Category Archives: Homebrewing

Homebrew Wednesday 56: A Saison Without Hops?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Barry W

This past Sunday I brewed a saison WITHOUT HOPS in order to accommodate the lactobacillus in The Yeast Bay’s Farmhouse Sour Ale blend. As with all of my beers, I learned a lot from this brew day and hope you’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Homebrewing | Tagged All Grain, beer without hops, Farmhouse Sour Ale, fermentation fridge, homebrew wednesday, mash temperature, rousing yeast, saison, The Yeast Bay | 1 Comment

Grain To Glass: HIBC Renewal Four-Grain IPA

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Barry W

For my first “Grain To Glass” video I’ve chosen to share my latest innovative beer with you. Renewal Four-Grain IPA was brewed with barley, wheat, rye, and oats (purchased at Bitter & Esters) along with four relatively new hop varieties … Continue reading →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Homebrewing | Tagged all grain IPA, azacca hops, Equinox hops, grain to glass, keezer, multigrain IPA, Nuggetzilla hops, NYC homebrewing, TNT blend, wyeast 1272, yakima valley hops | Leave a comment

TBP Presents: Marshall Schott aka the Brülosopher (brulosophy.com)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Barry W

On Sunday, May 3rd I grabbed a pint of homebrew and hopped on Google Plus for a Hangout with one of today’s most well known homebrewing bloggers, Marshall Schott aka the Brülosopher (brulosophy.com). Known for his well executed homebrewing “exbeeriments” … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewmaster Interviews, Homebrewing | Tagged brewer interview, Brewing water, brulosopher, brulosophy, exbeeriments, Fresno homebrewing scene, homebrewing blog, homebrewing club, Hop Chronicles, Marshall Schott, NHC 2015, San Joaquin Worthogs, yakima valley hops | 3 Comments

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

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Barry W

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 →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged all grain IPA, all grain porter, azacca hops, Brewminaries, homebrew wednesday, homebrewing lagers, Pivo Pils Clone | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Barry W

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 →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Brewery Tour, Homebrewing | Tagged 5 bbl brew house, Bitter and Esters, Brewminaries, founders porter clone, Homebrew club, hydrometer sample, Long Island City brewery, Rockaway Brewing Company, rye pale ale | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Barry W

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 →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged adding dark malts at mash out, all grain brewing, brew day video, Brooklyn Homebrew, chocolate malt, Founders Porter, founders porter clone, mash ph, NY Craft Malt | 1 Comment

Homebrew Wednesday 51: Homebrewing Locally and Globally

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Barry W

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 →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged adding dark grains at mash out, american porter, Bitter and Esters, bjcp class, Brewminaries, founders porter clone, homebrew wednesday, Rockaway Brewing Company, wyeast 1056 | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Barry W

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 →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged bjcp score sheet, breakfast stout, brewing techniques, homebrew alley, homebrewing competition, Imperial Saison, milk stou, New York City Homebrewers Guild, NYCHG, rye saison, Tripel | Leave a comment

HBW 49.5: Lion’s Roar Pilsner 2.0 update

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Barry W

Why 49.5? I’d rather film some quality footage for you guys for HBW #50. So for now please enjoy this quick update on my pilsner. Cheers! OG: 1.054 FG: 1.007 = 6.2% ABV

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged hydrometer sample, Pivo Pils Clone | Leave a comment

TBP Presents: Brewnity, NYC Homebrewers United (Feb. 22, 2015)

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Barry W

Disclaimer: My usual audio recorder broke a couple days before this event so make sure to raise your volume as needed. Thank you! On Sunday, February 22nd I went to the Bell House in Brooklyn for Brewnity, an event featuring … Continue reading →