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How To Make A Yeast Starter

Kevin — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:51 +0000

I recently had an epiphany that I was under pitching. By creating a yeast starter, I seemed to have fixed that problem. Here’s a quick guide to making your own yeast starter. Ideal Pitching Rates Ales – you want to pitch around 750K cells of viable yeast, for every milliliter of wort, for every degree...

I’ve Been Pitching Yeast All Wrong

Kevin — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:28 +0000

Did I over pitch? Did I under pitch? What’s going to happen to my beer? These have been a big concern of mine for a while, yet I never dove too deep into it. For a long time I’d just smack my WYeast pack, let it bloat and pitch – or just dump my vial...

I Accidentally Made a Sour, I Think

Kevin — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:40:08 +0000

So…. this wasn’t my intention, but I think I made a sour beer. Not spoiled, bad, rotten, infected sour but an actual sour. I made a breakfast stout a bit back and put part of it in an oak barrel. I tried a bottle for the first time last night and it was not what...

Summer Beer & Food Pairings

Kevin — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:30:57 +0000

There’s nothing like a great beer on a summer day. But as much as I wish it could, a man can not live on beer alone. So why not complement the hell out of that beer with a great food pairing? Certain beers bring out different flavors in foods. For example, IPAs extenuate the spiciness in dishes....

How to Brew Beer in a Coffee Maker

Kevin — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:00:12 +0000

So I’ve written a lot of posts about small batch brewing, and will continue to focus on it going forward. But I wanted to share a method to making a micro batch of beer in your coffee maker. Why would I make beer in a coffee machine? For one, it lets you be super experimental...

How to Dress Like A Master Brewer

Kevin — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:17 +0000

If you’re going to be brewing, you should look the part. Luckily, the gang over at Uncrate spent a little time with Master Brewer Bob Cannon from Sam Adams and got his opinion on essential brewing garb. You’ve seen him on the commercials, you envy his beard and now you can become his doppelganger –...

Origin Story APA Recipe

Kevin — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:30:11 +0000

UPDATE: This is coming a little late as my daughter arrived a little early. I actually finished bottling this beer the night before my wife went into labor. The plus side is that it’s ready to drink – and I have. It has one of those aromas where your nose just keeps finding its way...

Beer Steak Recipe

Kevin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:27 +0000

OK, it’s grilling season again, so time to beer that steak. You can use any kind of beer for this, I personally like a good coffee stout or red ale with a strip steak. Hoppy ales tend to extenuate the spiciness of the pepper, so if you like that, add a little more lemon pepper...

Most Popular Posts of the Week 4/1-4/7

Kevin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:00:12 +0000

Sorry this has been on hiatus for a while. Below are the most popular post of the past week. Looks like people are really poking around for recipes and DIY projects. I like were you’ll going with this and am right behind you. Got some projects lined up for the near future you’ll all be...

Happy National Beer Day

Kevin — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:21:34 +0000

Some of you might think that we just had this holiday on Mar. 17, but you’d be wrong (kinda). Sandwiched between St. Pat’s and Cinco de Mayo we have National Beer Day. While the other beer centric holidays center around beer to celebrate non-beer related events, NBD is all about the beer. On April 7,...