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First X Brew Lessons Learned
X Brew Lessons Learned Sometimes it can be a challenge to “Relax, Don’t Worry, etc…”. It has been a while since I have broken in a new mash tun, and man did I forget how frustrating that can be....
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Hitting your target infusion mash temperature
When I first began learning about mashing from a friend, we used his setup which employed a plastic bucket and a thick, insulated sleeve slipped over the bucket. We rarely had problems hitting our...
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Boulevard Brewing – Saison Brett
Over the holidays I had the distinct pleasure of getting my hands on Boulevard Brewing’s Saison-Brett from their Smokestack Series. This beer was rated pretty high on BA and RB, so I didn’t mind...
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Worth Reading – 12/30/09
Arctic Alchemy “Arctic Alchemy, discoveries of the Red Hand ……”, a discussion on the Homebrewers Association forum kicked off by Chris Bowen talking about a documentary project he’s embarked on. In...
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X Brew – Brew Notes: XIPA1
This was the first brew session with the new equipment, so I thought I would document some of the issues that came up. Here are my brew notes. 11/23: First run with the 1 gallon immersion “mash tun”....
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X Brew Tasting Notes – X IPA 1
Beer: X IPA 1 – 36/50 Tasting Date: 1/4/2010 Appearance [max 5] : 3 Solid head that keeps its form, and slowly settles into a 1/4″ blanket on the surface that slowly gets consumed through the beer....
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English Bitter on the way!
I finally have another beer in process. Last weekend, I brewed up an English Bitter. This one is the first crack at narrowing in on the Deschutes Pub Bitter served here in Bend. It’s so damned...
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English Bitter Update 1
Just a quick update on the Bitter. Due to the moderate attenuation of the London ESB yeast, we bottomed out out at around 1.025. I transferred to glass, and put into the chill chest at 46 F for a bit...
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Little Woody 2010
The Little Woody is back, and what a difference a year makes! Here in Bend, OR we have more than our fair share of good beer. We have multiple GABF and World Beer Cup winners. We have breweries both...
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The Little Woody 2010 Recap
So as a follow up to The Little Woody, I thought I’d give some of the highlights of the beers I was able to try. I may go back today, as I was not able to get to everything I was interested in (BBC’s...
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