Category Archives: Brewing Techniques

All posts relating to tips, tricks and technique

Fruit Pressing @ the Brew2bottle Shop From 1st August

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Phil

Some apples are ready early this year so the pressing days at the shop will begin a little sooner than planned. Bring your fruit down to the shop and for £3 per hour* you can have the use of one … Continue reading →

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Bag-in-a-box: take the hassle out of wine dispensing

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Paul

Bag-in-a-box: Marathon bottling sessions a thing of the past? Continue reading →

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Yeast and Fermentation

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Paul

Brief technical details about the types of yeast available for home-brewing, the processes they undertake, how best to use them. Continue reading →

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Specific Gravity, and Calculating % Alcohol by Volume

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Paul

This post looks at how you can measure the alcoholic content of your wine, and even target a specific strength during the brewing process. Integral to this process is the measurement of Specific Gravity or SG.Continue reading →

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Brewing Books available from Brew2bottle

Posted on December 5, 2010 by elaine

Information about some of the brewing books that are available from Brew2bottle Continue reading →

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Real Cidermaking – Our First Attempt

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Paul

Autumn 2010 saw our first attempt at making real cider from scratch, armed with an unsuitable blend of apples, a demijohn and some yeast! Continue reading →

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Introducing the Coopers Lager Range

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Paul

Introducing the Coopers Lager kit range, including some of our customers independent comments and reviews. Continue reading →

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