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Burghley HomebrewNotes from the brewhouse
Copper kettle and glass fermenter glowing under a low workshop bulb beside sacks of pale malt.

English home brewing, written plainly

The brewhouse shelf England kept

Beer kits, country wine and cider explained the way a good shop counter once explained them: patiently, honestly, with no till ringing underneath. Welcome back to Burghley Homebrew.

  • Since 2005these shelves have spoken brewing
  • Cambridgeshirea supply shop remembered warmly
  • No tills nowa magazine instead of a stockroom

Six corners of the brew room

Why this magazine exists
Two brown bottles of home brewed pale ale stand beside a bucket fermenter on a tiled kitchen floor.

Home Brewing

Beer kits, everyday bitter and bottling patience. 3 pieces.

Demi john jars of ruby coloured country wine sit along a windowsill above a basket of apples.

Wine & Cider

Country wine from hedgerows, cider straight from apples. 2 pieces.

Open paper sacks of pale malt grains spill amber coloured kernels onto a brewery table beside green leafy hop cones.

Ingredients

Malt decisions, hop families and yeast trade-offs. 3 pieces.

Cleaning brushes, a thermos style flask and coiled tubing dry upside down over a utility sink.

Equipment

Vessels chosen once, cleaned forever after. 2 pieces.

A spiral notebook filled with handwritten brew records lies open beside a tall glass hydrometer test jar.

Guides

Hydrometers read properly, faults named calmly. 3 pieces.

Late summer sunlight crosses a garden table holding apple crates and a folded brewing checklist.

News

Seasonal notes published while they can still help. 2 pieces.

Fresh pours

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