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Octoberfest Beer bottled!
For my birthday, my parents got me two beer kits as usual. One was an Octoberfest, albeit with an ale yeast, which is not according to style. I just bottled it today, and I have taken absolutely no hydrometer readings! … Continue reading
Beer Notes
With regards to my last entry, here are notes per beer: – Chateau Jiahu was really good the second time around. – Sahtea was OK. Too syrupy and cloyingly sweet in flavor. Didn’t notice much juniper. – Pangaea – wtf? … Continue reading
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Barleywine bottled
This weekend I bottled the barleywine that I brewed so long ago. Let me give a short review of all that has happened with this beer: 1.) First thing to do was to dry hop with the last of the … Continue reading
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Next Beer – Vanilla Bean Stout
Beer & Wine Hobby has a 70 dollar (!!!) bourbon cask vanilla bean stout kit. The most recent newsletter from Modern Homebrewing Emporium has instructions that I can put together on their website for $55. The vanilla beans are another … Continue reading
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Beer and “wine” and tracks
Today was a big beer day. Last Saturday, I had added the second specified spice packet to the pumpkin ale I had brewed. In doing so, I racked it all into the bottling bucket, then got rid of all the … Continue reading
Park Ave Porter Plus bottled!
I bottled my porter project yesterday! FG was 1.019, which gives an absurdly low ABV of 2.944%? I don’t believe it. Anyway, I tasted the very last bit of gritty stuff at the bottom of the bucket and it was … Continue reading
Brew Day – Porter Experiment
Last Saturday, I brewed the porter kit my parents bought me for my birthday. I decided once again to tweak it, this time by adding molasses (just shy of 1/4 cup) to the boil right from the start, then a … Continue reading
Amber Bottled
Just for the record: FG: 1.023 Total yield was about 4.25 gallons. Beyond the usual loss to the yeast cake and the stuff left in the bottling bucket, I managed to overfill a couple bottles, and accidentally open the bottling … Continue reading
Honey Orange Amber Ale
So, this afternoon, I used the beer kit I received as a Christmas gift from my parents. Here are the original kit ingredients: – 3 pounds Muntons Pale Extract (hopped) – 2 pounds Muntons Amber Extract – 1 pound mixed … Continue reading