Tag Archives: home brew

Coffee Stout: Almost There

I perpetrated some carboy thievery yesterday and sampled some of my coffee stout. The ground beans have been mixing with the beer in secondary fermentation since last Wednesday. Initial thoughts: AWESOME! The coffee aroma was strong, but not in an … Continue reading

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Chop and Brew, y’all!

Ok, while I take a break from brewing (Caribou Slobber in the secondary, coffee stout in the primary, Scottish Ale on the way) let me pimp out my pal Chip’s latest brewtacular adventure. A little background here. Chip and I … Continue reading

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Caribou Slobber Gettin All Bubbly

Only about 7 hours after I put this brew in the carboy were things getting, how you say, explosive. Just happy I went with the blow off tube. Love fermentation.

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Brew Day Caribou Slobber (Oh and Blichmann makes a sweet burner)

Finally after much delay and me trying to figure what the best propane option was I finally went to Menard’s and bought a tank to light my ultimate Christmas gift. My Blichmann burner. It took me a bit to figure … Continue reading

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Saison de Noel, back to the minors.

It’s been six weeks since my initial boil of the saison. Two weeks in primary, two weeks in secondary and two weeks in the bottle. Temptation got the better of me and despite knowing better, I cracked one open yesterday. … Continue reading

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IT’S BOTTLING DAY! IT’S BOTTLING DAY! IT’S BOTTLING DAY!

Ok, so my operation will look nothing like this, but after today I’ll be one step closer to drinking some St. Paul Porter, boyeeeeee!

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Dreamland in a beer?

While we are just a little over 2 months away from college football season I can’t stop my mind from wondering to those glorious Saturdays where I watch the Alabama Crimson Tide dominate. Dominate, of course, while I have a … Continue reading

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