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My latest kit from Northern Brewer is on its way to my home. I’ll be attempting their India Pale Ale. Why an IPA, well I say to you, why not?
I really enjoy this style of beer for a variety of reasons. First, as a hophead, I love to be pelted in the […]

Recipe Source: Keystone Homebrew
This entry was written many months after the actual brewing and consumption of the Oatmeal Stout. As such, it will not be very detailed and will mostly be what I remembered. This was my first in home brewing experience.
So after reading, studying and watching the Good Eats episode entited Amber […]

The first thing I noticed about this recipe from others was that it used a lot less malt extract syrup than I had used before. They also picked a nice selection of specialty grains that I steeped in the water first. In place of another 3.3lbs of malt extract syrup, there was 1lb […]