As long as everyone else is giving excuses for not participating in this month’s Session, I thought we might as well jump on board. To answer the naysayers, we were engaged in purchasing and assembling our brand spankin’ new sparging setup. By “we” I mean Peter. For those readers who don’t know what sparging is [...]

Ok, beer gods. We’ve learned our lesson. After 5 months of consistent results, we’ve been put in our place with a gusher batch and a sour batch. Last Monday, the sanitation police were out in full force, and we’re hoping that our recent purchases of some new glass carboys and very aggressive [...]

First off, when your friend (hey Katy!) rolls up, don’t have your newest batch of WeissGuy hefeweizen sitting on the counter in all its tepid glory. Even though it’s officially one week away from drinkability, I thought I would crack one. Mostly because of the recent beer shortage, brought on by an exploding batch [...]

As promised, here is the first of 3 new brew labels after our brewing field day on Monday. We’ve also got a Cranberry Ale (Pucker Punch) and a Cream Ale (as yet unnamed). This is a first draft, so comments are accepted, expected and encouraged. Note on the Cream Ale– we are definitely still looking [...]

In the spirit of the now defunct Miller Man Laws campaign, Stan at Appellation Beer has been slowly churning out a new standard of “Beer Rules.” Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like Man Laws… But neither does Brew Edicts. So I think Beer Rules is fine.
NEW BEER RULE #2: A beer consumer should not [...]

Last night, my mom sent me an email about our brewing processes. It was the best email I’ve ever gotten from her. (Mom, if you’re r ading this, that’s not true.)
Just read Jeff’s blog about the plastic buckets. I would switch to glass. Plastic tends to hold flavors in them and you can’t wash them [...]

Jeffrey at Wort’s Going On Here? recently posted about an article outlining the positive trends in craft brewing. His comments:
According to a Boston Patriot Ledger article, craft beer sales have risen 30% versus mainstream beers 2% increase, driven by the American public’s desire to enjoy premium items, like artisanal foods, gourmet popcorn and ice cream. [...]