Well, I have not posted to the site consistently this year and I probably have a good reason…a 8.5 month old boy wonder. But, I have had time to tend to one of my favorite things to do and that is cook. I have not had much time to brew much beer, as I brew ...…
Since Gavin was born, I have been focusing on at-home hobbies, when I have a “free” moment or two. For those of your with kids, you know why there are quotes on there. My cousin David said it well, “I remember when weekends were for relaxing not catching up.” A month or two after the ...…
Well, my homebrewing skills increased a little this weekend after I tried my hand at “all grain” brewing on Saturday and Sunday. All grain brewing uses malted grains (grains that have started the germination process and are then stopped) rather than malt extract (sugar syrup created from mashing malted grains). Using malted grains rather than ...…
Well, you learn a few things along the way in life. One of the lessons I learned recently is that no matter how many beers you have had, it never makes sense to dump 1.5lbs of spent caramel malt (grain) down your sink drain. Even if you run 5 gallons of water down behind it, ...…
I am not dead…not yet anyway. I have been away from this place for a bit, but I am going to get back on the posting train here shortly. While I have to head out pretty soon, I wanted to say that I have started brewing again…and I love it. There have been a great ...…