I finally did it. I picked up the rest of the equipment that I needed, a kit of ingredients, and started on my path to becoming a home brewer. I’d actually tried to start once before. A local home brewing store sold basic starter kits – a single fermenting bucket, capper, some tubes for bottling, [...]
If you like Hefeweizen, this may be your beer. It has been a while since I have posted, you are welcome. I’ve been brewing all summer, tweaking equipment, breaking out and brewing recipes instead of kits, basically trying to iron out all of the wrinkles that arise when you become an all grain brewer. I [...]
Some of you may have heard of the site kickstarter.com, but for those of you unfamiliar, here’s the gist of it – an individual or group of people have a great idea for a business. But, they’re short on startup capital, and could use a little help. A kick-start, if you will (and I will). [...]
It is too wet to do anything in the yard. It will be for weeks. I had two beers kits in the grain box. Northern Brewer’s Chinook IPA, and the British Mild AK-47. I decided on the AK-47. The yeast needed for the Chinook will have beer on it until Tuesday at the earliest. This [...]
This brew is a version of Rogue’s Dead Ale. The only Rogue beer I like better is Double Dead Guy Ale. You would think I would like it 2x as much, but really it is only X^1.618 times. Whatever. Naming it Schrödinger’s Dead Guy Ale because it is only 1/2 Dead Guy, 1/2 not. The proprietary [...]
Brew Notes: MJ’s NB Breakfast Stout (@duckyjensen’s Breakfast Stout from Northern Brewer). Back Story: During the ‘Beers to You, and Gourmet Too’ event my wife decided she liked Oatmeal Stouts. The culprit, Potosi Brewing’s Fiddler (8% ABV, OG of 1.070ish, 25 IBU). Her enthusiasm for this beer was much different from that expressed after sipping [...]
