Monthly Archives: May 2014

In a previous post, I made the assertion that some beers should be brewed in 12 gallon batches and others should be brewed in 6.  That was at a time when I brewed exclusively 6 gallon batches.  I thought of them as “half batches” on my equipment, and brewed half batches by choice.  Who needsContinueContinue reading “The Dilema of Scale–to brew 12 gallons or 6”

Maggie is almost fully carbed and looking sexy as hell in my Konings Hoeven goblet.  Smells and tastes phenomenal.  Noticeably tart on the nose with a bit of malty sweetness confessing the fact that it did not attenuate fully.  Nice refreshing tartness on the palate, again with some residual sweetness.  Very crushable on a hotContinueContinue reading “Maggie–Berliner Weisse 1.0”

I’ve put a hold on kegging until I have a proper setup, so last week, I bottled fifteen gallons of beer.  That’s roughly six cases.Packaging, for me, has been a journey of iterations.  Like most homebrewers, in the beginning I bottled.  It was a chore.  Tedious.  Laborious.  Messy.  I actually preferred the task of cleaningContinueContinue reading “Packaging my Beers–A Journey of Iterations”