Sui Generis Brewing

Groom of the Stool – A Cautionary Tale

Join me for a wild yeast adventure. Complete with bad puns, mild profanity, and a total absence of success. Home brewed science at its best!

Recipe and tasting notes for a light and refreshing sour saison brewed using rye and GMO’d yeast.

The tale of my recent server outage – complete with nefarious villains!

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Gemma Tarlach, a writer for Atlas Obscura, on the topic of Bochet.

A post on how to ferment your own yogurt at home, plus tricks for making a thicker yogurt, and maintaining a “house culture”.

A quick introduction into how yoghurt (yogurt) fermentation works, and the interplay between the two species of bacteria present in yogurt cultures.

The fermented foods series is making a comeback! This post gives a quick update on the project, and what to expect in the next 6 months.

A recipe for turning out a flavourful and complex low-ABV saison in just two weeks. A quick turn-around beer perfect for hot summer days!

Recipe and tasting note for a dead-simple German Pilsner. A lighter beer for the heat of early summer.

A random rant about the use and mis-use of the term “complexity” in kettle/quick sour brewing versus traditional approaches.