Old Speckled Hen
Old Speckled Hen vs. Old Reckless Hen – Round 1
The Memorial Day testing is complete, and I am happy to report that my Old Reckless Hen (ORH) has edged out Old Speckled Hen (OSH) in a completely biased and partial competition! Here’s the tale of the tape.
Appearance: The beers look nearly identical – a rich copper color with a thick head that sticks around [...]
Big Brew 2009 – A Smashing Success!
Well, thanks to our gracious hosts J-Dawg & Mike , my brewing drought is over and the first batch of 2009 is bubbling away! The group brew was a great time – eleven people turned out, four batches of beer were brought into the world, and numerous microbrews and homemade Buffalo wings were devoured by [...]
Getting Reckless on Big Brew Day
Yesterday was the AHA’s Big Brew 2009 – National Homebrewing Day. I’m actually a day late here, but that’s because I’ve been invited to a group brew at J-Dawg’s house (of Hoptastic Bastard Ale fame). I’ve never attended a group brew before, and I’m looking forward to it.
I wasn’t originally planning on brewing today at [...]
Winter Brewing Redux (or, How I Learned to Love Partial Boils)
Welcome to 2009! It’s been almost a full month since I posted last, and in that time, I’ve been struggling with the Winter weather here in the Northeast. My last post on winter brewing had a few of you chime in, and it seems like many of you do head indoors and fire up the [...]
