Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Man, it’s Friday and I can’t wait for the weekend. I’m planning on brewing a clone of Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat tomorrow. Instead of using San Francisco lager yeast like the recipe specifies, I’m going to be using my pack of Wyeast Private Collection Kölsch II yeast. This strain comes direct to ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Just when I thought I had my system dialed in... When the last brew session had gone well and I'd hit all my numbers... When I could do no wrong...
Yes, that's five gallons of Engine 97 being poured down the kitchen sink. I kegged it on Saturday and noticed an ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
As we head into the long Memorial Day Weekend, I'd like to reflect on this past week of beer and brewing blogging fun and talk about some things I have planned for the site.
First of all, the page layout. I'm using a pre-coded theme to get up and running, but ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
As I’ve progressed as a homebrewer, I’ve spent a lot of time trying new techniques and tweaking my process. Here are the five changes I’ve made which have had the greatest impact on the quality of the beer I brew.
1. Controlling fermentation temperatures
This is the single most important thing I ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
I’ve been toying with the idea of a mash recirculation setup for my system recently. Using some sort of mash recirculation system gives you much finer control over mash temperatures. In an infusion mash, the kind I do now, the temperature of the grain and the ratio of water to ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
I stumbled across this Newsweek.com article about the craft brewing industry. The title would have you think it focuses on brewers’ lobbying efforts in Washington, but it seems a bit disjointed to me. It does start off discussing the political concerns of the American craft brewing industry, but then meanders ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Here's a picture of the cans of Oregon fruit puree I use for my fruit beers. They come in 3 lb 1 oz containers and most homebrew shops sell them for $15-20, depending on the flavor. I've seen them in cherry, blackberry, blueberry, peach, and apricot varieties. The blackberry is ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Well, so far it's not shaping up to be a great beer weekend. First off, found out just a smidge too late about the 14th Annual CT Craft Brewers' Beer Festival to attend. Live music, 40 breweries and brewpubs represented, over 135 beers poured...doesn't sound like fun at all. It ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Friday after work, I ran over to Heartland Brewery's Radio City location (1285 Sixth Avenue @ W51st Street) to grab some growlers for the weekend. One was filled with Indian River Light, one of my favorites. It is one of the few brews I've found that is marketed as a ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Although this is primarily a beer site, I love wine as well (and have just recently vinted my first - a 2008 Italian Sangiovese to be bottled near summer's end). Therefore, it is with sadness I learned of the passing of a wine icon - Robert Mondavi, who died today ...
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