• Gyle 008 – Small Batch IPA Cascade

    Second of our small batch single hop series, this time featuring Cascade.   MALT: Crisp Fine Maris Otter Pale Ale – 1.1kg Crisp Cara Malt – 100g   HOPS: Cascade – 5g / 60 minutes Cascade – 5g / 30 minutes Cascade – 10g / 5 minutes   ADJUNCTS: None YEAST: Safale US-05   OG: 1.065…

  • Gyle 007 – Small Batch IPA Chinook

    The first from our small batch single hop series starting with the classic, Chinook. This will be an on going collection made using the same grain bill and process but with a different feature hop each time.   MALT: Crisp Fine Maris Otter Pale Ale – 1.1kg Crisp Cara Malt – 100g   HOPS: Chinook…

  • Gyle 006 – All The Small Things

    A small beer made using the second runnings of our Russian imperial stout, Long Hard Road Out Of Hell. For a twist we experimented using Bolivia Finca El Fuerte coffee flowers from Has Bean coffee roasters.   MALT: Crisp Fine Maris Otter Pale Ale – 3.9kg Crisp Flaked Torrified Oats – 1kg Crisp Cara Malt – 400g Crisp…

  • Gyle 005 – Long Hard Road Out Of Hell

    Our most complex beer to date – a first runnings Russian Imperial Stout from two separate mashes, boiled for 3 hours, fermented then combined with Gyle 010, Restorative Beverage For Invalids And Convalescents and fermented again.   MALT: Crisp Fine Maris Otter Pale Ale – 7.8kg Crisp Flaked Torrefied Oats – 2kg Crisp Cara Malt…

  • Gyle 004 – Started From The Bottom

    The first recipe all of our own. An IPA designed by Darren.   MALT: Crisp Extra Pale Malt – 5kg Crisp Cara Malt – 800g Crisp Rye Malt – 200g HOPS: Chinook – 30g / 60 minutes Saaz – 15g / 60 minutes Chinook – 20g / 30 minutes Saaz – 20g / 30 minutes…

  • Gyle 003 – Hardcore (Brewdog DIY Dog)

    Brew three. After we didn’t hit our ABV target for our previous brew, the Paradox based Russian imperial stout, I was determined to try another high strength beer and redeem myself.   MALT: Extra Pale – 3.7kg Caramalt – 190g Crystal 150 – 145g   HOPS: Columbus – 9.6g / 60 minutes Columbus – 9.6g…

  • Gyle 002 – Paradox Islay (Brewdog DIY Dog)

    For our second brew we decided to jump right in and try our hand at a Russian imperial stout.   MALT: Extra Pale – 2.7kg Caramalt – 330g Munich – 198g Flaked Oats – 810g Dark Crystal – 330g Carafa Special Malt Type 1 – 108g Carafa Special Malt Type 3 – 198g   HOPS:…

  • Gyle 001 – Punk (Brewdog DIY Dog)

    With lessons learned from our equipment test it was time for our first start to finish brew. We decided to stick with the Brewdog Punk IPA kit from Brew UK   MALT: Extra Pale – 4.38kg Caramalt – 250g   HOPS: Chinook – 20g / 60 minutes Ahtanum – 12.5g / 60minutes Chinook – 20g /…