Another 10 beers
2 years ago I did a series on Simply Beer to find my wife 10 beers that she liked. Since doing the original series she has been trying a lot more beers, but still...
Citra Zythos IPA All Grain Recipe
I really liked the way this beer turned out. Good bitterness, nice malty orange flavor, so I thought I would share the recipe. Type: All Grain Date: 07/13/2012 Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal...
Lions, tigers, and spiders oh my!
Last week was my hop harvest, which I’ll get into in my next post, but what surprised me this year was the vast number of spiders I found as I was cutting my hops...
Cleaning your Plate Chiller
If you read around the interwebs you’ll see tons of conflicting opinions on plate chillers. I’ve been using a plate chiller for quite sometime with what I consider good results. There are not many...
Disney Cruises Fail Beer Lovers
I just returned from a fantastic cruise on one of Disney’s newest boats, the Magic; it was a magical vacation in every respect EXCEPT the beer. On a vacation where the liquor was flowing,...
Hopfest: Backyard Hops In Support Of BK Farmyards
I usually don’t post about events I go to because they all tend to be the same, however last nights event at Brooklyn Brewery was a little bit different, Backyard Hops In Support Of...
The Last Minute Portable Kegorator!
Happy 4th of July homebrewers and beer connoisseurs! Last night was our local fireworks display and my neighbors pre fireworks party. I always try to bring homebrew to share and as fate would have...
New Jersey’s Small & Independent Brewers Need Our Help
If you are in NJ please help us make positive changes in the laws to help our small brewers grow! Please read the letter below from Gene Muller of Flying Fish Brewing Company and...
Fight Bugs with Bugs!
So you got pests on your hops, what to do now? Before using pesticides and sprays, might I suggest on of natures predators, the Ladybug. Yes that cute little flying beetle that every kids...
Stand is Here, but Work is Ruining the Fun!
Well my stand got here 3 weeks ago now, it is awesome! Unfortunately, I have not used it yet. I can’t believe that something this cool, that I waited so long for with back...
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