This beer was produced during a period in which I was experimenting with lower mash temperatures to produce dryer beers. This beer has an intensely dark brown color with a modest chocolate-tinged head. This beer provides a nice complex flavor…
Maintaining a constant temperature during the mash is very important to ensure the proper balance and yield of the beer. For new brewers or the average homebrewer that mashes without the assistance of a mash temperature control system, this can…
Blonde ale is what most Amererican’s think of when they think of beer. This is a light, easy drinking beer that is well balanced, lightly hopped, clean, and crisp. The grain bill is very simple–blonde ales can be brewed…
Step Ladder Foreign Stout
A dry, intensly dark, foreign stout that should go nicely on a cool fall day.
OG 1.050
IBU 50
Bu/Gu: 1.0
Grain Bill
.75 lbs Roasted Barely 300 L
.75 lbs Roasted Barley 650 L
1 lbs Chocolate Malt
7.6 lbs Pale 2-row
1 lbs Wheat…
This is a pull of Sim City IPA in a Samuel Adams glass ( courtesy of AHA )
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Company Cream Ale
This a light-bodied cream ale ( ale-equivilent to light American lager ). A full description will be added after tasting. I am shooting for a crisp, clean finish with a light mouthfeel–something that is easy drinking. This beer…
Now that I have a free keg, albeit one minus a rubber o-ring, I think that it is time to start planning out the next two brews. I would like to select two beers that use the same yeast; I…
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…
This is based on Jamil’s American Brown Ale, an award winner. You can find the the original recipe at www.beerdujour.com. Horizon hops are not available this time of year so I am going to substitute .5 oz magnum ( its…
This recipe, which I have not yet tasted as of this post, is based (loosly)on Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale. If you are a total computer geek, you may be able to get why this brew in particular dons the name…