Well, the great day has come. I’ve been on the course, watched the videos, even read the instructions. Now for the first experiment with … the Grainfather.

Adding the grain to 21 litres of water at 50C. The Grainfather brings the temperature back up 50C as the grain cools the water down.
It’s an all-in-one mashing and brewing device for home-made beer. The last time we made any beer, many years ago, we had to mess about pummelling bags of grain in warm water, rather reminiscent of a Victorian washday.
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