Kate the Great Day (0)
3/09/10 •
February 28th, 2010, Christie and I departed for Portsmouth, NH. This trip was inspired by an invitation from 2beerguys.com to come down for a craft beer weekend, which happened to coincide with Kate the Great Day.
For those unfamiliar with KTG, like me prior to that invitation, Kate the Great is an imperial stout. It is [...]
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Brewing Apfelwein (0)
2/22/10 •
Yesterday, my favorite brew wench (hi Christie!) and I made our first foray into brewing with fruit. We made Apfelwein, which is a fermented beverage made from apples. From Wikipedia:
Apfelwein (German, apple wine) is a German variant of cider made out of apples. It is also regionally known as Ebbelwoi, Äppler, Stöffsche, Apfelmost (apple must), [...]
Shipyard Brewer’s Brown Ale (0)
2/20/10 •
After years of special releases, Shipyard Brewing Company has decided to make their Brown Ale a seasonal regular under the name Shipyard Brewer’s Brown Ale, and they were kind enough to provide me with some samples to review.
Using a yeast cake (0)
2/02/10 •
If you brew regularly, and especially if you like to use liquid yeast strains, you might want to consider reusing your yeast. As with everything in homebrewing, there is a long list of do’s and do-not’s, but in general, it’s pretty easy to decide if repitching on yeast will work for you.
Fermentation on the hoppy amber ale (0)
1/29/10 •
Fermentation took off like a champ. Guess I pitched just the right amount of yeast. A little bit of krausen snuck up the blow off tube, but none made it to the water bucket.
Cheers!
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Imperial Stout – 6 months aged
