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So after this weekend’s fight with my tap setup over getting to my sump pump, I decided to make some changes. Initially I was concerned about making this move. I was worried that I would get into it and realize that it was a bad idea, or that it was not possible, or that [...]
While my tap and box system has served me well for the past year, this past weekend it became a problem. You see, one of the staples of my box and tap system I concocted (thanks to Ben), was that I would be using space near my sum pump that was otherwise useless.
Now the problem [...]
While we in Upstate New York get pounded by our third or fourth straight day of 6 to 8 inch snow fall, I am sitting infront of a fire, watching Monday Night Football and enjoying an IPA. Life is good.
As for the brew day, there was room for improvement. Don’t get me wrong, I think [...]
In the process of moving over to Word Press, I seem to have lost my RSS feed using Feed Burner. I’ve since updated it and for some of the people who subscribe to my blog via feed burner, you might be seeing this post as one of my first in a while.
Sorry about the mixup, [...]
This, the weekend before Christmas, is going to be a great time to hit up a cold weather brewing beer. An American pilsner was the first brew I ever made all-grain. I am skipping out on doing another American Pils because it’s a pretty bland style.
This brew is a German pils with a Czech pils [...]
Making Beer
Today was another glorious brew day in Central New York! Normally I use my brew day posts to review the stats on our session, but this morning I was thinking that this might be a good opportunity to review some of my brew day practices in greater detail.
Living close to a homebrew shop can [...]
This weekend Nick and I were going to do a nice easy 10.5 gallon of brew (Nick commented that brewing for 5 gallons almost didn’t seem worth it anymore, I disagree). I like the idea of going smaller and spending some time focusing on our process and thinking about how we can improve what it [...]
Last night I took my Christmas Ale out for a test run. It was a trip, this brew might need some aging in order for the flavors to blend a little better.
First off though, I created labels and used them on the bottles. I am going to be giving these out as Christmas holiday gifts for friends and [...]
For the first three years of CNYBrew.com, I have been using Blogger as the engine that drives this site. A few weeks ago I revisited Wordpress and was really impressed with the changes that were made.
Initially I did not want to use Wordpress because custom domains were $10/yr and I was someone that wanted it [...]
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Well we are into December and the days left to get some brew on are limited so I have dedicated myself to a schedule. Nick is limited in time and Bryan has been busy keeping [...]
