Inspired by those crazy guys at the 21st Amendment, frequent guests on the Brewing Network radio programs. The base beer is an American wheat which is a little spicy up front with just a hint of cooling melon at the end. Perfect on a hot summer day! I used fresh watermelon rather than the bottled [...]
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Try this beer out on your non-beer drinking friends. It’s fairly light (not lite!) and not too bitter. The recipe was published in the January 2008 edition of BYO magazine, and it’s featured in Brewing Classic Styles as well. As usual, I made a couple of changes to suit my equipment and the ingredients that [...]
What the heck is a California Common? You might better know it as Steam Beer. Unfortunately for the rest of us, those clever folks at Anchor Steam have trademarked the term Steam Beer, so it’s also been given this more general name describing its origins. Common, however, it is not. One of the few truly [...]
I think the part of this style that appeals to me most is it’s history. From the BJCP style guidelines. A version of Pilsner brewed in the USA by immigrant German brewers who brought the process and yeast with them when they settled in America. They worked with the ingredients that were native to America [...]
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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. 