Journal of Brewing

Ok, its been a while, but good things come to those who wait.
Acting on a whim, I decided to make some pale ale using exclusively Simcoe hops.
For the last few batches I’ve been doing all-grain but I just felt like doing an extract version. I just can’t wait to taste it.
Starter: Made a [...]

Final Gravity: 1.020
Attenuation: unknown
ABV: unkown
Bottling was quite uneventful. Primed with 5oz priming sugar boiled in 1 pint of water. I’m suspecting a dilute O.G. reading because everything seemed to go as plan. While drinking some samples yesterday I noticed the extreme hop presence. I also noticed that I was getting buzzed. [...]

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: Northern Brewer
As the winter finally began to show signs of relenting I decided that the darker beers could take a back seat. It was time to bring in those lighter color beers that remind me of spring and summer. With that in mind I decided to try out the Irish Draught [...]

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 [...]