Brooklyn Local 1
Brooklyn Local 1 is a Belgium style Strong Pale Ale brewed by Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn NY. With an ABV (Alcohol By Volume) of 9% it is a definitely a strong beer. This corked...
Monthly Archive: December 2008
Christmas brewing session
Today was a good day for me, spent Christmas morning with my family and was fortunate to be able to brew in the afternoon. As I was pulling something out of my fridge this...
The Blager
Had a great day of making beer on Saturday, brewed two new extract beers that I’m pretty excited about. And quite frankly, I just don’t have the time right now to do full mashes....
Blager Ale
Type: Extract Date: 10/1/2008 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: Peter Boil Size: 3.25 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (4 Gallon) Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 9.00 lb...
Tröegs Mad Elf Ale
The Tröegs Brewing Co from Harrisburg PA has been commercial making beer for the last decade. I’ve had a couple of their widely distributed beers, which have been pretty good. The Mad Elf Ale...
Maudite
Maudite is a Canadian beer from the Unibroue brewery. Once again, I’m drinking a beer with a pretty cool label. It was dark orange with a fly canoe and demon/gargoyle like creatures. This is...
Simply Beer Joins “Blogging Out Hunger” Campaign
My fellow blogging buddy, Deborah of Jersey Bites is coordinating a blogging campaign on behalf of The Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The “This Bank Can’t Fail” blogging campaign is scheduled to launch...
Holiday Ale (extract)
This Ale is laced with Cinnomon, nutmeg, and Ginger, all the good things that go with Holiday Season. A higher gravity beer, still ferementing as I write this. Probably should have started in july...
Autumn Ale (extract)
Here is a very good, refreshing beer with caramel undertones. Good for those early fall days. (Download BeerSmith version) Autumn Ale Type: Extract Date: 10/25/2008 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: Peter Boil Size: 3.25...
Keg Sealing
I don’t know what it is, it seems that about 30% of the kegs I fill (the first time); I put the lid on wrong because I have no internal pressure. I know I’m...
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