Schwarzbier is like MythBusters for the “all dark beers are thick and heavy” crowd. A well brewed classic example should taste almost exactly like a German Pils. Try this one out on your friends that don’t drink good beer! Recipe notes: Despite the name, the color isn’t exactly black – more of a very dark [...]
Brewing Experiments
I’ve been working on this recipe for an Imperial Breakfast Stout (yeah I know, Imperial anything is sooo 2008). The problem is that’s when I brewed it! For almost 6 weeks now my silky smooth, chocolaty, coffee-buzz-inducing friend has been stuck in the fermenter. Stuck at 1.034 specific gravity – not exactly what I was [...]
Success! My Munich Helles has carbonated itself in the keg! So here’s the rundown. There are a couple of different ways to do this, and I actually ended up mixing a couple of them. Both of them require you to have a vessel capable of holding pressure. Do not attempt this in a glass carboy [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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. 