First Brew...

Those of you familiar with the house planning stages will know the history of the ‘laundry’ but for those that don’t, here’s the story.

I was fairly intent, in the design phase, to have what is referred to as a European laundry ie a washing machine, basin & clothes basket effectively in a cupboard. I liked the idea of a washing machine not taking up a whole room and being able to utilise that space in other ways. Nic’s counter-claim was based around the concept that if we didn‘t have a laundry, where were we going to brew the beer?

I relented on the grounds that the ‘laundry’ be referred to thereafter as the ‘brewery’. Now, this funny-shaped room at the back of the house is finally living up to its name.

We bottled our first Gara Garra brew tonight, the 48 Porter. Named in honour of Nic’s 48^th birthday which was the reason for the brew kit purchase. (Many thanks to the awesome Brad who sold us his preloved one & threw in 80-odd Grolsch bottles!) I’ll report back on the success or otherwise of this venture in a few weeks.

Got any brewing tips or stories for us?