We tapped my Regime Change IPA this week.  It is absolutely fantastic!  It pours with a great head and a very nice amber color.  It has a little of a chill haze, but that doesn’t bother me.  I’m not willing to start messing around with filtering my beers.  The hop aroma (from dry hopping) isn’t [...]

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My california common is ready to be bottled any time. This is my first beer using a yeast starter. I took a little sample tonight and it was very good. It’s been dry hopping for the last week and that has added some great hop aroma. It seems to have a [...]

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Today both my IPA and california common were ready for their respective next steps.  I racked the IPA from the secondary to my second corny keg.  I’d dry hopped it, but that didn’t add as much aroma as I expected.  It was still fantastic!  Since I’d aged it in the secondary for about 10 days [...]

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I had the opportunity to try the Full Sail Brewing Slipknot Imperial IPA.  It was a very nice amber with a powerful hop aroma.  It had a strong citrus aroma that was very pleasant.  The bitterness was a little too much for me.  According to the website, this one clocks in at 80 IBUs and [...]

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I discovered these videos on youtube a while ago. This four part set is a great introduction to kegging. I thought they were very helpful and very well done. They were created by Chris Knight. I’m very impressed by the production quality of these videos.
Kegging 1 of 4
Kegging 2 of 4
Kegging [...]

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I received my homebrew kit for Christmas in 2006.  I brewed my first batch on January 14th.  Here’s a quick rundown of my first year as a homebrewer.

First batch - Black Butte Porter clone.  I used a primary fermenter only with a blow-off tube.  I ditched the blow-off tube after this batch.
Favorite beer - Either [...]

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Sarah (my wife) was kind enough to pick up bottles of The Abyss from Deschutes last night.  This beer won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival and was called the best stout in the world by Men’s Journal.  It was released in mid-January and pretty much every store in the Portland area [...]

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I drew the first few pints off my new cornelius keg last night - they were fantastic! I kegged the Midwinter Porter I brewed back in January. I wasn’t very satisfied with the last two dark beers I’d brewed - my mocha porter and stout both came off too malty, in my opinion. [...]

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The next beer up for me is going to be a california common/steam beer.  I’ve actually never had this style before, but it sounds interesting.  This recipe is based on one I got from The Bearded Brewer.  I modified his recipe from a partial extract and changed the hops around to fit with what I [...]

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Based on this article from Main Street Homebrew Supply I decided to try a yeast starter. I’m hoping it will improve my beers. Regardless of the outcome, it’s always interesting to try something new.
I made a half gallon starter using about a half pound of dry light malt extract and a pinch of [...]

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