Category Archives: Homebrewing

HBW 41: Ah!!! This is the homebrewer’s life.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Barry W

If you’re a home brewer you know that homebrewing and craft beer tend to permeate and enhance other areas of your life all while helping you explore your inner creativity. As such, for this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I share footage … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking w/ Beer, Homebrewing | Tagged adjusting mash ph, English Barleywine, Holy Inn Brewing Company, John Palmer, lowering mash ph, stir starter, Wyeast 1968, yeast starter | 3 Comments

Homebrew Wednesday (Weekly Update) #40: My Brew-versary

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Barry W

This past Monday my wife informed me that it was the anniversary of when I brewed my first batch of beer on my current equipment (my breakfast stout). Therefore, for this Homebrew Wednesday (weekly update) I chose to crack open … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged Bitter and Esters, bottling homebrew, breakfast stout, Charlie Papazian, Complete Joy of Homebrewing, farmhouse pale ale, hydrometer sample, kegging beer, wet hop ale | Leave a comment

Homebrew Wednesday 38: All this in an NYC apartment?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Barry W

Sometimes when I tell fellow homebrewers about all the beers and beer related projects that I have in the works they’re puzzled by how I am able to fit them all into my 1 bedroom New York City apartment. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews, Homebrewing | Tagged apartment homebrewing, beer cap bar top, homebrew wednesday, NYC Homebrewers Guild, Pivo Pils Clone, side by side tasting | Leave a comment

The Holy Inn Brewing Co. Mosaic Wet Hop IPA Brew Day

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Barry W

As the Northern Hemisphere’s hops are harvested throughout the late Summer and early Fall many craft brewers and home brewers take a portion of their hops and brew with them within a few days of them being harvested. While many … Continue reading →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Homebrewing | Tagged All Grain, Bitter and Esters, homebrew wednesday, hop harvest, mosaic hops, wet hop IPA, yakima valley hops | 2 Comments

Homebrew Wednesday 37: Liquid Sustenance Farmhouse Pale Ale Brew Day

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Barry W

The story of this beer started back in July when I brewed my Seven Blessings imperial rye saison and purchased 2 vials of The Yeast Bay‘s Saison Blend and ended up making a starter with one of them instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Brew Day Videos, Homebrewing, Uncategorized | Tagged ahtanum hops, All Grain, american pale ale, belgian IPA, brew in a bag, farmhouse IPA, galaxy hops, Homebrewing, saison | 4 Comments

Homebrew Wednesday 36: SJ Porr Challenge 2014 Recap

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Barry W

Episode Summary: Congrats to the top 4 winners of the US finals of the 2014 SJ Porr Challenge! In this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I recap my experiences with the challenge (I placed 6th in the US finals) and then share some … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged Firestone Walker Brewing Company, lagering in a keg, pivo pils, SJ Porr Challenge 2014, Wookey Jack Clone | Leave a comment

Lion’s Roar Pilsner Update: My Lager fermentation Schedule

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Barry W

Being that one of my goals for The Brewed Palate is to share my homebrewing experiences with you, and a lot of those experiences involve me brewing new recipes and using techniques and processes for the first time. I’ve decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing, Pilsner | Tagged bohemian pilsner, diacetyl rest, dry hopping lagers, Firestone Walker Pivo Pils, lagering in a keg, pivo pils, step mash process, wyeast 2124 | 1 Comment

Homebrew Wednesday 34: Updates On Tap

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Barry W

Yet another week has gone by and I have even more homebrewing experiences to share with you. I start the video by showing off my new YakimaValleyHops.com t-shirt and a package I received recently of stuff that I ordered from … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing | Tagged Bitter and Esters, bohemian pilsner, Brewing water, calcium carbonate in beer, calcium chloride in beer, farmhouse IPA, gypsum, homebrew wednesday, Homebrewing, interborough brown ale, John Palmer, lactic acid in beer, malice acid in beer, oatmeal brown ale, pivo pils, wet hop ale, yakimavalleyhops.com | Leave a comment

The Holy Inn Brewing Company Presents: Lion’s Roar Pilsner Brew Day

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Barry W

In this FULL LENGTH brew day I take you along while I brew my first lager, a bohemian pilsner inspired by Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s Pivo Pils, which I’ve dubbed Lion’s Roar Pilsner. As some of you make know Firestone … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebrewing, Uncategorized | Tagged bohemian pilsner, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Matt Brynildson, Pivo Pils Clone, step mash, wyeast 2124 | 5 Comments

Homebrew Wednesday 33: Brew Day Tour

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Barry W

In this week’s Homebrew Wednesday video I talk about what I’ve been doing homebrew-wise while giving you a “tour: of my apartment. “Stops” include my boiling pilsner wort, my yeast starter (in my ferm fridge on a stir plate), my … Continue reading →