Monthly Archives: October 2012

Apparently, my sister has a new favorite beer.I received an email this morning from her with these simple words:  “All I’m saying is . . . My birthday is in May.”  followed by a link to a HBT thread on a Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale clone.Hint taken, and challenge accepted.I’ve never cloned a brewContinueContinue reading “Project Clone: Reverse Engineering DFH Indian Brown”

About a year ago, I began home brewing again after a six year hiatus.  In an effort to refamiliarize myself with the all grain process, and with my equipment, I brewed the same recipe three times in three weeks.  It was a Columbus IPA (this kit from MoreBeer). Since Columbus day was just around the corner, andContinueContinue reading “Santa Maria IPA”

Definitely not my typical brew, so it may be a bit out of place as the subject of my first post.  But here goes . . .It’s called Dick’s American Ale, and I brewed it with my father-in-law on his 70th birthday–his first brew day.  I wanted something a little lighter to serve to guestsContinueContinue reading “American Blonde Ale”