grain have been used to make beer. The variety, where it is grown and how it is malted all affect the taste and appearance of the end product.
Hops
Beer with no hops would be very sweet and fairly tasteless. It's the bitterness of the hops that balances the residual sweetness of the malt, and adds aroma and flavour.
Hops are the flower cone of Humulus lupulus, a vine related to cannabis. Only the female plant produces flower cones, which are light and the consistency of tissue paper.
Our homebrews
Oliver and Geoff have about 40 years' combined brewing experience. Over that time we have brewed hundreds of beers in dozens of styles and put the caps on thousands of bottles.