Sunday my friend (and investor) and I brewed a bitter, after having received 1lb of fuggles and Kent Goldings hops for free (thanks, Erica!) The recipe called for 12oz of crystal malt and 4.5lbs of light malt extract. We used a touch over a pound of British caramalt and 5lbs of light malt extract. All …
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Oct 22
Probably the Best Presidential Candidate At This Time
Forget the issues! Let’s vote for the best party! The B.E.E.R. party! And Les Vilda! Click here for the story.
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Oct 12
Real American Ale – Batch 14
Last night we brewed batch 14, a Papazian recipe called “Real American Ale” (we meaning my investor and myself.) It is based off of a british bitter, but with American hops instead. It is also an all malt extract recipe, so it was real easy to do. 4-1/2 lbs of amber malt extract, 1-1/2 oz …
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Oct 07
Bottled Batch 13
Bottled up the batch of beer I made with the wild hops I received for free. Sampling it, it had a real mild floral aroma and a light amount of bitterness, which I expected. The malt finish on it was nice. It’s going to be a much better beer than I first thought. Final gravity …
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Oct 02
Bottled Batch 12
“The Good Life,” as I am planning on calling it, is now bottled and waiting to carbonate in the bottle. In a week it will be drinkable. I had some help tonight bottling it, from some strange sexy woman…. Now, at this stage (in the fermentation bucket) all beer has a strange layer of gunk at …
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Oct 02
Batch 13- The Wild Hops Brew
I got some free hops off of Craigslist, so I thought what better way to test them out than to make a batch of beer! I wanted it to be generic and inexpensive ale so I can really see what these hops characteristics are. So, I picked up 10 lbs of two row and 1 …
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Sep 27
Batch 12- 6 Months in the Making
Not really 6 months in the making, it’s just been that long since I’ve brewed. I’m dead broke. So, one day a friend approaches me with an offer: He’ll buy the ingredients, I brew the beer, he takes a portion as payoff for his investment. Sounds good to me! So, I scoured my Joy of …
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May 22
Batch 11 Follow Up
Forgot to post about the results of my batch 11 brew, good old Papazian’s Humpty Dumpty English Bitter. As I suspected, the alcohol content is weak (about 1%), there is a lack of maltiness in the finish that I love. But, the hops have a beautiful aroma and a great start. During the hot weather …
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May 01
Batch 11 Ready to Bottle
Saturday I brewed what I affectionately called “The $10 beer.” Papazian has a recipe called “Humpty Dumpty’s Original Bitter” which I was able to buy ingredients for for around $10. To help me out, my brother in law Jeremy met me at my in-laws house where we did our brewing. The recipe calls for 6lbs …
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