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All Grain American Pale Ale Recipe

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Given what I had in my brewing inventory I decided to brew an American Pale Ale along the lines of a Deschutes Mirror Pond clone. Deschutes is said to use British yeast for their American beers, so I stuck with that and tried a variety that was new to ...

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The Four Brewing Seasons (2 of 4)

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Each season has at least one beer style that it is known for, if not several. This season an Oktoberfest / Marzen recipe has been selected. This is part TWO of a four part (season) series about these seasonal brews. Spring is quickly approaching, although much of ...

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The Four Brewing Seasons (1 of 4)

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Each season has at least one beer style that it is known for, if not several. This is part one in a four part (season) series about these seasonal brews. Winter is quickly approaching, and has already placed some parts of the US and other countries in its ...

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Holiday Spice Ale – Ready in a month

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

A lot of breweries sell a “winter beer” or “Christmas beer”, and they’re typically high-gravity, with complex flavors. Our brewing group wanted something that was exactly the opposite: a low-gravity, easy-to-drink beer that would complement our turkey with cranberry sauce. This is pretty similar to most “holiday spice beer” recipes ...

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Recipe OktoberFEAST Ale AG (5.5 US gal.)

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

With fall just around the corner, cooler temperatures and shorter days are on there way. This calls for a maltier, less hoppy, less zingy beer to satisfy us on those cool evenings around the fire. As the temperatures go down, the ABV of seasonal beers goes up. ...

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Hugh Hefe Hefeweizen AG (5.5 US gal)

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Summer is the season for light and bright beers. A favorite that is light in body, low abv, but full of flavor and complexity is the hefeweizen. Perfect for a thirst quencher and suitable for a twist of citrus if you so choose. The following recipe is based on ...

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What is SMaSH brewing

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Beers are complex. They typically consist of several types of malt, some base, some specialty, and this lends to the complexity of the beer. In the same sense, many beers use more than one hop type, again adding to the complexity and dimension of the beer. Beer ...

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CCB Haus Ale All Grain Aussie No Chill

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

This beer can be a staple in anyones refrigerator or kegerator. A light and crisp gateway beer for the non-homebrewing crowd, this beer is a great thirst quencher on a hot summer day, or a great session beer for anytime gatherings. The following recipe is based on 82% brew house ...

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Munich Helles Lager – Spaten Clone (Extract)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Makes an excellent light lager, but not an American light lager, slightly maltier and more bitter. Very drinkable beer, easy on the palate but not watered down at all. Helles means 'light' in German. This is pretty close to Spaten. Target Volume (Gallons) 5 Total Cost $33.35 Yield (ounces) 630 Cost per 12 oz bottle $0.64 Boil Time 60 min GRAINS Pounds Points/Gal Total Points Cost Extra Light ...

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English Pub Bitter II, ESB – 2008

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

This was the second attempt at an English Pub Bitter, and it is actually more like an Extra Special Bitter (ESB) this time given the IBUs at 43+. I am very happy with the results, the beer is definitely bitter, but not flooring. It has a nice malty flavor, a ...

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