I’ve been running into problems with my last few batches of beer. I would use Whirlfloc in the last 15 minutes of the boil to coagulate the proteins. The thought is to clarify the beer. Then I dump the wort into the primary (I have been doing partial 3 gal boils for 5 gallon batches). […]
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Zuul Drool Brown Ale
This time around, I wanted to try a brown ale. During my research, I’ve discovered there are several styles of brown ale. The one I decided on was a nutty brown ale brewed traditionally in Northern England. Looking through my books, I settled on Nutcastle Brown Ale from Brewing Classic Styles. One of my favorite […]
Cheap Bastard Pale Ale
After brewing my Honey Steam, I was really craving a good ol’ American Pale Ale. I looked at several recipes, but finally settled on Liberty Pale Ale from How To Brew. From reading the forums, it sounded like it was a well liked recipe. So I went ahead and photocopied the recipe and headed to […]
Honey Steam
While browsing BYO Magazine’s recipes on their website, this Honey Steamer beer really caught my eye. I really like Blue Moon’s Honey Moon Summer Ale. So I figured I can’t go wrong with this. Plus, it would be a crowd pleaser. Especially among non-beer drinkers. When I went to the homebrew store, the guy there […]