A Randall? What the heck is that? Randall is short for Randall the Enamel Animal. He is a hop infuser of sorts. Installed between the keg and faucet, he is filled with of lots of whole leaf hops. The beer flows through them on it’s way to your glass, infusing your [...]
From the monthly archives:
January 2008
It’s been a bit slow brew-wise around here the last 2 weeks. Mostly, I’m waiting on Classic American Pilsner v2.0 to finish fermenting out. It should be done in the next couple of days and once it’s chilled down to lagering temperature and into a keg for storage things should pickup a bit. [...]
If you want to brew great beer, stop reading and order this book right now.
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Now that your copy is on it’s way you can read the rest of this post. Brewing Classic Styles, 80 Award Winning Recipes Anyone can Brew is the first, hopefully of many, books from award winning brewer [...]
My water analysis came back this week but now I seem to have even more questions. Here are the hard numbers from the report.
Sample Date was 12/18/2007
pH
6.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est
128
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm
0.21
Cations / Anions, me/L
1.9 / 1.2
ions
ppm
Sodium, Na
27
Potassium, K
6
Calcium, Ca
6
Magnesium, Mg
3
Total Hardness, CaCO3
28
Nitrate, NO3-N
0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S
1
Chloride, Cl
18
Carbonate, CO3
< 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3
35
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3
28
So what [...]
This recipe is largely based on what is probably the most popular Rye IPA recipe among brewers, Denny’s Rye IPA. I made a couple of minor adjustments to the base grains and some hop changes to customize it a bit. Due to the hop shortage, my local homebrew shop is limiting hops to [...]
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Hi there! My name is Jimmy VerVaecke and I’m a brewer. I discovered brewing in 2004 and have been hooked ever since.
My beer has won numerous awards, including one at the National level. 