Category: Brewing

The last time I decided to be not-lazy and write up a post, I babbled about my burgeoning home brewing brass balls that have propelled me from terrified brewing novice into moderately confident brewing novice. I’m still pretty new to this game, but I’m learning and taking the right steps to finally ditch the extract… Continue reading American Pale Ale

One of the best things about getting into home brewing has been the progression from absolute  uncertainty and lack of confidence in the brewing process to craving the ability to completely dictate the outcome of your beer. After brewing a few extract kits strictly by the book, I began to seek ways to add to… Continue reading Home Brewing Headway

I’m here to brag about my beer; more specifically, my pumpkin spiced porter.  My previous batch, a summer ale, fell flat (ha) so I’m excited that not only did I find this brew especially tasty, but so did everyone who tried it.  Consequently, out of the two+ cases I bottled, I only got to drink… Continue reading Pleasantly Palatable Pumpkin Spice Porter

I’ve officially had my first failure as a home brewer.  It only took my second try to taste the bitter beer of defeat. In all honesty, I shouldn’t have even bottled it as I had questioned its progress just days after I racked it into the secondary.  Ah yes, the secondary.  I am going to… Continue reading Fail Ale and Beyond

After completing my first home brew, I was definitely eager to brew another batch but knew there was plenty of room for improvement.  I could do the boring thing and Google every question I have for tips, but what better way to learn than to go back to the classroom?  Thanks to Dabble, I was… Continue reading I’m officially educated – Extract Home Brewing Class

My first batch of home brew is in the books.  Overall, I am very pleased with the results but know that there are many more extract kits to be brewed before I can put on some big girl pants and move on to all-grain brewing. I ended up only doing a primary fermenter, opting to… Continue reading Home Brew, Part 3