MASHED CHAMP 2024: DAVID CLOUGH
Winner of the 2024 MASHED Homebrew Tournament, David Clough, shares the secrets behind his champion beer, Duke Midnight Black IPA.
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MASHED ISSUE 20
It’s party time here at MASHED as we celebrate our 20th issue! Over the past 5 years we’ve gathered together such an awesome community of homebrewers. Getting to showcase and meet some of our community at the MASHED homebrewing tournament in April was amazing and extremely inspiring. In this issue you can read about the champion (here) and runner-up (here) and try their stand-out recipes for yourself.
In our own efforts to brew quality and interesting beers, we’ve been experimenting with blending yeasts. Omega Yeast share their tips for here. And talking of fermenting, Gareth delves into the world of pressure fermenting (here).
As this goes to press, we’re also celebrating getting our brewery and alcohol licences for our new community brewery in Aberystwyth. Read about the process in Gareth’s Brew Notes (here). Hope to see you there sometime!
Cheers, Yohanna & Gareth
Garden Wines & Beers
Fruit wines are delicious at any time of year. In the summer they are perfect for spritzing with soda water, lemonade, or prosecco, so are a great tipple to grace your wine racks.
By Yohanna Best
The Mashed Tournament Runner-up
Andrew Bradshaw was the worthy runner-up in the Mashed tournament with his strong Belgian blonde “On the Lash-oof!â€. He kindly shares the inspiration and recipe for his epic beer.
By Yohanna Best
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BREWING Notes
Our 20th edition, wow… 5 years in publication, nearly 10,000 copies of MASHED Magazine printed! What a journey from our humble beginnings, living off grid(ish) in a 4 acre field learning to grow hops, to running a community brewery in Aberystwyth. A true life of adventure.
By Gareth Davies
UNDER PRESSURE
What’s all the pressure about pressure fermenting? Gareth Davies from Dark Farm Homebrewing shares his recent findings.
By Gareth Davies
THE MASHED TOURNAMENT 2024
Were you there? Did you enter? No? Yohanna Best fills you in on what you missed.
By Yohanna Best
MEIC DROP 7.1% BELGIAN-STYLE ALE
This monastic Belgian beer rocks up to the 21st Century with style. Delicately malted and hopped, this brew is a surprising 7.1% ABV - but it’s refreshing and light, ideal for a hot summer’s day. It won’t be long before you are praying for an encore!
By Gareth Davies
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THE RECIPE: DUKE BLACK IPA 2024 WINNER
I thought it tasted good but never imagined that it would do so well.
By David Clough
King of THE Ferments
Head Brewer at Brass Castle Brewery, Sam Teale, chats to Yohanna Best about brewing and fermenting.
By Yohanna Best
Blending Yeasts
Adi Hastings from Omega Yeast discusses why you might want to experiment with mixing yeasts in beer making, and how to do it.
By Yohanna Best
