· James Torr · Personal · 1 min read
Not one for beer porn normally but really did live up to expectations.
Not one for beer porn normally but really did live up to expectations. Not such a fan of the geuze normally but this was great.
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Little experiment this year with a tiny crop of barley.
Little experiment this year with a tiny crop of barley. I found some growing last year, so I've used them and some harvested from fields to create a little square metre patch in my garden. If I have a bit more space next year, I'll use these to seed hopefully enough for a small batch of beer from home harvested wheat, hops and some wild yeast. Though it may very well not be enough for even that!
Great night out at @worthingtto last night.
Great night out at @worthingtto last night. Some very decent beers at @the_tasting_room_by_mbc, @theseldenarmsworthing and many others. Worthing has some pretty cool drinking and eating spots these days, but one does wonder walking around. Time to get the In Bloom 2026 calendar ready? Bruce Willis' head, the famous Texas pizza, shocking store displays, it does seem like you're on another planet sometimes.
A lovely day out in the woods yesterday making a beer heated entirely with stones.
A lovely day out in the woods yesterday making a beer heated entirely with stones. This is I think the fifth time we've brewed in the woods. The first 3 or so times we were direct heating over the flames, only last time my friend suggested we try the old method of using stones. They work like a dream, no nasty soot or smoke to worry about, pretty good temp control. We didn't get up to a rolling boil, but got pretty close to it.