So I’ve brewed about ten batches at this point, but I’ve yet to brew one at my own house, with my own facilities. Of course, my kitchen sucks, so maybe it’s better this way.
Home Brewing
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What’s the next brew?
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Make grain tea in the oven
We brewed a batch of pale ale the other at Brian’s house. It was just a simple American pale ale, a recipe from Hops and Vines.
This time, when making grain tea, we followed Alex’s advice:
Place the pot with the tea bag in the oven on low (around 150-160º) Leave it in there for about 45 minutes
This [...]
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Tasting of my Second Home Brew: Smoked Porter
So I finally got a chance to taste my second batch of homebrew! It’s a Smoked Porter, a recipe from Alex Buerckholtz, owner of Hops and Vines, a brew supply shop in West Asheville, North Carolina.
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A few thoughts after my fourth home brew experience
I’ve brewed four home brew batches so far, and I’ve bottled two of them. I’m starting to really see the bigger picture when it comes to brewing, and I’m really starting to feel a like it’s time to get a bit more experimental with these batches. At this point, I’ve brewed:
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Tasting of my first home brew!
So I wanted to taste my first home brew a few days ago, but Randy gave me shit about it. He said I gotta have patience! But we popped one open anyway.
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First home brew: Bottling Day
My first experience bottling my first home brew was a good one! We’ve been saving up beer bottles for the last few months, so I wasn’t worried that we’d run out of space. Plus, since it was my first home brew, we bought some more beer from the store, anyway, and by the time we [...]
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What is Dry Hopping?
During the brewing of my first batch of home brew, I heard the term dry hopping. I didn’t remember what this really meant, so I looked into it a bit.
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First home brew: A simple dark ale from malt extract
Last Saturday night I was finally able to brew a batch of beer! I’ve been looking forward to this for quite a long time. For the last few weeks, I’ve been reading up, researching, and asking loads of questions to prepare myself for this first batch. It also helped that my brewing buddies had brewed [...]
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The home brewer’s bible: The New Complete Joy to Home Brewing
So I’ve started reading this book, The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing, claimed by several reliable sources that this is the book to read when it comes to getting started with home brewing.
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I’m not a home brewer… quite yet
I’m about to enter the wonderfully inviting world of home brewing. It’s something I’ve been wanting to get into for quite some time, but where to start?
