We love learning new things and we love beer, so we learned how to make it.
Project: Beer started with a question: “Can we learn ourselves a new skill we know absolutely nothing about?”
Together with Jakub Chrenko I set out to find if we could learn something that is wildly different from Graphic Design. We got together and discussed what would be a interesting skill to learn. We grabbed a beer out of the fridge and started discussing but the whole time the answer was sitting in our glasses.
I wonder how beer is made I expressed. We both really like it but we have no real clue how it’s made especially craft beers. We work with visuals almost everyday so let’s work with our tastebuds for a change!
We set out to discover the world of beer brewing and found ourselves soon in a whole new obsession. The almost infinite possibilities made it daunting at first, but we decided that if we really wanted to learn it then we should seek a professional. Through the Hoppenaar (craft beer store in Arnhem) we got in contact with a handful of microbreweries. One caught our eye particularly, Rob from Brouwhuys Elden.
Rob used to be the brewer for the Openlucht Museum and he invited us to come and see his small brewery. We got a tour and explanation of the whole process and even got to try some of his beers (they are amazing)!
In the end Rob gave us a sheet with the basic instructions and cooking guide on how to extract the right flavors from hops. The very next day Jakub and I ordered the necessities and started gathering ingredients. We wanted the beer to be a combination of our cultures, Dutch and Slovakian. I gathered spices commonly found in stroopwafel batter and Jakub collected Elderflowers from Slovakia on his trip back home. Together with the brewing schedule we crafted TnT beer. (Tulp and Tatra) a reference to the Netherlands and the Slovakian mountain the Tatra.
The beer ended up being a pilsner with a percentage of 4,2%. It was fresh and spicy with a good elderflower flavor to it. A job well done! Afterwards we made labels and a simple to follow guide for everyone who also want to learn the wonderful process of brewing your own beer.
Ingredients:
Belgomalt wheat malt 4,5/5,5
Hallertau Mittelfüh hop pellets
Bohemian Lager Yeast M84 (Mangrove Jack craft series)
Elderflower, Ginger, Cinnamon, Sugar, Water
Alchohol percentage: 4,2%
Specifications:
Labels: Sticker-paper glossy
Bottles: Longneck brown glass 0,33cl
paper: Biotop 80g
Project: Beer started with a question: “Can we learn ourselves a new skill we know absolutely nothing about?”
Together with Jakub Chrenko I set out to find if we could learn something that is wildly different from Graphic Design. We got together and discussed what would be a interesting skill to learn. We grabbed a beer out of the fridge and started discussing but the whole time the answer was sitting in our glasses.
I wonder how beer is made I expressed. We both really like it but we have no real clue how it’s made especially craft beers. We work with visuals almost everyday so let’s work with our tastebuds for a change!
We set out to discover the world of beer brewing and found ourselves soon in a whole new obsession. The almost infinite possibilities made it daunting at first, but we decided that if we really wanted to learn it then we should seek a professional. Through the Hoppenaar (craft beer store in Arnhem) we got in contact with a handful of microbreweries. One caught our eye particularly, Rob from Brouwhuys Elden.
Rob used to be the brewer for the Openlucht Museum and he invited us to come and see his small brewery. We got a tour and explanation of the whole process and even got to try some of his beers (they are amazing)!
In the end Rob gave us a sheet with the basic instructions and cooking guide on how to extract the right flavors from hops. The very next day Jakub and I ordered the necessities and started gathering ingredients. We wanted the beer to be a combination of our cultures, Dutch and Slovakian. I gathered spices commonly found in stroopwafel batter and Jakub collected Elderflowers from Slovakia on his trip back home. Together with the brewing schedule we crafted TnT beer. (Tulp and Tatra) a reference to the Netherlands and the Slovakian mountain the Tatra.
The beer ended up being a pilsner with a percentage of 4,2%. It was fresh and spicy with a good elderflower flavor to it. A job well done! Afterwards we made labels and a simple to follow guide for everyone who also want to learn the wonderful process of brewing your own beer.
Ingredients:
Belgomalt wheat malt 4,5/5,5
Hallertau Mittelfüh hop pellets
Bohemian Lager Yeast M84 (Mangrove Jack craft series)
Elderflower, Ginger, Cinnamon, Sugar, Water
Alchohol percentage: 4,2%
Specifications:
Labels: Sticker-paper glossy
Bottles: Longneck brown glass 0,33cl
paper: Biotop 80g