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Mar 03
What Beer Would You Like To See Next?
I’m curious. I have a plan for my next 3 beers already, but I would like to know what beers would you like to see come from my home brewery? Next up is my Lucky Stout, then I’m going to do a lager, and then more of my famous Buckingham Bitter (famous among those who …
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Mar 01
The Experiment- Framboise – Batch 24
I’ve been pondering for some time how to do a framboise of the style that Lindeman’s does. My wife loves that stuff! Unfortunately, all the recipies I’ve seen don’t really mention how close they get. I have an authentic lambic recipe for Framboise, but I know my wife won’t like it, and the brettanomyces yeasts …
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Feb 20
Cherries in the Snow- Batch 23
Thursday I brewed a batch of beer from the Papazian recipe “Cherries in the Snow.” Having 10lbs of cherries laying around sure pays off! The recipe called for 8.5lbs of light liquid malt extract, but instead of buying extra malt extract that I may not use I purchased a bulk 7lb liquid malt extract and …
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Feb 19
Cherry Stout Bottled- Batch 22
On the 15th I bottled up my cherry stout. Before bottling, I had to use a strainer to remove floating cherry remains. After transferring it to my bottling bucket, I had close to a gallon of sediment left in my bottling bucket. Even had some cherry gunk stuck in my auto siphon. Final gravity turned …
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Feb 07
Cherry Stout Brewed- Batch 22
Thursday I brewed another Papazian recipe for Cherry Stout. I was given 3 gallons of cherries by my sister in law (thanks, Karyn!), but, for some reason, felt the need to pick up a few more. So, after the stout I will be brewing another Papazian recipe, Cherries in the Snow. Started out with the …
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Jan 26
The Health Benefits of Alcohol
Just ran across some articles discussing the health benefits related to moderate alcohol consumption. So, without further ado, here are the links. Beer Examiner Article Part 1 Beer Examiner Article Part 2 Beer Examiner Article Part 3 Beer Examiner Article Part 4 Cheers!
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Jan 23
Righteous American Bottled – Batch 21
On Monday the 19th I bottled the Righteous American. The final gravity turned out to be 1.010. Initial gravity was 1.048, which gives an alcohol by volume of 4.99%. With all the hops in this sucker, I’m waiting a good 2 weeks before cracking one open.
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Jan 12
Bombay IPA Bottled, Batch 21 Brewed
Saturday I brewed a remake of the Righteous American, which would be my 21st batch of beer I’ve made. We wanted to give it some extra kick without spending any additional money, so I added more hops. Instead of the 1-1/2 oz of Cascades, I used 1oz Cascades and 1/2 oz of Chinook. 30 minutes …
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Jan 09
Batch 20- Bombay IPA
Saturday I brewed my 20th batch of beer, a remake of the Bombay IPA. This also marks my first year of doing homebrewing (ok, a year and 3 days- sheesh!) Our recipe is modified from Papazian’s “Laughing Heart IPA.” A quick check of my supplies… Book, scale, hose, thermometer, irish moss, gypsum. Yep! And, the …
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