Author Archives: Barry W

About Barry W

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

TBP Presents: Rob and Anthony, Founders and Brewers of Transmitter Brewing

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Barry W

After a great tour of the brewery I sat down with Rob and Anthony, the founders and brewers of Transmitter Brewing for an in depth tasting and interview about their brewery and techniques for brewing great farmhouse ales. Enjoy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewmaster Interviews | Tagged biere de garde, brettanomyces fermentation, brewing a saison, farmhouse ales, french saison, G2, golden ale, homebrewed saison, nano-brewery, S4, Transmitter BdG, transmitter brewing | Leave a comment

TBP Presents: Transmitter Brewing (Long Island City, NYC)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Barry W

On Sunday, August 3rd I headed down to Transmitter Brewing in Long Island City, NYC. As one of NYC’s newest breweries focusing on yeast driven beer, rather than IPAs etc.; their belgian style farmhouse ales are quite unique and pack … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewery Tour, Craft Beer Advocacy | Tagged Barrel aged beers, brettanomyces, collaboration beers, craft beer, farmhouse ales, nano-brewery, nyc breweries, transmitter brewing, Wild Ales | 2 Comments

Seven Blessings Rye Saison Update #1: Let’s Get Funky!

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Barry W

It took me almost 4 weeks, but here’s an update on my Seven Blessings Rye Saison (click here for footage of brew day). First I talk about how primary fermentation went and taste a gravity sample. Then I split the … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged American Sour Beers, Apricot Saison, Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, homebrewed saison, Imperial Saison, rye saison, The Mad Fermentationist, WLP 650 | 1 Comment

Homebrew Wednesday #32: Show & Keg Vlog

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Barry W

Happy Homebrew Wednesday!!!! It’s finally time to put my home-brewed creations on tap…Hence, in this video I show you all of the equipment and materials that I’ve purchased so far and my plans for how I’ll be making this homebrewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged beverage factory, billy broas, billybrew, cornykeg.com, homebrew wednesday, keezer, keezer build, keezer collar, keg connection, kegging homebrew, picnic taps, taprite regulator, taprite system, used corny kegs | Leave a comment

TBP Presents: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across America @ Blind Tiger Ale House

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Barry W

On Wednesday, July 23rd I attended a special event at Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10014) featuring Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s (SN) 12 Beer Camp Across America collaboration beers. After sampling 2 of the beers, I took … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewmaster Interviews | Tagged Beer Camp Across America, Blind Tiger Ale House, Ninkasi Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Leave a comment

Brouwers Verzet Oud Bruin 2013

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Barry W

Brewers Description: This “old brown” is a beer that we like to call our flagship, it is a typical beer style for our region. This beer is a blend of some ‘old’ brown beer that has already matured in oak barrels for … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews | Tagged Artisanal Imports, authentic beverage management, Belgian beer, brouwers verzet, Duchesse de Bourgogne, lanny hoff, Oud Bruin, Rattle n Hum, Rodenbach Grand Cru, sour ales, Sour beers | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 31: Interborough Brown Ale Brew Day

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Barry W

On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Bitter and Esters’ July bottle swap owner John LaPolla introduced a randomly chosen collaboration homebrew contest where the winners would win a $40 gift certificate to the store. In order to choose the collaborators … Continue reading →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Homebrewing | Tagged 10 gallon HERMS system, American Brown Ale, Bitter and Esters, brewing with oatmeal, homebrew contest, Pour Standards, SI Maker Space, Staten Island homebrewing club, used Sanke kegs | 2 Comments

The Brewed Palate Presents: YakimaValleyHops.com, founder and co-owner Jeff

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Barry W

After hearing about and seeing so many members of the BrewTubing (YouTube Homebrewing) community taking advantage of the great variety hops sold by yakimavalleyhops.com and using some of them in my own beers. I contacted Jeff, founder and co-owner of … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Beer Advocacy, Homebrewing | Tagged Fresh Hop Ale Festival, fresh hops, hop trends, importing hops, NZ hops, SJ Porr Challenge 2014, yakima valley hops, yakimavalleyhops.com | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 30: 7 Blessings Rye Saison Brew Day

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Barry W

Happy Homebrew Wednesday to all!!! Though my 30th HBW video may not be consider a milestone to most, I’m happy that it includes footage of what we all do best i.e. brew beer! As the title states that footage is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking w/ Beer, Homebrewing | Tagged Farmhouse Ale, homebrew wednesday, rye saison, saaz hops, saison, Saison Blend, SJ Porr Challenge 2014, spent grain bread, styrian golding hops, The Yeast Bay | 1 Comment

Homebrew Wednesday #29: The Farmhouse is Flowing!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Barry W

As I prepared to brew my 7 Blessing Rye Saison on Sunday 7/6/14 there were several purchases that I had to make and some equipment that needed testing in order to insure that brew day would go as smooth as … Continue reading →