Posted on January 26, 2010 by mike
I’ve got 3 homebrews underneath my belt and I still feel like my process could be more smooth. I’ve read in some places that you should really go about 10 batches before you try to get fancy. It is really all about keeping spectacular sanitation processes and the more overall steps you add to your process the more chance you have that you’ll screw…
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Posted on January 25, 2010 by mike
I’m not going to sit here and beat around the bush. You obviously came to my site because you like something more than piss in a can so let’s be frank. For a very long time I have been drinking craft beers and enjoying them beyond my wildest dreams. That was until I found homebrewing. I finally took the plunge about 4 months ago and have since…
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Posted on January 23, 2010 by mike
Homebrewing : The Third Experiment “Bourbon Barrel Porter” This batch was a very exciting…it was the day that I finally got to brew up a batch of beer that I have been waiting to do since I decided I was going to brew. I ordered a kit from Northern Brewers, the Bourbon Barrel Porter. Finally I was going to make something a lil more interesting,…
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Posted on January 22, 2010 by mike
Another Homebrewing Session With less than a week before Christmas day a group of us decided to celebrate the looming holiday season the best way we knew how…brew another batch. Today was going to be a special day, I was going to share my first batch with the guys that have helped me along on my brewing journey and on top of that, a new comer…
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by mike
Jay invited me out to his lake cabin this past Sunday to help me learn more about my new found hobby, brewing. He was going to show me his process and have a few beers while we listened to the Vikings game. I’m by no means a Vikings fan, but I do like football, and that is pretty much the team anyone follows around here. Anyway, I had no idea what…
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Posted on January 15, 2010 by mike
I’ve brewed a few batches now and gone through a few ups and downs and I’ve realized there are a few things that I’m doing now that I didn’t do when I started. These are time saving, money saving and flavor adding homebrewing tips. I’ll be continuously adding to this list as I brew or as I find out more tips from fellow brewers. Feel free to…
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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...