Journal of Brewing

Porter. Not much more you need to say about it. The weather is getting cooler and i’m running low on homebrew. The time has come.
Fermentation will take place in the kegerator with the external thermostat set to 70F. I will also be fermenting in a carboy for the first time.
Starter: [...]

Pale Ale. I know, I know, it’s technically an English thing. But let’s face it, those cheeky bastards don’t get many things right. American Pale Ale practically defined microbrewing in this country as we know it. Thus, for my second all-grain attempt, i’m going Pale.
Fermentation will take place in the kegerator [...]

All ratings are performed on a 0(awful) to 5(great) scale

Color – 5
Nose – 4
Body – 4
Flavor – 5

Tasting Notes: Wow, my first all-grain beer. I’m so happy with the results. It’s creamy, it’s malty, it’s very lightly hopped but Fuggles are in there. This [...]

It was a last minute decision. I had been thinking about it for awhile and muttering about it at the brew club meetings. I happened upon two 7 gallon coolers and fitted them with ball valves. That’s right everyone, it was all-grain time.
Needless to say I didn’t enter this little exercise without [...]