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Belgian Dubbel 2.0

January 8th, 2012 travis No comments

I’ve brewed a few Belgian Dubbels over the years. To be honest, I haven’t been totally “in love” with the recipe I’ve been using. I have practicing minimalism in brewing recently, but for this brew I decided to build a more complex recipe.
Here is what I came up with:
11lb 15oz of Belgian Pilsner [...]

Wette Wit Weekend

May 20th, 2011 travis 1 comment

Since the weather was starting to pick up and it seems like we’re finally there (at least until this past weekend when it rained the whole time), its time for a Belgian Wit again!  For this brew, I turned back the clock to the very first Belgian Wit I had brewed called “Mulligan Wit” which [...]

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Back on the horse!

September 18th, 2010 travis No comments

I’m back!  Today was my first brew day since June, wow, it’s been a while.  This year I decided to try out a harvest ale, this one I am calling Hog’s Back Pale Ale as it’s football season and this should make for a great Sunday session beer.
My recipe was simple enough, I had some [...]

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I need an IPA! Time to brew…

November 24th, 2009 travis No comments

It’s been a few weeks and I’m starting to go a little light on my brews so it’s time to get my act together and start brewing!  My pale ale is on it’s last legs so I am going to replace it with an IPA, a style I can’t seem to go wrong with.  As [...]

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Breakfast in a bottle – Oatmeal Stout

October 7th, 2009 travis 5 comments

That’s right, beer isn’t just for dinner and lunch anymore, now it’s for breakfast.  My friends over at the Brew Dudes have also been in on the Oatmeal Stout and I haven’t brewed one since I used to kit brew.  I think it’s time to re-visit this classing breakfast drink.
Seriously though, I am going to be [...]

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Brew day Pale Ale style

July 20th, 2009 travis No comments

I know, all my brew day pictures look the same.  Sometimes I wonder why I take so many of the same stuff.  Oh well.
Saturday I got up at a reasonable hour and started off on a relaxing brew day.  This was a 10.5 gallon batch with a target OG of 1.047.  A simple Pale Ale for [...]

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last second brew day

July 17th, 2009 travis No comments

So I am pulling off a last second brew day – This is going to be a pale ale:

20lbs – US 2 row pale malt
1.5lbs Crystal 40L
.5lbs Munich
1.5oz UK Goldings
1.5oz (umm I forgot)

I am using the 1056 from my barley wine (I tasted it, and it was awesome!!!).  I am going to be single infusion [...]

Brew day review over a beer

December 22nd, 2008 travis No comments

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 [...]

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About a brew day

December 14th, 2008 travis 1 comment

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 [...]

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Californication round two

June 6th, 2008 travis No comments

This weekend Nick wasn’t available to brew, so Bryan and I brewed up hist first batch of all-grain. For this, I wanted to take another stab at my ribbon of participation winning California Common called Californication from last year. This year I made some changes to the recipe and quadrupled the recipe for [...]

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