http://legendsofbeer.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/the-secret-history-of-beer/
This reads like an 8th grade history assay, but includes a few things I didn't know.
June 10, 2009
June 9, 2009
Dogfish Head does it again...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=9000-year-old-brew-hitting-the-shel-2009-06-05&;
Not content with the Midas Touch, brewing madman Sam Calagione has three historic brews to enrich our lives!
Not content with the Midas Touch, brewing madman Sam Calagione has three historic brews to enrich our lives!
May 9, 2009
News on the Beer Front
While my personal consumption of beer has tapered a bit recently due to a calculating effort to lose some weight, there is still plenty of beer action to be had in Springfield. Predominantly my focus has been on my homebrewing efforts and the Prairie Schooners Homebrew Club.
Recently we held a group brew as a part the the National Big Brew which featured homebrew clubs around the nation brewing one of three styles as a celebration of American homebrewing. I brewed a Dark Mild Ale which happil bubbled away and is due to be racked to a secondary to settle for another week with, hopefully, bottling to follow next weeked.
My recipe was:
1/2 lb Chocolate malt steeped at 170 for 15 minutes
Brought to a boil for 60 minutes
1 oz of Kent Golding hops added for bittering at 60 minutes
4 lbs of Light Dry Malt Extract added at 15 minutes
Danstar Windsor yeast
This was fermented at 68 to 70 deg Farenheit
The dark mild will clock in at around 120 calories and after the debacle that my 3lb malt recipe became should hopefully be good. I have had a string of bad batches that I hope to chalk up to too high of fermentation temps. The Tornado Ale had a bubblegum nose and flavor whoch is not on my ideal list of Pale Ale flavors. The 3 lb Malt Ale is downright unpleasant and may have a host of issues in addition to fermeting in the 74 to 80 degree range. That little of malt also woudn't have been able to hide many off flavors so I was asking for trouble from the get-go. 'll keep trying it just to see if anything changes but I am not hopeful. Moving on is probably the best solution for me.
Next up on the beer agenda is: Prairie Schooners Homebrew Club meeting this Thursday at The Brewhaus.
Recently we held a group brew as a part the the National Big Brew which featured homebrew clubs around the nation brewing one of three styles as a celebration of American homebrewing. I brewed a Dark Mild Ale which happil bubbled away and is due to be racked to a secondary to settle for another week with, hopefully, bottling to follow next weeked.
My recipe was:
1/2 lb Chocolate malt steeped at 170 for 15 minutes
Brought to a boil for 60 minutes
1 oz of Kent Golding hops added for bittering at 60 minutes
4 lbs of Light Dry Malt Extract added at 15 minutes
Danstar Windsor yeast
This was fermented at 68 to 70 deg Farenheit
The dark mild will clock in at around 120 calories and after the debacle that my 3lb malt recipe became should hopefully be good. I have had a string of bad batches that I hope to chalk up to too high of fermentation temps. The Tornado Ale had a bubblegum nose and flavor whoch is not on my ideal list of Pale Ale flavors. The 3 lb Malt Ale is downright unpleasant and may have a host of issues in addition to fermeting in the 74 to 80 degree range. That little of malt also woudn't have been able to hide many off flavors so I was asking for trouble from the get-go. 'll keep trying it just to see if anything changes but I am not hopeful. Moving on is probably the best solution for me.
Next up on the beer agenda is: Prairie Schooners Homebrew Club meeting this Thursday at The Brewhaus.
April 28, 2009
April 24, 2009
April 18, 2009
New Beer at Friar Tucks
It is the invasion of Summer which essentially means it is the invasion of wheat brews.
The new brew at the Tuck this week is:
Southern Tier's Uber Sun, an Imperial Wheat. Summer is the time for the invasion of wheat. Brews aplenty that feature this grain from almost every brewer in many different configurations. Southern Tier themselves offer Hop Sun as their standard wheat but out now they have an Imperial Wheat which comes in at a hefty 8% alcohol. Sold in 22 ounce bombers, it packs quite a punch but share one with a friend as a sipper and it should be mighty fine while enjoying a nice sunset.
As an aside, it has been brought to our attention that a new shipment of the Rochefort 10 has arrived. Fresh beer is paramount to full enjoyment so if this one is on your favs list, pick it up.
The new brew at the Tuck this week is:
Southern Tier's Uber Sun, an Imperial Wheat. Summer is the time for the invasion of wheat. Brews aplenty that feature this grain from almost every brewer in many different configurations. Southern Tier themselves offer Hop Sun as their standard wheat but out now they have an Imperial Wheat which comes in at a hefty 8% alcohol. Sold in 22 ounce bombers, it packs quite a punch but share one with a friend as a sipper and it should be mighty fine while enjoying a nice sunset.
As an aside, it has been brought to our attention that a new shipment of the Rochefort 10 has arrived. Fresh beer is paramount to full enjoyment so if this one is on your favs list, pick it up.
April 16, 2009
Beer Wars Live!
The Beer Wars Live event is tonight at Showplace West @ 7pm. It is a 2.25 hour documentary about the struggles of starting and running a craft brewery in todays market. There will be a live telecast discussion immediately following the event featuring some of the craft brewers featured.
Beer Wars Live!
Beer Wars Live!
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