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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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English Pub Bitter, 2008

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

I wanted to try making something similar to the run of the mill beer in England. I found out from this batch, most of the flavor differences are due to the hops and yeast. Everyone who tried this beer really liked it. Target Volume (Gallons) 5       Total Cost $33.18       Yield (ounces) 630       Cost per 12 oz bottle $0.63       Boil ...

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Orange American Hefeweizen, 2008

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

The Eugene City Brewery has a honey orange wheat beer that inspired me to brew this. This beer is much heavier in flavor and body, which I ended up liking better. You can still drink a ton of it one setting, and it was perfect for my bachelor party. ...

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Barley Wine, 2008 Recipe

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

I will brew Barley Wine every spring so it is ready by winter. Next time I will try using champagne yeast a few days into the primary fermentation to get the final gravity down. Extra hops would help give it a more awesome bitter flavor. A full wort boil ...

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