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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008I’m a bit overdue on posting the results of batch number two. I haven’t done it yet mostly because I’m lazy, but also because I wasn’t entirely happy with the results. I think it has more to do with the style that I was brewing that anything I did wrong, but […]
Batch Two Bottled
Monday, January 14th, 2008My second batch is bottled and just about ready to go. Things went a lot more smoothly this time around since I knew more what I was doing, but it still seemed to take forever.
I need to remember to change up the order that I do things next time. I first sanitized everything, all the […]
Batch Number Two
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Its been quite a while since I brewed my first batch, and since my last post. Part of that is because I’m lazy, the other part is that I’ve been busy and haven’t had the time I thought it would take to get my next batch going. I took some vacation time around […]
Hop Shortage
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Haven’t posted for a while, and that’s because I’m a lazy slacker. I think I’m going to start brewing my next batch around Christmas time. Meanwhile, I came across this disturbing information. It may be old news to some of you buy apparently there is a shortage on hops.
I’m not sure how this will affect […]
The Tasting
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for. Well maybe not you so much, but it is the day I’ve been waiting for. Today is the day I finally get to taste my first brew.
And it was great. I’m not quite down with proper beer tasting jargon just yet, but […]
Lessons I Learned
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Now that my first brewing experiment is all but completed, here are a few of the lessons that I learned.
Watch your boiling wort. - I allowed the wort to boil over in the very first stage of the process, which caused quite a mess. It could have been avoided if I had just […]
Bottled
Monday, August 6th, 2007Today was the day that I bottled my first batch of beer. All things considered it went a lot smoother than I expected, and other than underestimating the time requirements I think everything went more or less to plan.
Step one today was to sanitize the bottles and equipment. This is the most […]
Hydrometer Reading
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007The fermentation is nearly complete. There is significantly less activity in the fermentation container and noticeable layer of sediment at the bottom. According to the book its time to take a few readings with the hydrometer and if it stays unchanged for a few days it is time to bottle. I’m hoping to be able […]
1st Brewing Attempt Play by Play
Monday, July 23rd, 2007My first attempt at home brewing is now officially underway. There are happy little bubbles throughout my fermenter as the yeast fulfills its most noblest of duties, converting that sticky brown liquid into sweet sweet beer.
So how did go you ask? It was much more complicated than I expected, but all-in all I […]
First Attempt Underway
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007I’ll try to post more details tomorrow, but I am official in the process of brewing beer. Things didn’t go nearly as smoothly as I expected, and I’m not currently seeing any fermentation related activity which is cause for concern, but hopefully by the morning things will be happening. Its been a long weekend and […]
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