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Book Review – American Sour Beers

Posted on 2015/04/30 by Doug

For years, Michael Tonsmeire’s blog, The Mad Fermentationist, has been one of my favorite resources for recipe ideas and information while brewing both clean and sour beers of my own. Last July, Brewer’s Publications published Tonsmeire’s first book, American Sour … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Home Brewer’s Guide to Vintage Beers

Posted on 2014/02/24 by Doug

A few years back, I went to a Meet the Brewer event at Beer Table featuring Pretty Things, one of my favorite brewers. The special surprise they had for us was the somewhat cryptically titled “November 15th, 1901 KK”, the … Continue reading →

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Airlock Adventures

Posted on 2012/03/19 by Doug

I took a look in the fermentation chamber (aka the bedroom closet) today to see how the Belgian strong dark ale was doing and was pleased to see that fermentation had taken off quite vigorously. Perhaps a touch too vigorously, … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Sunday – Two Month Catch Up Edition

Posted on 2012/03/18 by Doug

Two months ago, when I last posted about homebrew on here, I had just bottled the KK and racked an English barleywine. The KK has turned out quite nicely, with definite caramel notes from the malt and sugars plus an … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Sunday

Posted on 2012/01/15 by Doug

So this is the new year, and this is the first Homebrew Sunday post of 2012. This week I bring you bullet points: Last week I moved the KK into secondary and added an ounce each of East Kent Goldings … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Sunday: Barleywine, Take Two

Posted on 2011/12/18 by Doug

I have never tried to hide my love of barleywine, particularly the glory that is JW Lee’s Harvest Ale. Back in April, I made my first attempt at making a barleywine of my own. That batch was a one gallon … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Sunday: KK #2

Posted on 2011/12/04 by Doug

Back in March, I made my first attempt at recreating the Pretty Things November 15, 1901 ‘KK’. Stylistically, I’ve seen the KK called a Burton Ale, though I’m not sure how much that helps most folks. An easier description is … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Sunday: Bottling and Racking

Posted on 2011/11/27 by Doug

Today was a low key day at the apartment, with a pretty simple plan involving bottling and racking. First up was this year’s edition of St. Aedan’s Ale, the lightly spiced Belgian strong dark ale that I make for Christmas … Continue reading →

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Massively Overdue Homebrewing Update

Posted on 2011/11/19 by Doug

Goodness gracious, I’ve fallen behind on this. Pretty sure the last update ended with the Green Magpie, which was meant to be a dry, hoppy, and refreshing saison that turned out dry and hoppy, though I’m not particularly thrilled about … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Sunday: Nothing But Magpies

Posted on 2011/07/24 by Doug

And when I say magpies in the context of homebrew, I mean saisons. So here’s what’s happening on the homebrew side of things: Last weekend I racked the European Magpie Saison (straightforward yellow saison fermented with the Wyeast Belgian Saison … Continue reading →

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