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Yet another Fermentation Friday is upon us. This month’s host is my old friend Ted (I can call him that because we’ve met!). The subject is:
a. What part of the your brewday brings you the most JOY?
b. What part particularly brings out a good deal of STRESS?
This is great to think about. I love to [...]
This weekend I was thinking that I would brew a small 3 gallon batch of barleywine for the fun of it. I have 10lbs of US 2 row pale malt just sitting around so might as well put it to good use.
The plan is simple enough:
12lbs US 2 row pale malt
1lb Crystal 40L
.5lb Crystal 10L
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Well yesterday was a brew day. We brewed up 20 gallons of the California Common we’ve done a few times in the past. Unfortunately, I purchased a new thermometer with a wire connected probe from Kmart on my way home Friday. I had been looking at digital thermometers for a while, but after a lot [...]
After listening to the April 2nd episode of Basic Brewing Radio and reading the BYO article, I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on the Aussie-Brew in a Bag (BIAB) technique. Beer Smith covers the basics here, but it’s a simple enough concept:
Crushed grains in a brew friendly bag
All water in a brew [...]
With Mother’s day upon us, many of us need to thank our wives for supporting our wacky habit of homebrewing. Happy Mother’s Day to my wife for her constant support. Considering she is not really into the beers that I brew, she finds great party themes that allow me to showcase my beers to my [...]
This weekend I was able to totally complete the hops trellis project. I have to say, I am really pleased with how this turned out. It’s not only a fully functional trellis, it also adds some curb appeal to the house (IMO anyway).
First off, earlier this week I hung the cross supports on the 4×4 [...]
