Love & Beer 2025 – Beers

Its an honour to be invited back to Love & Beer. This time held at Beer Merchants Tap, hosted by The Craft Beer Channel and The Malt Miller

This year we have a great selection on our bar. Take a look below for more details, and even the recipes:

Link to beer recipeStyleUntappd to rate
GergorgenheitFestbierUntappd - Gergorgenheit
Mosaic EverythingAmerican Pale AleUntappd - Mosiac Everything
Jaipur NoirBlack IPAUntappd - Jaipur Noir
Nils Has a New PilsNew Zealand PilsUntappd - Nils Has a New Pils

Gergorgenheit

Style: Festbier | Type: All Grain | Batch: 60 L | Boil: 90 min

Brewer: Paul Willis

OG FG ABV (%) IBU EBC
1.059 1.011 6.3 % 25.3 5.2 SRM

Fermentables

Name Amount Yield Colour
Extra Pale Premium Pilsner 13.6 kg 82% 3 EBC
Munich I 1.5 kg 82.3% 15 EBC
Biscuit 680 g 70% 55 EBC
Oat Husks 150 g 77.68% 2 EBC

Hops

Name Amount Alpha % Use Time
Perle (Pellet) 110 g 5.5 Boil 60 min
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (Pellet) 80 g 2.6 Boil 5 min
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (Pellet) 70 g 2.6 Whirlpool 10 min

Yeast

Name Type / Form Attenuation (%) Temp
WLP838 – Southern German Lager Lager / Liquid 80 10°C @14 days

Mash Steps

Step Temp (°C) Time (min)
Saccharification 63 20
Mash Step 68 40
Mash Out 75 10

Water Profile

Ca2+ Mg2+ Na+ Cl SO4 2− HCO3
93 6 24 38 64 227

Brewers Notes

The yeast strain is what gives this beer its character. But be patient, it needs time to mature

Mosaic Everything

Style: American Pale Ale | Type: All Grain | Batch: 22 L | Boil: 60 min

Brewer: Will Piercy

OG FG ABV (%) IBU EBC
1.053 1.009 5.8 % 79.5 3.6 SRM

Fermentables

Name Amount Yield Colour
Extra Pale Malt 4.309 kg 82% 3.4 EBC
Dextrin Malt 420 g 80% 3 EBC
Vienna Malt 420 g 80% 7.8 EBC
Chit Malt 105 g 50.51% 4.14 EBC

Hops

Name Amount Alpha % Use Time
Mosaic (Pellet) 20 g 13.1 Boil 45 min
Mosaic (Pellet) 30 g 13.1 Boil 30 min
Mosaic (CO2 Extract) 16 g 50.5 Whirlpool 20 min
Mosaic (Pellet) 5 g 13.1 Whirlpool 20 min
Mosaic (Cryo) 100 g 13.1 Dry Hop 3 days
Mosaic (Pellet) 45 g 13.1 Dry Hop 3 days

Yeast

Name Type / Form Attenuation (%) Temp
WHC LAX Ale / Dry 80 20°C @14 days

Mash Steps

Step Temp (°C) Time (min)
Temperature 65 60

Water Profile

Ca2+ Mg2+ Na+ Cl SO4 2− HCO3
145 18 0 111 267 0

Jaipur Noir

Style: Black IPA | Type: All Grain | Batch: 20 L | Boil: 60.0 min

Brewer: Rob Iafrati & Pete Clapham

OG FG ABV (%) IBU EBC
1.059 1.014 5.9 % 63 56.0

Fermentables

Name Amount Yield Colour
Low Colour Maris Otter 5.5 kg 82.0% 3 EBC
Roast Wheat Malt 500 g 70.0% 985 EBC
Mild Malt 200 g 78.0% 12 EBC

Hops

Name Amount Alpha % Use Time
Ahtanum 6 g 6.0 Boil 60 min
Cascade 6 g 5.5 Boil 60 min
Centennial 6 g 10.0 Boil 60 min
Chinook 6 g 13.0 Boil 60 min
Columbus 6 g 15.0 Boil 60 min
Simcoe 6 g 13.0 Boil 60 min
Ahtanum 6 g 6.0 Boil 30 min
Cascade 6 g 5.5 Boil 30 min
Centennial 6 g 10.0 Boil 30 min
Chinook 6 g 13.0 Boil 30 min
Columbus 6 g 15.0 Boil 30 min
Simcoe 6 g 13.0 Boil 30 min
Ahtanum 25 g 6.0 Whirlpool 20 min
Cascade 25 g 5.5 Whirlpool 20 min
Centennial 25 g 10.0 Whirlpool 20 min
Chinook 25 g 13.0 Whirlpool 20 min
Columbus 25 g 15.0 Whirlpool 20 min
Simcoe 25 g 13.0 Whirlpool 20 min
Ahtanum 35 g 6.0 Dry Hop 3 days
Cascade 35 g 5.5 Dry Hop 3 days
Centennial 35 g 10.0 Dry Hop 3 days
Chinook 35 g 13.0 Dry Hop 3 days
Columbus 35 g 15.0 Dry Hop 3 days
Simcoe 35 g 13.0 Dry Hop 3 days

Yeast

Name Type / Form Attenuation (%) Temp
WHC LAX Ale / Dry 88.0 19.0°C

Mash Steps

Step Temp (°C) Time (min)
Mash In 65.0 60.0

Water Profile

Ca2+ Mg2+ Na+ Cl SO4 2− HCO3
199 20 30 123 412 17

Brewers Notes

Based on Thornbridge’s flagship IPA, but black
Roasted wheat added at vorlauf.

Nils Has a New Pils

Style: New Zealand Pils | Type: All Grain | Batch: 23 L | Boil: 90 min

Brewer: Chris Monk

OG FG ABV (%) IBU EBC
1.051 1.012 5.1 % 33.6 3.1 SRM

Fermentables

Name Amount Yield Colour
German Pilsen 3.3 kg 81.5% 3.4 EBC
Pale Ale Golden Promise 900 g 78% 5 EBC
Carapils/Carafoam 300 g 80.07% 3.94 EBC

Hops

Name Amount Alpha % Use Time
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (Pellet) 30 g 4 First Wort 60 min
Tettnang (Pellet) 30 g 4 First Wort 60 min
Nectaron (Pellet) 100 g 12 Dry Hop 6.67 days
Superdelic (Pellet) 100 g 10.5 Dry Hop 6.67 days

Yeast

Name Type / Form Attenuation (%) Temp
SafLager W-34/70 Lager / Dry 84 20°C @7 days

Mash Steps

Step Temp (°C) Time (min)
Temperature 67 60

Brewers Notes

Next time may try mashing at 65C to really dry it out

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