Halloween brew

Monday, October 27th, 2008

This is pretty spooky looking. Shine a flashlight through all the gunk that builds up on the inside of the carboy when fermenting a dark or high gravity beer! Whoo-hahahaah! If you don't wash it out after racking I bet it gets even spookier! Speaking of spooky, I've been thinking about some ...

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Homebrewing for Dummies – by Marty Nachel

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Homebrewing for Dummies - by Marty Nachel A Reference for the Rest of Us! Covers everything from A-Z in brewing. A good text if you only had one book to buy and were a raw beginner. Some of the specialty chapters are worth checking too and go way beyond a what ...

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Amarillo and Brown Sugar IPA, 2008

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Amarillo hops impart a citrus grapefruit note to the aroma and flavor of the beer they are used in. This IPA recipe highlights the Amarillo hops and creates an IPA that is fairly mellow compared to some of the stronger IPAs. This recipe is quite complex and deviates a bit from ...

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Orange American Hefeweizen II, 2008

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

After brewing my first orange hefeweizen about two months ago I wanted to fine tune the recipe. This time I used sterling hops instead of cascade to reduce the biterness. Some people mentioned it was pretty bitter (not a bad thing for me). I had originally set out to replicate the ...

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German Kolsh Ale, 2008

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

White labs offers a Klösh yeast for making a German ale. It is not as robust as a lager, this beer is light and a bit sweet. It's a respectable easy drinking beer. If you want to lighten it up even more (like Budweiser or Coors), try substituting a ...

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