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Archive for October, 2009
Going With the Grain
It’s been a while since I’ve brewed a batch. Trying to align the busy schedules among our six-member brewing crew, The Hoplings, isn’t easy. So I’ve been spending the past couple of months reading books, websites, and magazines about beer and beer-making while collecting the necessary equipment to brew “all-grain” batches. For those very new [...]
Hopping Up to Portland
Later this month, I’ll be taking a trip to Portland, Ore., to have a face-to-face meeting with one of my hops suppliers to check out this year’s harvest. OK, I’m not nearly professional enough to justify the above statement but I just so happen to have a good friend in that beer Mecca of the [...]
Win, Lose, or Draw
To date, I’ve been a part of nine batches in my young brewing career. All batches were basic brews using malt extract, which is sort of like using instant coffee instead of grinding the beans yourself. Well, slightly more advanced in that they included the steeping of specialty grains for some added character. Based upon [...]
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