Archive for January, 2009
The Bruery – Batch 50 Competition
I just got back from judging the Batch 50 competition at The Bruery. As always Patrick and Rachel were great hosts, providing the judges with food and a bottle each of their Saison and Trade Winds Tripel. I snapped this photo of everyone hard at work right after our group finished judging.
My Belgian Oatmeal Stout [...]
Brewday
Today I’m brewing Mo Betta Lite. I got off to a little later start than I wanted today, but that’s pretty typical for my brewdays.
The recipe I’m using today is here: Mo Betta Lite – 2009-01-19
11:40 – Mashed in at 148F, pH 5.4
13:10 – Added “mashout” water and began 1st runoff, also started heating batch [...]
What next?
After a string of highish gravity brews I think it’s time to brew a nice session beer. My two taps have been serving nothing but 7+% ABV beers for about two months now. By the time my next batch will be ready I think I’ll be in the mood for something a little lighter. [...]
Hop Lust
Welcome to Hop Lust!
I guess starting this site means that I’ve (re?)entered the world of blogging. I intend to write mostly about my adventures in homebrewing, but who knows what else may end up here. Heck, for all I know this could be the last post as well as the first post. Now [...]