I thought the beer wasn't fermenting and it was. I didn't take any gravity readings, lesson learned there. I originally re-pitched on top of an old yeast cake. I didn't see vigorous or really any fermentation so I thought it didn't work. I made a starter of the same strain of yeast 24 hrs...

I was Basic Brewing Podcast episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-bS3CGrPec about the New Albion Ale. There is going to be a virtual tasting somehow. I made my version of the S.M.A.S.H. extract style. I re-pitched it into a fermentor I had the West Coast Blaster in. This what I brewed...

I'm applying for a job a brewery in town where I live. It is only part time working two days a week in the tap room. I normally wouldn't apply, but being a wildland firefighter I have some time off this winter. I figured maybe it will turn into something better before I have to return to...

Just joined yesterday, figured I'll say hey. Got 4 brews under my belt and I just bought ingredients for three more. I bottle all my beer, but may get into kegging soon. I'm always looking for tasty beers with a high ABV!