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Smooth Transition Stout: Recipe and Tasting Notes
While it is not recommended for breastfeeding mothers to drink alcoholic beverages there are studies that say drinking stouts (dark beers) and consuming brewers yeast can increase milk supply. In turn, I set out to brew a tongue in cheek lower gravity stout that my wife and … Continue reading
First Fruits Quadrupel: Recipe and Review
Better late than never right? To celebrate the birth of my first child I brewed a Belgian Quadrupel with hopes of brewing it annually in honor of her birthdays. In turn, after 3 months of adjusting to being a parent and … Continue reading
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Tagged all grain quadrupel, baby beer, belgian quad, belgian quadrupel, quadrupel recipe, tasting notes
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TBP Presents: A closer look at Pilsner Urquell w/ Senior Trade Brewmaster Václav Berka
As an avid craft beer drinker and homebrewer one beer style that to me transcends the entirety of commercial beer’s history and evolution is the pilsner. A beer style that on its most basic level is defined as a crisp … Continue reading
Extra Precious Bitter (ESB): Recipe and Review
Since I began home-brewing in May 2009 I’ve brewed mostly within the parameters of the beer styles that I’ve brewed. Meaning, even when I put a slight twist on a traditional beer style I have yet to utilize ingredients that have the … Continue reading
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Homebrew Wednesday 73-77: Pint glass of updates
For the past month or so I felt that holding back from posting my Homebrew Wednesday videos on my blog was a good idea because most of my readers have preferred posts what straight-forward and useful homebrewing information. However, because I haven’t … Continue reading
Homebrewing DIY: Custom Tap Handles
As a hobby that can easily turn into an obsession many homebrewers (including myself) often find themselves spending many of their free moments during their work days reading homebrewing blog articles and keeping up with the latest posts on their … Continue reading
Homebrew Wednesday 72: No More Plugs
When I first built my keezer I used picnic taps to dispense my beers and plugged up the 4 tap holes that I drilled with a pieces of a 1 inch (diameter) wood dowel that I cut up. A few … Continue reading
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Tagged 4-tap keezer, keezer, Perlick 630SS
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Homebrew Wednesday 71: Back From the Holy Land
On Sunday, January 31st I fired up both of my brew kettles for my second ever double brew day. This time I brewed a Belgian Pale Ale whose recipe was inspired by Allagash Brewing Company’s House Beer and the base wort for a dark sour … Continue reading
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