Hop insights and Fullers Vintage Ale

Hops in Vintage Ale Hops in Vintage Ale Our own MD, Paul Corbett features in the new fullers video looking into the whole thought and brewing process behind their Vintage Ale brew. Paul talks about what we wanted the hops to achieve, which hops capture that, the difference in hop characters between a 2020 bottle […]

How to say… our company name

How to say our company name…. How to say our company name…. No. 2 in our ‘how to say’ series.  How to say Charles Faram. For those who find it tricky when calling us, are curious, or just want a giggle https://youtu.be/q-r-hoxRACo For others in the series check out our Youtube playlist For others in […]

DECADE Brew News…. UK ingredients

DECADE Brew News…. UK ingredients Taken from: Panther Brewery blog https://pantherbrewery.co.uk/decade-brew-news/ As mentioned in Danny’s previous blog we are pleased to announce that we are brewing our Decade Amber Ale, celebrating ten years of Panther brewing. When we launched it in March it got a little bit lost with certain worldwide events, and so we […]

HopWalk 2020 highlights and sessions

HopWalk highlights 2020 HopWalk session 1 – Charles Faram, the latest hop news and innovations HopWalk session 2 – Weyermann® speciality malts 2020 and their influence on craft beer recipes HopWalk session 3 – Fermentis, Low alcohol beer with SafBrew™ LA-01 HopWalk session 4 – Lemon Top Creative, YOU BREW IT WE’LL BRAND IT. A […]

Technical article: Introduction to Thiols in Hop Oils

INTRODUCTION OF THIOLS INTO HOP OILS   Hop oils, also known as essential oils, constitute between 0.5% to 4% of the hop cone, depending on the variety. The volatile chemicals that compose hop oils can be split into three groups: hydrocarbons, oxygenated compounds, and sulphur-containing compounds. The sulphur-containing compounds are a small portion of the […]

Five minutes with Faram – Lawrence Washington, Purple Moose

What’s your favourite hop? Bramling Cross. Beautiful blackcurrant aromas which go perfectly with my favourite style of beers. What’s your favourite beer? Mmm, tricky one. I’m going to say Gales Prize Old Ale. Not to everyone’s tastes, I know, but I always found it stunning. Favourite Food & Beer pairing? Steak & Ale Pie containing […]

Five minutes with Faram – Fergus Fitzgerald & Dan Gooderham

What is your favourite hop?  Fergus: It’s not my favourite but I have a deep affection for the much maligned Sorachi Ace. As for favourite, I can only say that today I am mostly enjoying Chinook. Dan: It changes a lot, I really like Harlequin® lately but what never changes is good old Goldings. What’s […]

UK Pub Closures & Hop Growing at Risk

The traditional British pint is under threat as pub closures have put the centuries-old hop growing industry in jeopardy. Figures reveal that half of the hops grown in Britain this year won’t be used – leaving a surplus of 800 tons, or enough to brew 700 million pints of cask ale. Unless the Government buys […]

Five minutes with Faram – Malcolm Downie, Fyne Ales

Malcolm Downie, Head Brewer at Fyne Ales What is your favourite hop?  OK… I should probably say Citra®, as that’s the hop in Jarl which is our biggest seller! I do like Citra®, but from a personal point of view, I would say Cashmere. From the first time I sampled it, it was sparking off […]

Gluten Free Brewing

GLUTEN FREE BREWING Have you been tempted to try gluten free brewing? There is an ever increasing interest in gluten free or reduced gluten diets, and with a few simple tweaks you can reach this growing market. If you’re interested in giving it a go then follow the link to Murphy and Son® guide. Including […]