June 22, 2009
June 4, 2009
Summer is upon us! To me, there is nothing better than gulping down a refreshing beer outside in the sun with friends and maybe a little BBQ. When it is hot out, I find it nice to drink something light and refreshing. One of my
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May 29, 2009
Preface:Home Brewing Part 1, A Trip to the Home Brew Supply StoreHome Brewing Part 2, The BoilHome Brewing Part 3, FermentationHome Brewing Park 4, Moving to Secondary Fermentation
Bottling is easily the most tedious,
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April 30, 2009
Preface:Home Brewing Part 1, A Trip to the Home Brew Supply StoreHome Brewing Part 2, The BoilHome Brewing Part 3, Fermentation
I am so excited to try this beer! I have a long way to go before it
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April 26, 2009
Preface:Home Brewing Part 1, A Trip to the Home Brew Supply StoreHome Brewing Part 2, The Boil
In the last post we went through the entire boil, pitched the yeast and moved our wart to the primary fermentation vessel. Within a day or so
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April 16, 2009
Preface: Home Brewing Part 1, A Trip to the Home Brew Supply Store
Now that you have gathered all of the equipment and ingredients needed, as described in the first post, you are ready to make your beer. You
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April 8, 2009
Hello all, sorry its been a while since my last Tap This post. There will be plenty coming for the next few weeks as I am going to walk you through the process of home brewing. Since this is a pretty involved process, I am going to break
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March 22, 2009
Sketch of a Medieval Brewery.
Ales were the beverage of choice in Medieval times for most people, including children. Dirty river water was unpleasant to drink and milk went rancid easily. They even drank it for breakfast!
Ales are brewed using top
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March 7, 2009
They say the American lager is similar to having sex in a canoe… It’s damn near water. Last week in Beer 101 we talked about the two major categories of beer, ales and
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February 26, 2009
Last night, a bunch of us were hanging out at Magnolia for Umamiventure #14. Over a few good strong beers we somehow got into a conversation about yeast infections (don’t ask). Kayoko asked, “Is there yeast in beer???” Uhhh… After
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