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RAB Sabro Club Competiton
Earlier this year Sam managed to secure 5 kg of fresh 2019 Sabro hops and we decided this was a great opportunity to set a challenge to brew a beer that showcases the unique characteristics of this exciting hop as our first ever club competition. Fast forward to our March meetup and it was time…
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Tips for brewing with Lallemand’s Philly Sour yeast from James Sharpe
Is Philly Sour cheating with sour beer production? I don’t care, it works, it’s tasty, and it’s really easy. One can make sour beers with kettle souring cultures. It’s slow. It’s a hassle. For a Berliner Weisse I once just added some lactic acid into the kettle after the boil to achieve the desired pH,…
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Recipe development and Q&A with Brad Smith
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nMI_1-F0hyM Slides: https://readingamateurbrewers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Recipe_Design_New.pptx On Thursday 13th August we held our 5th “lock down” online meetup, and were joined by a guest of international acclaim within the home brewing world – Brad Smith – the designer and owner of BeerSmith brewing software. I think it is safe to say that the odds of you not…
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National Homebrew Day – Zoom meet up and group brew
On the 2nd of May around 10 of us met up on Zoom to brew a beer in honour of National Homebrew Day – officially May 7th. The “Nation” in the title actually refers to America, where the event was made official by Congress in 1988 to celebrate the contribution of beer to America’s culture.…
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Monthly Meetup – Workhouse Coffee & Elusive Brewing
For the first RAB meeting of 2020 we were joined by not one, but two guest speakers – immediately setting the bar too high! We’ll learn. We first welcomed Greg Costello from Workhouse coffee (director and roaster) whose talk covered a wide range of topics including the need to consider trends in the consumer palate…
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Monthly Meetup – Czech Lager
The October meeting presented me with a chance to talk about some of my favourite beer styles, Czech Lagers. BrewDog Reading kindly let us use their projector and the Beer Hall above the main bar. We had a good turnout and it was good to see several new faces. We were also joined by Jeff…
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RAB Trip to Stocks Farm
On the 20th September, 6 ½ of our finest homebrewers hit the road and traveled west to Stocks Farm, Worcester. Stocks Farm has been operating for 200 years and has been run by the Capper family for the last 57. The farm specialises in English hop varieties and English apples used for cider. We met…
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Monthly Meetup with Double-Barrelled Brewery
At September’s meeting we had the pleasure of welcoming one of the UK’s most exciting new breweries, Double-Barrelled. Double-Barrelled was started up by husband and wife team Luci and Mike Clayton-Jones after a tour of some of the best global beer locations. Since returning from their travels, they have been brewing commercially in Tilehurst for…
