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Yohanna

Homebrew Foam Retention: How to Get & Keep Good Head

Part of brewing and pouring the perfect glass of homebrew beer is getting a good head: just the right amount of foam that doesn’t disappear too quickly, and that produces that wonderful lacing effect on your glass. Here’s how!

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Dark Farm Brew Tank brew kettle
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Notes from the Hop Farm Dec 2021

It’s been a busy and exciting few months. Shortly after we published the last issue of MASHED!, we harvested our hydroponic hops, which had been growing like crazy in their temporary warehouse home this season.

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beer tasting online course uk
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Yohanna

Build Your Beer Vocabulary

While you might not be looking to become a pro Cicerone (the beer equivalent of a sommelier) being able to identify the various layers of the beer you’re drinking can really enhance your experience of beer and your homebrew. Here’s how!

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Oktoberfest Events 2021 UK
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Yohanna

Oktoberfest UK Events 2021

In issue 09 of MASHED! magazine we’re all over lagers and German brews. We also go into the history of Oktoberfest. If you’re looking to

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Beer and homebrewing podcasts
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Yohanna

Beer & Brewing Podcasts

What we’re listening to… Fermentation Beer & Brewing RadioAward-winning beer and brewing audio magazine show, produced and presented by British Beer Writer of the Year,

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Beerbliotek
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Yohanna

INTERVIEW: Beerbliotek

Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Beerbliotek craft award winning brews based on their simple philosophy of brewing new beers that they, themselves, would want to drink.

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Review: plaato airlock
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Yohanna

REVIEW: PLAATO Digital Airlock

‘The BIG seller for me is that it’s still showing fermentation action (albeit very slow) at a stage where I’d normally be decanting it, which was a real “Eureka” moment’ – Graeme Stewart

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UK Beer Festivals + Brewing Events 2021
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Yohanna

UK Beer Festivals + Brewing Events 2021

You know we love our homebrew, but there’s nothing that fuels our beer-spiration than sampling what commercial breweries are coming up with. And you can’t beat a summer’s day filled with good beer chat, brews and a good tune or two. Here’s what’s looking hot on this summer’s line-up.

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MASHED! Magazine for homebrewers issue 007
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Yohanna

Design our next front cover

Here’s your chance to get your art work on the front cover of the UK’s hottest homebrew magazine, MASHED!  We’re looking for some kick-ass illustration

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