In 1984, Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Samuel Adams beers, brewed his first batch of Samuel Adams Boston Lager in his kitchen. Now you can follow in Jim’s footsteps and have your homebrew nationally distributed.
Shared: a question about pickling lime v. chalk
a question about pickling lime v. chalk
I don’t care what the question is; in brewing, baking soda is never the answer.
Shared: The science of the Inebriati
The science of the Inebriati by Maggie Koerth-Baker on Boing Boing:
“Moderate alcohol consumption” — which I’m sure we can all agree to define as “not quite two drinks” — was shown to enhance performance on tests of creative thinking in a recent University of Illinois at Chicago study.
Shared: Beer Recipe of the Week: $12 Cream Ale
Beer Recipe of the Week: $12 Cream Ale by on Homebrewers Association:
$12 Cream Ale, a gold medal winning recipe from the 2011 NHC in the light hybrid beer category. This light beer is great for the upcoming warm season, but it's still tasty enough to satisfy.
A Six-Pack of Blonde Ale
Let’s brew a six-pack of beer.
Goal
I am a craft beer drinker. I like the full body and flavors that I cannot find in mass produced beers. That said, there is a time and a place for everything. On a hot day after hard work, or when I just want to quench my thirst, it is convenient to have a good lawnmower beer on hand. Something that is not complex. A clean, simple, balanced, low-alcohol beer. An American Light Lager may be what comes to mind, but lagering is a challenge, especially for small batches, and brewing with adjuncts has never been my thing. So I would really like something similar, but that can be brewed as an ale with simple ingredients. That, my friend, is what the American Blonde Ale style is all about.
Shared: Beer Recipe of the Week: Sparkling Ginger Mead
Beer Recipe of the Week: Sparkling Ginger Mead by on Homebrewers Association:
Sparkling ginger mead! A refreshing spring or summer drink that will impress your friends with how classy you've become since you started homebrewing. We recommend drinking this from a tulip, and sticking your pinky out for proper balance.
Shared: BrewersAssoc
Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries in 2011 – http://t.co/FPCWuozY
— Brewers Association (@BrewersAssoc) April 17, 2012
Shared: Beer Recipe of the Week: Ruabeoir
Beer Recipe of the Week: Ruabeoir on Homebrewers Association:
Go ahead and try to pronounce this Irish Red Ale: it's Ruabeoir! Ya, that's it! This red ale is malt-focused with an initial sweetness and roasted dryness in the finish. This is a good beginner style with both extract and all-grain options.
Shared: More refractometer woes
Usually I dip something in the wort — a temperature probe or a spoon and immediately place a drop on the lens and then flip the cover. I let it cool a bit — as it’s a drop or so it cools rapidly, usually within seconds. The temperature and evaporation problem is solved by doing it this way.
Shared: People learn the Titanic was real, not just a movie
People learn the Titanic was real, not just a movie by Jim Dalrymple on The Loop:
Sigh.
