Feb 252012
 

Hello again my homebrewing shipmates!  Last weekend provided another wonderful brew day – specifically, my first Kolsch!

To begin, I started and continued the day with several of the pale ales I brewed a couple of months ago:

Pale Ale

Delectability

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Nov 052011
 
Not too shabby

That’s right, shipmates.  I’ve just invented a new way to grill using beer that I brewed with my very own, filthy hands.  I’ve named this new, never-before-accomplished cooking technique “I mother fucking hate this chicken and will desecrate its corpse in the most shameful way possible”.  

(You may be aware of the similar, though in no way comparable, technique “beer can chicken“.  Mine was first, though, so get bent.) 

The process, with pictures!

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Aug 012011
 
Last beer of the batch being consumed (I space them out between store-bought brews).  Pretty damn tasty!  Need to order ingredients for another batch now...

Shipmates!  I’m afraid I’ve been negligent and derelict in my responsibilities as a confirmed Homebrewer by not exposing you all to the Awesomeness that is Making Your Own Beer.  To compensate, I’ll now walk you through the wonderland that was last Winter’s Pale Ale Brew Day, which resulted in 5 gallons of hoppy wonderfulnessosity.  

Please note that I only brew about twice a year and this is only my second all-grain batch, so I respectfully request any brewing savants out there not judge me too harshly.

Let’s begin this pictorial adventure!

The grain bill. Barley Barley Barley!

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