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About Barry W

Israel (formerly NJ) based sourdough baker and fermentation enthusiasts sharing his baking, fermenting, cooking, and brewing adventures on thebrewedpalate.com.

Homebrew Wednesday 54: I’m Back…from my “Spring Break”

After almost a month without posting a Homebrew Wednesday video I’m back with a considerable amount of updates. First I taste/review my Lion’s Roar Pilsner 2.0 (recipe tweaks mentioned in video). Then I share some footage from my recent Renewal 4-grain … Continue reading

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Introducing: Brooklyn Brewery’s Next Brewmaster’s Reserve Series Beer: I Wanna Rye-It!

On Monday, April 20, 2015 I headed to Brooklyn Brewery for yet another Brewmaster’s Reserve Series beer release event. This time the beer was a “Rye IPA” (style not specified) called I Wanna Rye-It!. As usual I filmed brewmaster Garrett … Continue reading

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Spring Break – New posts starting 4/23/15

Some of you may be wondering where I’ve been lately and your concern is legitimate. I’ve been on a “Spring break” of sorts where I been busy with my Brewminaries club duties and Passover and therefore haven’t filmed enough content … Continue reading

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The Brewed Palate In The Kitchen: Homebrewed Breakfast Stout Brownies

I have a deep seated desire for finding ways to add beer to as many of my recipes as possible.  Well… actually, don’t all of us craft beer drinkers? In addition to adding dark beers to dishes such as beef … Continue reading

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Ryes of The Brewminaries Brew Day @ Rockaway Brewing Company

As a NYC’s newest homebrewing club, The Brewminaries have been fortunate to get off to a great start that has been chock full of opportunities to set them up for success. One such opportunity was presented to them by John LaPolla, co-owner of … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 52: Pro-brewer For a Day (Preview)

Yesterday i.e. Wednesday 3/18/15 I participated in a collaboration brew day at Rockaway Brewing Company (Long Island City, NYC) along with John and Doug, owners of Bitter and Esters homebrew shop and two of my fellow Brewminaries, NYC’s newest homebrew … Continue reading

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HIBC Workman’s Pint Porter Brew Day (Founders Porter Clone)

    Back in March 2014 I brewed two one-gallon test batches to break in my new 1-gallon carboys, one was a porter and the other was a ESB. Despite being a bit estery due to my raising the temperature … Continue reading

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Homebrew Wednesday 51: Homebrewing Locally and Globally

After a week of reflection on the beers that I entered in the New York City Homebrewers Guild’s Homebrew Alley 2015 content, this week’s Homebrew Wednesday focuses on opportunities that I’ve recently taken advantage of in order to improve my … Continue reading

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TBP Under The Radar Beer Review: Prearis Quad and Grand Cru

Since teaming up with Artisanal Imports in November 2013 I’ve been able to try and in turn spread the word about the great line up of beers that they and their partner company Authentic Beverage Management import to the U.S.. … Continue reading

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HBW 50: A Homebrewer’s Reflections: My first homebrew competition

Having recently received my scoresheets from my first ever homebrew competition (Homebrew Alley) I decided to use this week’s Homebrew Wednesday to review the scoresheets and discuss my thoughts on the the judges’ feedback. In turn, my main goal for … Continue reading

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