Category Archives: Homebrewing

Homebrew Wednesday 49: #Doublefisted_Updates

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Barry W

After not posting a Homebrew Wednesday video last week I thought it would be cool to start with something interesting and unique i.e. to open with footage of me pouring a homebrew Black and Tan consisting of my pilsner and … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged black and tan, bottle sealing wax, homebrew alley, Homebrewing, keezer, NYCHG, pilsner fermentation, pouring a beer, wax dipping homebrew | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 48: A step towards the “Lupulin Threshold Shift”

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Barry W

EPISODE SUMMARY: A tasting of my Hop Cholent Double IPA and footage of my recent keezer upgrade/s. Now that Hop Cholent Double IPA is kegged and on tap it’s time for a tasting and some reflections on what I learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing, Homebrewing DIY | Tagged beer tasting, Bitter & Esters, CO2 splitter, corny kegs, Double IPA, dry hopping, West Coast IPA, wyeast 1272, yakimavalleyhops.com | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 47: Bring On The Lupulin!

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Barry W

As mentioned in this past Friday’s update video this week’s HBW video consists of footage of me taking a gravity sample, giving my tasting notes on it, and then dry hopping my Double IPA. Enjoy and Happy Homebrew Wednesday. Cheers! … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing, Homebrewing DIY | Tagged cold crashing, Double IPA, dry hopping, el dorado hops, homebrew wednesday, simcoe hops | Leave a comment

Hop Cholent Double IPA Brew Day (13.3oz of Hops!!!)

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Barry W

As promised in my last HBW video. Here’s the full brew day video for my Hop Cholent Double IPA. Inspiration behind this beer’s name: In the shtetls (small Jewish communities) of 19th Century Europe and Israel a stew or cholent … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged all grain brewing, Bitter and Esters, brew day video, citra hops, Double IPA, el dorado hops, Homebrewing, New York City Homebrewers Guild, simcoe hops, yakimavalleyhops.com | Leave a comment

HIBC Holy Beggar’s Breakfast Stout 2014 (V 2.0) Brew Day

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Barry W

In October 2013 I brewed version 1 of this recipe as my first brew on my current equipment (10 gallon cooler mash tun and 10 gallon brew kettle) and enjoyed the finished product, but knew there was a fair amount … Continue reading →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Homebrewing | Tagged breakfast stout, brew day video, cold steeping dark grains, cold steeping roasted barley, founders breakfast stout, milk stout, oatmeal stout, Wyeast 1968 London ESB | Leave a comment

TBP Feature Series: Milk The Funk (Facebook group)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Barry W

After maintaining a beer blogs directory on my blog for the past few years I’ve decided to begin a series of blog posts that features beer blogs, Facebook groups, homebrewing clubs etc. that offer brewers (home and professional) and craft … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Beer Advocacy, Homebrewing, TBP Feature Series | Tagged 100% brettanomyces fermentation, American Sour Beers, brett IPA, brettanomyces, brewing sour beers, BugCounty, ECY20, lambic pellicle, Michael Tonsmeire, Milk The Funk | 3 Comments

Homebrew Wednesday 43: RDWHAHB (contest announcement)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Barry W

Out of all my Homebrew Wednesday posts (episodes) this one contains a bit of all of the ways that I express my passion for good beer the best. I begin by chatting about cooking with beer while drinking one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Beer Advocacy, Homebrewing | Tagged Bitter & Esters, Cooking with beer, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, John Palmer, RDWHAHB, Relax Don't Worry Have a Home Brew, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, The Home Brewer's Companion | Leave a comment

Charlie Papazian @ Bitter & Esters Part 2: Homebrew Swap Q&A

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Barry W

After interviewing Charlie he went out for a dinner interview with Ale Street News founder and editor Tony Forder and I stayed at Bitter and Esters waiting for the evening’s homebrew swap to begin at 6pm. Then at around 7, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewmaster Interviews, Homebrewing | Tagged adding cinnamon to mash, Ale Street News, American Homebrewers Association, Barkshack Ginger Mead, Bitter and Esters, bottle sealing wax, Charlie Papazian, Cry Havoc yeast, culturing yeast from bottle, The Complete Joy of Hombrewing, The Home Brewer's Companion, Tony Forder, WLP 862, Zymurgy | Leave a comment

TBP Presents: Charlie Papazian @ Bitter and Esters (Part One-Interview)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Barry W

On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 I headed down to Bitter & Esters to interview and then hang out with the one and only Charlie Papazian, one of my and many brewers’ (home and craft alike) biggest role models. Since founding the … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewmaster Interviews, Homebrewing | Tagged American Homebrewers Association, Bitter and Esters, Charlie Papazian, charlie papazian recipe, GABF, growth of homebrewing, New York City Homebrewers Guild, The Complete Joy of Hombrewing, The Home Brewer's Companion | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 42: “Taking My Pils”

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Barry W

For this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I start off with a tasting of my Lion’s Roar pilsner (hence the title), giving you a detailed analysis of all aspects of the beer. I then announce the winner of my 300 subscriber contest … Continue reading →