Field note · 8 min
Sanitation in ten minutes
Most failed batches are bacteria, not bad luck. A repeatable cleaning routine that scales from a five-litre fermenter to a twenty-five-litre carboy.
Full guide published with each kit purchase.
Brewing guides
Read first.
Brew second.
Each kit ships with its own Field Guide PDF. These are the standalone short guides — the kind of thing we'd write on a postcard if you asked us in the shop.
Field note · 6 min
Hydrometers without anxiety
The difference between OG, FG and ABV — explained without algebra. When to read, when to stop reading, and how to know your batch is done.
Full guide published with each kit purchase.
Field note · 7 min
Dry-hopping for aroma, not bitterness
Why timing matters more than quantity. The two days that determine whether your IPA smells of grapefruit or grass clippings.
Full guide published with each kit purchase.
Field note · 9 min
Cold conditioning, by fridge
Turning the family refrigerator into a lager cellar with a £15 thermostat. The 28 days that separate lager from ale.
Full guide published with each kit purchase.
Field note · 5 min
A taster's vocabulary for your kitchen
Twenty words that describe a beer better than 'good' or 'gone off'. A page you can tape to the inside of your fermenter cupboard.
Full guide published with each kit purchase.
Field note · 10 min
What 'off' tastes like — and what caused it
Buttery, cardboard, green-apple, soap, plastic. A cheat sheet that turns a bad batch into a learning batch.
Full guide published with each kit purchase.
Recipe cards by kit
The exact PDF you get inside each box. We do not use any registered beer brand name in any recipe — every style is described as a style.
O-01 · starter
Home Brew Starter Kit
Field Guide PDF — fermenting a balanced golden style at room temperature.
See the kit →O-02 · ipa
IPA Brewing Kit
PDF — dry-hopping, aroma timing, finished bitterness math.
See the kit →O-03 · lager
Lager Brewing Kit
PDF — controlling fermentation temperature for clean lager character.
See the kit →O-04 · stout
Stout / Porter Kit
PDF — picking a stout or porter finish with one set of grains.
See the kit →O-05 · cider
Cider Making Kit
PDF — sourcing fresh juice, gravity readings, dry vs sweet finishes.
See the kit →O-06 · seltzer
Hard Seltzer Kit
PDF — neutral fermentation, splitting batches, balancing flavour powders.
See the kit →O-07 · cleaning
Brewing Cleaning Kit
PDF — repeatable cleaning routine that scales from 5 L to 25 L.
See the kit →
Ready to put theory aside?
Pick a kit. We did the math, the malt, and the timing for you.