Posted on March 17, 2010 by mike
Another homebrew day was upon us this past Sunday! I felt this day was going to be a bit different than the previous homebrewing days in our little space in Fargo. Today I was going to attempt 3 things for the first time. The first thing I was going to do was to actually bottle and brew the same day. There is that hour after your boil starts that…
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Posted on March 4, 2010 by mike
Siphoning Wort Into a Fermenter Siphoning wort into a fermenter can be a really difficult task for people new to brewing beer. Transferring beer or wort is a delicate process because you are now in a temperature zone that you really want to protect from outside bacteria. That means that every time you open your beer up to the air or stick…
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Posted on February 28, 2010 by mike
A couple weeks back I asked my wife if she would like to give homerbrewing a shot. She has seen me do it a few times both at our place in Fargo and at Jay’s place, and has been enjoying the fruits of my labor. So she decided she would give it a try herself. She loves EPA’s, especially Summits EPA, so she decided to grab Northern Brewers Extra Pale…
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Posted on February 9, 2010 by mike
Since I started homebrewing I’ve been making a bi-monthly mecca down to Jay’s cabin to partake in a mad session of brewing with multiple brewers. This group of people is one of the most interesting, entertaining, and just down right fun group to brew beer with. The group has been dubbed, “The Traveling Wortbury’s” there is even a…
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Posted on February 7, 2010 by mike
Today I decided to take the plunge and give lagering a try. For anyone who doesn’t know, lagering is a very similar process to my previous beers which were ales, but you ferment the wort with a different type of yeast and at different temperatures. Regardless, this is an experiment and it feels just like the first time brewing beer again. The…
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Posted on January 29, 2010 by mike
Sundays…inevitably are THE best day of the week to brew a batch of beer…especially with friends and during the AFC and NFC championships. Today I was headed over to Troy’s house. Troy, his brother Jake, and good friend Jeremy were going to brew up a batch and were willing to show me their process for doing an all grain batch. I’ve been curious…
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I have been brewing all grain for a few years after many years of extract brewing. I wish I would have gone all grain much e...
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Calories, shmallories... I'll make the jump to all grain as soon as I've got more room. Its WAY to cramped in my apt as it i...