In this series of articles we have been talking about different ways to improve your skills outside of the brewery. Looking for a good way to get some objective feedback on your latest brew? Try entering it in a competition. Obviously taste is at best somewhat subjective but the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) has [...]
February 2009
The why you shouldn’t bother part is easy so let’s start there. Save yourself a bunch of time and hassle – just buy the pre-gelatinized “flaked” grains at the homebrew shop. Run them through your mill with the rest of your grain and be done with it. Yes, they cost more, but this isn’t Anheiuser-Busch-In-Bev-Whatever-Company-They-Buy-Next, [...]
Sometimes I’m in the mood for something more macro. Super cold and thirst quenching. This is football and Buffalo wings on a Sunday afternoon beer! It was a big hit at the Superbowl party last weekend. So maybe that makes it baseball and hot dogs beer – afternoon at the ballpark beer now. Either way [...]
Is this really the best they could do? Here’s the box score in case you missed it. A couple of Bud ads featuring the Clydesdales – which are admittedly pretty cool – but no actual beer. A bunch of Bud Light ads that weren’t funny – and didn’t have anything to do with the product. [...]
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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. 