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It’s been a long lag for me on the brewing and the reason is that I have wanted to get a new brew kettle. I was at a bit of a crossroads with where to go. The way I was seeing it is that I could get a stock pot a little bigger than the [...]
Last week I started looking at the whole “how do you create your own brew recipes?” introspection. After consulting my current brew literature I came to the conclusion that I had officially outgrown my current library of “The Joy of Home Brewing” (still a classic and a great reference) and “Homebrew for Dummies.”
I posted something [...]
I saw these on YouTube and thought they were great. If you have never brewed before, or if you are just starting out, I have always recommended seeing someone in action and this guy have a modest, but thorough operation. He hits all of the high points and I must say, I even saw somethings [...]
So I have been kegging my beer for about a year now and I am still tweaking the process having not found “the ideal” method. I was just reading something on Homebrewmart.com that outlines the force carbonating process pretty well. For this entry I am going to give a brief overview of my [...]
So I was reading my handy-dandy “Homebrewing for Dummies” that I bought a few years ago (mine is an older version and I think it’s written by someone different) and I saw an interesting tidbit that I didn’t realize before. When you are brewing a heavier brew, like an Imperial Stout, you should give it [...]
This is something that I have been planning on doing for a while now and because I got my digital camera to start putting photo on my computer, here we go:
This is my mash tun set up that I referenced in my posting about the Imperial Stout. As you can see there were somethings that [...]
This is my first post since moving into my new home. I am in between batches (still nursing my English Brown Ale), but I have been continuing on in a brew tasting class where I have learned about a lot of new brews.
I think my next batch will be a wheat beer, maybe a Belgian.
I [...]
Well lesson learned.
I let the English Brown Ale that I was previously not satisfied with age on the CO2 system (about 8psi) and I must say, the improvement is noticeable.
The beer has a full consistent carbonation, the smell has a overwhelming sent of brown sugar and the flavor is mellow and smooth with a sweet [...]
It has been about a week since I tapped my English Brown Ale and I must have done something wrong because there is no way that it is supposed to taste like this. First off it’s watered down so all you get is a faint taste of beer. Second, it lacks many of [...]
