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
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
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
So I decided to brew an Extra Special Bitter (ESB) with fruity hop profile that has a strong malty backbone. I’m starting of with a 3 gallon recipe to test it out and will step it up as I make s...Read More
I’m also brewing this for a co-worker of mine. He’s big on big beers, so of course he requested this hefty Belgian ale. The one in particular is also inspired from a local brew-pub. It has...Read More