This is a fairly sweet, easy to drink Trappist (Belgian single) ale. 2014 Steeped grains at 165F for 30 minutes Sparged grain bag in 1 gal of water @165F, added to brew pot. OG: 1.060 @78*F = 1.063 (.005 above calculated). Some of the ingredients were selected due to availability at the LHBS. This […]
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This is meant to be an easy drinking, well balanced red with a little extra color to show it off. The Carared is the namesake. Ingredient rundown: American 2 row for economy (so maybe this is actually an American red…) Carared for a deep red color and to add a little body and malt aroma […]
With fall quickly approaching, it seems cruel to try to endure the colder months without the comfort of an Oktoberfest in the fridge. So, this will be my next brew. I’ll post up details once it is complete. Update – 10Sept12: Today was brew day! The beer smells absolutely amazing! Can’t wait to get […]
This was my very first brew. And it wasn’t that good… It was an IPA. It did taste like hops. It was drinkable. It was beer. It wasn’t all that amazing. But it was my start into the addiction that is home brewing. Style Information Name: Basic IPA Recipe Type: Extract Type: Ale OG: 1.061 […]
Chocolate makes everything better, right? This beer was no exception. This beer was surprising light for a stout. That is to say it didn’t seem “thick” when drinking it. It has a dark, rich, chocolate taste to it. The oats gave it a smooth taste. The first few bottles were surprisingly crisp, due to the carbonation. This […]
2011 This is, by far, my favorite brew to date. This beer had a ton of flavor to it, but was very easy to drink. I didn’t take long at all to go through all 50 (or so) bottles of this. I think this brew will have to become an annual tradition. 2012 Brew day: […]
This is meant to replicate the Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. 10Sept2012 My version didn’t quite stack up. This could have something to do with the missed step of adding the dry hops during the fermentation (ya think…). I ended up brewing this and kind of forgetting about it. By the time I got around […]
This beer was based upon a Hefeweizen recipe with the normal Hefe yeast substituted for an American Ale yeast (and of course, I don’t remember exactly which yeast was used.). The end result was a nice, light, slightly fruit flavored (citrus) beer that was great on a hot summer day. Sept 2012 On my next […]