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: [...]

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 [...]

Kegging of the Flagship Ale (Friday Jan 29, 2006 7:00pm) as i’m now calling it was rather uneventful. I sanitized all the necessary equipment and siphoned it over. The color is a dark red and it’s final gravity was 1.010. It has a very thin mouthfeel (at kegging time) and mild malty [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]