Journal of Brewing

Starter
Made the typical starter. Oxygenated it for 1 minute and put it on the stirrer.
I beat the weather!!
Brewed outside for the first time. My burner is like a jet engine. It’s also quite efficient. After my brew session it seemed that I had used next to no propane. The pot [...]

This recipe is my own. It’s a modified version of Keystone Wheat Beer. My modification is 1oz of Tettnang hops for the final 30 mins and 2 lemons zested and added for the final 10 minutes.
I’ve made this beer before and with great results. I make sure to add the malt extract [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]