A select few of the Sebright’s Children sauntered up to Northumberland Park a wee while back, on a mission to discover the secrets of Redemption’s salubrious brews. The air was fresh and the sunshine brilliant. Thank god nobody was hung over.
Greeted by Andy & co out the front (and by co, I include the copious odours of malty goodness, of course), we wandered in, following our nostrils into the realm where the brew-meisters work their magic. Our visit went something like this:
Josh, making sure Alec doesn’t miss the bag.
Stuck in the middle of a shelf-load of hops and buckets of malt, Simon talks us through base and specialty grains.
— “Wanna come up, chuck some hops in the boil?”
“Yep!”
Getting a nose-full of Urban Dusk.
— “Oh God, there’s a hipster in my mash tun. And he’s shovelling with wanton irony!”
…back to the tour: here’s a look at re-circulation in the fermentation room. Keeps the yeast working nicely.
A Sebright child, playing brewmeister, thinking she’ll add her own adjuncts during fermentation.
— “they’ll be none the wiser..”
“And I’m sure the results will be inspiring”
Meanwhile, Andy explains gravity & how we use it to determine the ABV.
& Josh talks about the importance of hops for flavour and aroma.
Getting our noses into some Nelson Sauvin from NZ. Ever had Redemption’s Big Chief?
…and then, of course, indulging in an unfined taster of Hopspur; one of my favourites.
Some just couldn’t get enough…
So that’s pretty much how our morning finished up, as was expected, to be sure.
Many many thanks to Andy, Josh, Simon & everyone at Redemption for taking the time to show us around & sharing their expertise with us bar-folk. If Northumberland Park is a bit of a stretch for you, Redemption’s brews are regularly featured at the Sebright.
For any questions & more info, check out Redemption’s website.
Cheers!
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