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New drinking anthem

August 25th, 2008 travis 2 comments

I got an email out of the blue from someone named “Drunker than Satan” with a free mp3. The song is “Drunker than Satan” by none other than Mr. Horatio Lee Jenkins, for those of you that are so inclined, he has a MySpace page.
The video helps illustrate what’s going on in the song [...]

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How do I know when my hops are ready?

August 23rd, 2008 travis 4 comments

Well the short answer is like that. But what are we looking at? (click on the picture above for a good look)
First, you will note the yellow lupulin glands are spilling out onto the leaves near the stem. This is the yellow dust you see in the pictures.
Second is papery to the touch. They should [...]

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Hops are almost ready!

August 10th, 2008 travis 8 comments

While my brewing has been a little sparse this summer, the hops have been continuing to grow and in only their second year, look to be doing pretty well!

This is the cascade and fuggles vines. The fuggles on the right is not producing anything, but the cascade is looking great!!!

There are quite [...]

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Great Show on The Works

August 1st, 2008 travis 4 comments

So tonight I just finished watching “The Works” on The History Channel and I have to say…I’m impressed. They toured Smuttynose. and an AB Brewery, an AWESOME homebrewer setup, a can collection for the ages, and a marketing firm that works for AB.
I was really impressed with how throughly they covered the process and [...]

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