Tag Archives: Bitter and Esters
The Brewed Palate Presents: John Palmer @ 508 Gastrobrewery
On Sunday, May 4, 2014 I headed downtown to 508 Gastrobrewery, one of New York City’s few brew pubs for a homebrew bottle share with special guest John Palmer, author of the well known How To Brew book and the … Continue reading
Homebrew Wednesday #22: Post Passover Partaking
I’m back!!! From Passover break that is…In this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I taste my ESB and Tripel and then talk about my SJ Porr Challenge plans… For my SJ Porr Challenge beer will be an Imperial Black IPA aka Self Righteous … Continue reading
Homebrew Wednesday #21: National Beer Day Updates
Show Notes: In this episode of Homebrew Wedensday, which was filmed on April 7, 2013 aka National Beer Day I talk about what I’ve been up to homebrewing and craft beer-wise; all while sipping on one of my favorite double IPAs, … Continue reading
LHBS Spotlight: Bitter and Esters Homebrew Shop’s Monthly Bottle Swap
After buying and building my current all grain brewing equipment in November 2013, I began exploring the New York City homebrewing scene a bit more and found Bitter and Esters (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn). A full service home-brew shop where … Continue reading
Homebrew Wednesday #18: Home-brew Bottle Shares
Happy Homebrew Wednesday!!! This week I talk about the benefits of attending home-brew bottle shares, show you some brewing ingredients and equipment that I bought at Bitter and Esters (my LHBS) in order to brew 1-gallon batches, and give you … Continue reading
HBW #16: Woman of Valor Tripel brew day
Happy Homebrew Wednesday!! This past Sunday (2/16/14) I brewed up a big Belgian Tripel (OG 1.088), which I’ve named Woman of Valor in honor of my wife. The beer’s name come from a poem that is sang in Jewish homes … Continue reading
Homebrew Wednesday #13: A bottle full of updates
In this week’s Homebrew Wednesday I talk about and show footage of me bottling my oak aged English Barleywine and then “empty out a bottle of beer related updates”. Recipes Mentioned In This Video: Bro Time IPA (mini-mash) Grains (mash … Continue reading
The Brewed Palate Presents: Hops: Everyone’s Favorite Flower (Part One) @ Bitter & Esters
On January 5, 2014 I attended a class about hops at my local home-brew shop, Bitter and Esters. Being that my primary goal for The Brewed Palate is to share my beer related adventures with as many people as possible; … Continue reading
The Brewed Palate Presents: Mystery Brew
On October, 23, 2013 I went to Bitter and Esters homebrew shop in Brooklyn, NY for an event entitled Mystery Brew. All I knew before I got there was that some local beer writers / bloggers and I would be … Continue reading










