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.

HBW 70: Whirlwinds and Reviews

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Barry W

Video posted 1/12/16 – New videos coming soon… Episode Notes: BrewTuber Homebrew Reviews: The Dean’s List Brewery’s Old School double IPA and Colorado Fly-fisherman‘s pilsner (FW Pivo clone inspired by my clone recipe). Whirlwind / Post-poned Brewing Plans (see video). … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrew Wednesday | Tagged Bitter and Esters, Brewpiphany, Chris Cuzme, dark sour base, Heartland Brewery, homebrew reviews, homebrew wednesday, KelSo Brewery, Pivo Pils Clone, Wort composition, wort give away | Leave a comment

HBW 69: Happy Brew Year

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Barry W

Happy Brew Year my fellow homebrewers and craft beer enthusiasts…In this episode of Homebrew Wednesday I taste my fellow BrewTuber’s saison and then I both reflect on my 2015 homebrewing experiences and attempt to clearly explain my brewing goals for … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Wednesday 68: Juggling of the Kegs

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Barry W

Happy Homebrew Wednesday!!! As the title for this week’s episode states I’ve been busy lately especially with transferring beers in and out of my kegs and organizing my current bottled beer stash. Therefore, I’ve decided to break down the footage … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrew Wednesday | Tagged 2.5 gallon kegs, all grain brown ale, all grain doppelbock, barrel aged coffee, beer stash, homebrew wednesday, lager fermentation schedule, lagering in keg, poor mans | Leave a comment

TBP Podcast: Celebrating 20 years of Allagash with founder Rob Tod

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Barry W

The Brewed Palate podcast is back! For the the third year in a row I recently headed to my go to NYC craft beer bar, Blind Tiger Ale House for their annual Allagash Brewing Company event. However, this year’s event … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewmaster Interviews, TBP Podcast | Tagged Allagash Brewing Company, Blind Tiger Ale House, craft beer buy outs, craft beer podcast, Maine breweries, Rob Tod | Leave a comment

The YouTube Homebrewing Community Remembers Paul Wicksteed / Time4Another1

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Barry W

My Fellow BrewTubers, Thank you to all who contributed to this tribute video by posting their own tribute video/s over the past week. I hope this video serves as a lasting example of how much of an impact Paul Wicksteed … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrew Wednesday | Tagged all grain brewing, BrewTubers, homebrewing club, homebrewing forum, Paul Wicksteed, Time4another1, YouTube Homebrewing Community | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 67: Double, Double Boil and Bubble

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Barry W

In honor of the late Paul Wicksteed aka Time4Another1, a pillar of the YouTube homebrewing community from New Zealand I once again share my latest brewing experiences in this week’s episode Homebrew Wednesday. After a brief intro I share footage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment homebrewing, celebrator doppelbock, cigar city maduro clone, doppelbock history, double brew day, homebrew label design, liquid bread, single infusion mash, step infusion mash | Leave a comment

Grain To Glass: Nectar of the Bine IPA (a New England Style IPA)

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Barry W

After being blown away by various examples of New England IPAs aka the newest trend in craft and homebrewed IPAs I decided to finally make my first attempt at brewing one. To quote a recent blog post, “Now, you may … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all grain homebrewing, bjcp score sheet, grain to glass, IPA all grain, New England Style IPA, New England style IPA homebrew, yakima valley hops | 1 Comment

Coffee Journal 11/27/15 – Madman visits Irving Farm only to return to Stumptown

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Barry W

Since my last Coffee Journal entry I’ve had some palate pleasing coffee experiences and as I sip my Friday morning coffee (emergency Starbucks Via – Italian Roast in my office at work) I’m writing this entry…On 11/12 (and again on 11/23) I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer and dessert pairing, Caffe Vita, cupping notes, Kenya AA, Madaman Espresso, NYC coffee, Stumptown Coffee | Leave a comment

TBP Presents: Brewmaster’s Reserve Series Lord Sorachi Release @ Brooklyn Brewery

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Barry W

On Monday, November 16th I headed to Brooklyn Brewery for the release of Garrett Oliver’s newest addition to his Brewmaster’s Reserve Series of beers, Lord Sorachi. This 9.5% imperial saison is the “bigger brother” of Sorachi Ace, Brooklyn Brewery’s year … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews, Brewmaster Interviews | Tagged beer release, Brewmaster's Reserve Series, Brooklyn Brewery, Garrett Oliver, Imperial Saison, Lord Sorachi saison, NYC beer, Sorachi Ace hops, Sorachi Ace Saison | 1 Comment

Follow Up: My NYC Apartment’s Brewing Constraints.

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Barry W

Before I get into the topics that I’d like to cover in this post I’d like to thank those that checked out yesterday’s Homebrew Wednesday blog post, especially those who followed the link that I posted in the homebrewing sub-reddit. … Continue reading →