Archive for July, 2007

July 18, 2007 – Never under any circumstances should you assume…

Never under any circumstances should you assume that the large o-ring washer that seals the keg lid is too small to slip off. When I was kegging up some of Jamil’s American Brown–damn, that stuff is going to be tasty,…

July 17, 2007: So Long Elaine, Hello Sim City

Just finished the last glass of Elaine’s Big Head Pale Ale and the keg went dry.   The hop flavor of this beer mellowed out nicely over time hoppyness but it maintained a fantastic balance with the malt. ’Tis a shame that…

Jamil’s American Brown Ale: Early Observation

I figured that I would mention that this beer is the only beer that I have made so far whose prefermented wort was actually pretty darn tasty.  This wort had a very complex flavor full of maltyness and roastyness and…

It came to me at last.

It came to me at last, a good name for my American Pale Ale recipe. A decree has been made and hince forth the generically named “American Ale”  is now titled “Elaine’s Big Head Pale Ale”. A beer with a…