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Columbus IPA

February 10th, 2013 travis No comments

A while back there was a great group of guys I kept in touch with through brew blogs. I’ve lost touch with the brew community to a large extent, but I remember drinking Ted’s Columbus IPA
http://www.tedbrews.com/2008/09/columbus-ipa.html?m=1. Over the years, Ted’s Columbus IPA really stood out to me so when I was contemplating my [...]

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New member to the brew operation

February 3rd, 2013 travis No comments

After many years with my blue igloo cube, I decided it was time to freshen up my equipment. This time I went all out, false bottom, stainless ball valve, you name it. I have about $105 wrapped up into it so it was actually a lot more reasonable than I anticipated. Plus [...]

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Cream ale

January 27th, 2013 travis No comments

While I know we’re still a ways away from the end of winter, I can’t wait to get some sun action and spring weather.  Initially I was thinking I would brew a pils, but elected instead to brew a cream ale.  A good lawnmower beer.  I’ve done a few of these, but I have tweaked [...]

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Add the vanilla to the Nut Brown Ale kit

December 2nd, 2012 travis 2 comments

As mentioned, I’ve been brewing a kit called Hex Nut Brown Ale from Midwest Supplies and its now time for racking.  The whole idea here was to use a base nut brown ale and add some of the vanilla beans my wife picked up to give it a vanilla nut brown ale, similar to what [...]

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Vanilla Nut Brown Ale Brew Day

November 25th, 2012 travis No comments

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was contacted about reviewing a brew kit from Midwest Supplies and agreed (on the condition that I could make a minor tweak!).  The brew kit came with instructions and all the ingredients I needed for a nut brown ale.  The recipe said the brew would produce between [...]

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Vanilla Nut Brown Ale

November 18th, 2012 travis 3 comments

A few weeks ago I was contacted by Midwest Supplies about reviewing a brew kit for them.  It’s been a while since I brewed (or blogged for that matter, sorry about that) and I figured why not?  So I asked them to send me their “Hex Nut Brown Ale” kit because I’ve been wanting to [...]

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Big Brew Day +1: Mulligan Witt

May 14th, 2012 travis No comments

Gravity Before Boil: 1.045 SG (12.0 Brix)
Original Gravity: 1.047 SG (12.5 Brix)
Final Gravity: 1.011 SG (6.7 Brix)
Volume Of Finished Beer: 20.02 US gals
Total Water Required: 26.27 US gals
19lb 2oz of US 2-Row Malt
12lb 8oz of Belgian Pale Wheat Malt
2lb 9oz of UK Flaked Oats
1lb 6oz of Belgian Biscuit Malt
3.00 oz of UK Golding (60 [...]

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Cascade hops dump

April 30th, 2012 travis 2 comments

This past weekend I decided to get back at brewing the 10gal size brews. In this case, I was thinking IPA as I like to keep a hoppy beer on tap at all times. In this case I had a bunch of cascade hops left over from last year so i decided to [...]

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Belgian Golden first shot

April 18th, 2012 travis No comments

It’s been a while since I brewed this beer, so here it is in a quick overview;
5 Gal batch brewed on March 3rd
11lb 11oz Belgian pilsner malt
2lbs 8oz table sugar (I know sounds weird, but it’s what everyone says)
2oz Czech Saaz 60 min
Wyeast 1388 – Belgian Strong Ale
The pre-boil gravity on this bad boy was [...]

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Christmas spice from years past

January 16th, 2012 travis No comments

So I made a Christmas spice beer some years ago and it was not good. It was over carbonated, offensively spiced and super alcoholic. Given two years plus to age, it’s actually pretty damn good! I just cracked a bottle and I’m very pleased with the beer. Might need to have [...]

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