Though it is winter it certainly doesn’t feel like it with abnormally high temperatures around here and only 2 snow storms the whole season. However, it is that time of year for a nice winter warmer. This porter is great by itself but includes 5 lbs of tart cherries (from cans as they can’t be […]
Read More →With the fall weather kicking in and the cooler temperatures coming along with it, I felt I needed something a bit darker to drink. Coming in at a low 4.2% this British brown ale should do wonders. It came out incredibly clear going into the keg but came out of the keg with some slight […]
Read More →Continuing with my experimentation with the hops I got earlier in the year, I decided to try an ESB but instead of noble hops like normal I used Nectaron hops. These are a New Zealand hop that is normally used in more modern takes on IPAs to add fruit flavors and aromas to beer. This […]
Read More →Earlier this year we had someone join a homebrew club meeting that had acquired multiple 5+ pound bags of different hops from a hop tea company and was giving them out at the meeting. Other than the Citra hops I hadn’t used any of the hops that he had before so jumped at the opportunity […]
Read More →The second recipe I came up with from scratch after restarting my homebrewing this year. I am pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. It’s a very drinkable beer and the Mosaic hops added at flame out really add a nice fresh hop character to it that I am not used to.
Read More →This Belgian Dark Strong Ale recipe comes from the American Homebrewers Association website and was originally formulated by Michael Tonsmeire (The Mad Fermentationist) and can be found here. I had to make some modifications due to ingredient selections at my local homebrew store, including substitutions for the hops and a different 2-row grain selection. I am going […]
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