Since we've been getting better at the all-grain brewing style I've been wanting to try a stronger all-grain beer.. and found a recipe from the Mad Fermentationist that looked perfect. This should be a great beer for Christmas. I had to modify slightly based on what I had from the local homebrew store. Here is […]
Beer Review – Fraoch Heather Ale
Fraoch Heather Ale from Williams Brothers Brewing, Stirling, Scotland Bottle age unknown, best before date shown as February 2010 (this month…). Drank at 68F Purchased from Steve's Liquor, Madison WI
All Grain Part 2 – The Recipe
So on to the next part of the all-grain plan – the recipe. We're going for an oatmeal stout as our first attempt. Something like this (based on John Palmer's Mill Run Stout) :
All Grain Preparation – Water Quality
As part of investigation into all-grain brewing, I looked for information on water quality here in Madison. Data is available in the form of the city’s water report here. According to How to Brew by John Palmer, the most important properties of brewing water are Calcium (Ca+2), Magnesium (Mg+2), Bicarbonate (HCO3-1), Sulphate (SO4-2), Sodium (Na+) […]
Duvel Clone Beer
It seems I haven’t updated this blog in many years. A lot has changed since the last update. I’m now living in Madison, Wisconsin in the USA. I have a lovely girlfriend. And I am brewing beer. So one of the new uses of this blog can be to detail brewing exploits. This is now […]