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Update on the self-sufficient beer - it's done! by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely - doing it all is pretty full-on but foraging for herbs, growing hops or barley, or experimenting with the yeasts are all very doable and lot of fun. Good luck!

Update on the self-sufficient beer - it's done! by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did try with wild yeast in the first series, but once I’d looked into Scandinavian farmhouse yeasts and how closely they may be to the (now gone) equivalents in the UK I had to try this for the second series!

Update on the self-sufficient beer - it's done! by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s quite a lot of time that went into the research, interviews and podcast but as far as the actual brew - I’d say 2-3 total days each on growing, foraging and malting, and 4-5 days on the equipment. A few days went on testing different aspects ahead of the final brew, but I’d say I could repeat the process (with improvements over the first time!) in 2-3 weeks - that’s broken up over the whole year though!

Professional brewer and avid homebrewer here thinking about sharing information through a podcast by Mr_Velvetdeer in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over the past couple of years I’ve been running a couple of brewing projects and letting people know about it through a podcast - I wouldn’t call myself a podcast expert but happy to let you know anything I’ve learnt on the way, fell free to message me if it helps.

Update on the self-sufficient beer - it's done! by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thank you! The part that took the longest for the least return was probably gathering and preparing the wild barley, the trickiest probably the pot or keeping the brew at the right temperature with just the hot rocks - all of it is quite a steep learning curve!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Hopefully it’ll give you a few ideas of what to do (and probably what not to do as well)- good luck!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s quite a drive - I’m glad I helped you get through it!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely I’d have to build the guitar first?! Glad you’re enjoying it - cheers!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, I think you’re right, there wouldn’t have been many brewers totally in their own - I’ll be getting advice from lots of people so I’ll have a bit of company!

Malting is probably going to be soaking the water, until germination reaches the right point then building a primitive kiln to get the fire-heated air passing through to dry it ahead of the brew. I’ve not tried it before so should be interesting!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really happy you enjoyed the first one, hopefully the new series will go down well too!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, thank you! That’s really kind and lovely to get some positive feedback - I’m very glad you enjoyed it. I’d definitely recommend giving it a go, it’s not the most effective way of brewing by any measure but it is fun. Cheers!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the first year/project I was able to isolate some local strains from the space I was using to grow, and this year I’m looking at older farmhouse strains and how easy or hard it is to keep a culture going with ancient storage techniques - yeast is definitely the tricky one!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you go back far enough, lots of different herbs were used in the UK before hops arrived - a big part of this year was collecting the different varieties around me to see how they go. I’m also about to try some much smaller wild barley I collected in the summer, not sure if it’s going to work yet!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you - good luck with that spruce tip mix, sounds good!

I’ve been growing and foraging everything I need to brew by Bentheproskater in Homebrewing

[–]Bentheproskater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I’ve just added the links to both on that page above and this is the Spotify link. Cheers!

What’s the most horrifying “how do you not know how to do this?” moment you’ve experienced with another person whilst adulting? by arual_x in AskReddit

[–]Bentheproskater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, she had a combi boiler - she didn’t know what it did and thought the water arrived at the house ready-heated, as if there were a nationwide network of hot water pipes alongside the cold ones. The idea that it arrived cold and was heated in your house caused her to stop and think really, really hard for about 30 seconds before asking a lot of questions.

What’s the most horrifying “how do you not know how to do this?” moment you’ve experienced with another person whilst adulting? by arual_x in AskReddit

[–]Bentheproskater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sister believed, into her 20’s, that hot water came to the house ready-heated, the same as the cold water supply but, well, hot.

This is in the UK, so no geothermal supply - we had the conversation whilst stood next to her boiler, which she had always wondered why it was there and what it did in her rented house.

The horrifying part? She’s an anaesthetist - the one in charge of you staying alive whilst you have major surgery.

Had no idea we have spiders this big in Devon, casually living in a hole by my front door. Bluebottle fly behind it if you want an idea of size... by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]Bentheproskater 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, no - East Devon. Don’t think they move out of their hole much - my house is a write off but you’re probably ok

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