December 2011
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A Question for the Audience
So I’ve begun thinking about kegging my beers. It’s become something of a necessity these days, mainly due to the fact that I am sick and tired of bottling each and every batch of my beer. Since beginning my all-grain brewing odyssey earlier this fall, the amount of beer leaving my brew kettle has steadily increased, and I am running out of space and bottles. Therefore, I think...
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Christmas time is here!
So I’m not sure if any of you are like me, but Christmas presents the perfect opportunity to clear out some of my homebrew reserves to make room for new brews. My friends and family have long since given up on asking for regular gifts, I think. At this point if I gave them anything other than beer and my homemade peanut butter balls they’d be genuinely upset. One year I spent lots of...
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Belgian Imperial IPA
So a few days ago I posted about my misadventures at the local homebrew store, and the crushing defeat of not being able to grab the require amount of my beloved Citra hops. Well out of that misfortune has come what I hope will be an equally delicious beer. Still going to be making the Citra IPA later on down the road, when the Citra supply has been replenished, but into then I present my own...
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So...yeah
So that Citra IPA I was all set to brew won’t be getting made after all. Imagine my surprise when I got to the local homebrew store this afternoon and found that he had all of ONE ounce of Citra Hops left. As my recipe calls for a full 5 ounces I was, as they say, SOL. However, I’ve always wanted to brew a Belgian Imperial IPA, so I set out on a quest to gather some ingredients for the...
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Citra IPA
I’ve brewed this beer a few times, but always as an extract recipe. With my recent transition to all-grain brewing, I’ve decided to revisit the recipe and make a few changes to the hop additions to account for better utilization and decrease the amount of IBU’s. However, I love the floral, fruity aroma of the relatively new Citra hop variety, and have therefore increased the...
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Building a Dream
A couple months ago, I set out on a quest to build my very own mash-tun for the purpose of brewing my first beer entirely from grain, no extract or other shortcuts allowed. Today, I have finally conquered that quest, and I’ve decided to create a post showing how I did it. Hopefully, others that are on the fence will be inspired to create something similar and get started on brewing their first...
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And So it Begins...
I’ve been posting personal thoughts, feelings and diatribes on Tumblr for some time now, and have been interspersing bits about my favorite hobby, homebrewing, along with the personal bits. Now that I’ve recommitted to hobby as a means of making the leap into the world of professional brewing, I’ve decided to create another blog solely for the purpose of educating both myself and...