I’ll start today’s post with a little insight into my brewing life; for the past four years I have been the president of a brewclub called the Second Best Brewers. We’re small, with only about 30 members, but enthusiasm is high, and I couldn’t be happier with the group. We get together and talk shop, …
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Do you ever wonder what a good way to use all of those spent grains. Mostly I have just tossed them out because I do not have a compost and I previously didn’t really look for another alternative. I recently found a great recipe for spent grain dog treats that would be great for any …
Have you ever had a day where you were tired of beer? Me neither, but there have been times where I would have loved something sweet to sip on after a nice day of brewing. There have also been times when I run into the non-beer drinker. I don’t like to leave anyone out of …
Spring is a great time to be an Arizonan. Yes we are already experiencing our spring here in Arizona after our long two weeks of slightly winter like weather. The best part about spring in Arizona, is our Arizona beer week. This is a jam packed week of festivals and events that cater to the craft beer …
A quick scan of Wikipedia’s page on presidential ranking shows that Jimmy Carter has almost always been one of America’s least regarded presidents. However, politics aside, all homebrewers should have a soft spot in their heart for the 39th president, because without him, our noble hobby might not exist. After prohibition ended in 1933 there …
I personally like to go out and sample beers from a lot of the craft brewers. I mean let’s face it, they are just home brewers that made good enough beer they could quit their real jobs :). More and more of craft brewers are going to cans because of the longer shelf life. This …
I thought I would have a little fun the other day and get some beer labels made up for our readers. This is a simple round label that you can download and re-size for your beer. To Download To download these labels, click on the label which will take you to the full image. Right …
My friends are big scotch drinkers. There have been many days that I have been called out for a scotch and cigar night with the guys. Recently I learned of a new way to enjoy this great alcohol. It’s called a hot Scotchy. This is a great drink to enjoy while you’re brewing or to …
The Scottish ale was poured today for the first time. It poured perfectly, with just an inch and a half of head on the first pour out of the keg. It was conditioned in the keg for four days at 30 psi for carbonation. We had to carbonate it a little quickly for my brothers …
As a homebrewer you need to be able to look at recipes and have an idea of how they will end up tasting, otherwise you are playing an expensive guessing game. The first concept, you have to understand when reading recipes is bittering. Bittering refers to how bitter your eventual beer will be. International Bittering …
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