I’ve brewed this blonde a few times before. First for myself, then for a wedding. Now I’m brewing 10 more gallons for another wedding coming up in July, plus another new recipe (a Belgian ...Read More
Beers should lean hoppy… No beers should be malty! Can’t we all just get along? A nice malty beer with about 35-45 IBUs can do wonders as far as drink-ability. Have one, have three! This t...Read More
After brewing ales (and meads) exclusively for 6 years, it was well past time to finally brew a lager. I’ve always wanted to but never had the capability due to my apartment not having room temp...Read More
Brewing an all grain IPA with Warrior for bittering and a big charge of Amarillo for flavor and aroma seemed like a fun brew. A bright, punchy bitterness paired with aromas of sweet citrus. Plus, I ha...Read More
Brewing an all grain Belgian Dubbel has been on my bucket list for a while, and I’m happy to have finally got around to it. There were a few issues on brew-day, like it pouring right when I need...Read More
On another brew-for-you adventure. This was going to be a blood orange gose based on the Anderson Valley craft beer. However, blood orange season ran dry so I’ll be doing tangerines instead. The...Read More
The person who I had brewed the first version for wanted some more. After I had brewed V1, I learned that it wasn’t a true-to-style grodziskie, which would use 100% oak smoked wheat in the grain...Read More
I spent the last month or so doing on-off experiments instead of really working on developing repeatable recipes. But I’m back in the saddle of recipes. Since bottling my sour brown ale, I’...Read More
I’m not dead. In fact, I made some beer this week and have lots more beer I need to make, but that’s talk for another time. This time, I’ve got a SMaSH (single malt single hop) beer ...Read More
I recently got the opportunity to brew a version of my blonde ale for a co-worker’s wedding. In the original version, there were a few things that needed to be addressed with the recipe. For exa...Read More