Here is a recipe for a on-the-light-side Saison. No sugar. No wheat. Just a British malt. Strange? Yes, perhaps it is. I’ve yet to drink it but I’m hoping it is something that could be consumed by the liter while leaving you head clear enough to have a decent conversation. […]
Recipes
For this one I used, more or less, the grain bill for Denny Conn’s “Noti Brown Ale” recipe. Note that the hop bill was not at all the same. As a quick aside, if you haven’t brewed a Noti Brown Ale I highly recommend it, tasty! I’ve been getting into […]
Despite what you’ve been told, low abv beers are all the rage right now! Truth be told, I’m not up on trends in brewing. What I am in touch with is my hankering for beer. When I drink beer, I tend to like to drink more than one pint. This […]
A simple but effective Blond ale recipe. Not all my beer names have a story behind them but this one does. Pete’s a friend of mine that has spent many-an-hour with a chainsaw in hand. He used to build log homes in the mountains of Colorado. Out in the log […]
I’ve wanted to brew a hua jiao saison for a while now. My brewing friend here told me it was a bad idea. He tried once and failed. His beer came out overwhelmed by the additions he made. Hua Jiao (花椒) or Sichuan pepper is a spice famously used in […]
This is the recipe reiteration of the original Calamity Grain Stout as featured on episode 69 “Sunshine, Hop Dreams and Disastrous Days” on the Experimental Brewing Podcast. Give it a listen or read the full story here. Last week I got together with my good buddy Brian to brew yet […]
Fall makes me think of delicious malt forward brews. A couple weeks ago I decided try my hand at brewing a traditional bock. I drew heavily from the recipe found in “Brewing Classic Styles” by Palmer and Zainasheff. I like to use this book as guide. I always end up […]
In August of 2017 my daughter Dakota was born. Per the recommendation of a friend I decided to brew a lambic to have a special brew around when Dakota is old enough to drink. The actual brewing took place in March (3-04-18). The day this was brewed will go down […]