March 2008

From those crazy cats at icanhascheezburger.com…

The results of one of the local competitions were posted today and my Bavarian Hefeweizen took first place in the German Wheat and Rye beer category. I’m not quite sure what to make of this as I actually thought the weizen was the weaker of the beers I submitted so I was quite surprised at [...]

not to drink them, but to brew them! Next time you’re at the beer store, check the bottles of Oktoberfest brews for the word Märzen. It’s on most of them somewhere. März is the German word for the month of March and in the days before refrigeration it marked the end of the brewing season. [...]

There’s a good reason why I haven’t posted the last couple of recipes I’ve brewed. They’ve all been right out of John and Jamil’s book, so if you want to know the exact recipes, go buy the book. Here are a couple hints though. Bavarian HefeWeizen: Use at least 50% malted wheat, and the remainder [...]