Brewer’s Cache

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…

This beer still needs some aging.  Because I had to use all of my hops to bitter this beer, it has absolutly no hop aroma or flavor. Another first for me.  The only thing that comes through in the aroma…

This American Ale needs a better name. Other than that, it has a a perfect balance and is very hoppy. I was not expecting so much hop flavor; it was the first time that I spread out my hop additons…

I have finally located my Kansas City Wheat Beer extract recipe and have updated the Feb 9, 2006 post. Everyone searching for this recipe (and their have been a butnch of you) can now be satisfied. Enjoy!

When I formulated his recipe, I was shooting for a bigger-than-average wheat beer with a nice red color. This beer should have substantial head retention and a good mouth feel. I would not mind some sudtle ester notes; ferment this…

This is beer has a lot of hop flavor and a nice pumpkin-amber color. There is only a very subtle hop biterness but lends a nice balance. The detrine malt ensures a nice mouthfeel and decent head retention.

Grain Bill

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The Frozen Oak Brown ale, born two months ago on a cold, moonless night, was my first attempt at an all-grain batch of beer. This beer, now having been cellared for a full month, is mature enough to be evaluated.…

 I admit it. I was far to eager to try a taste of my first all-grain batch and I pop one open already.  This beer was too “green” to even finish.  Other than the slightest hiss when I pried off…