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 […]
Recipes
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A simple but effective Blond ale recipe. Not all my beer names have a good 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 […]
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 […]