My Adventures in Home Brewing
What better way to spend the day than brewing a beer! Summer is just around the corner and I wanted a summer beer to be on tap when the temperature heats up. It has been a while since I’ve brewed a “summer” beer so I decided a wheat beer would be my summer libation this [...]
Posted in Brewing on Feb 17th, 2011
So, after two years of brewing I decided to step it up a notch and brew a big beer. Today’s beer is a Black IPA! For those who are unfamiliar with this style, wikipedia refers to it as follows: “The American-Style Black Ale (Black IPA, Cascadian Black Ale) is a relatively new variant of IPA, [...]
Well, remember the “other updates” I was referring to in one of my previous posts? I decided that it was time to do a little upgrade to my brewery. My equipment in the past consisted of the following: Bayou Classic SP-10 cooker Rubbermaid 5 gallon water cooler Homemade counterflow chiller Homemade 2′x4′ plywood table A [...]
Posted in Brewing on Jul 7th, 2010
Well, now that the brew day is over I guess I can do a recap…. My recipe was purchased from Austin Homebrew Supply and it arrived just in time for brewing. This batch was their American IPA and I was looking forward to brewing another IPA. I was unable to make a starter this time, [...]