Since I purchased a freezer and temp controller, I’ve been wanting to do a lager. This in addition to the hop shortage led me to a traditional German Bock, since it requires only a small amount of bittering hops. I already have a lot of magnum, so hops are not an issue for [...]
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Well ever since I tasted John Little’s Belgian Blonde beer, I was very impressed. This is a style that is quite unique as it looks almost like a light American lager, yet it has an amazing flavor and tastes wonderful. It has a little bit of Belgian funkiness along with a floral type [...]
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Well I waited for a while (actually I didn’t–I tasted this throughout the whole process), however I am finally tasting the finished product. First thought that comes to mind is Whoa! What a wild beer!
Ok, so to be specific here is what I have:
Aroma: Yarrow flower. Ok, some of you may [...]
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Homebrewers have a distinct advantage over Microbreweries in that they can truly make any beer they want, to include beers that are extremely rare. Since the Hop shortage, my interest in brewing an old world beer called a Gruit has increased. So finally, after brewing for many years, I decided to brew this [...]
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This is what I have in the fermenter now: Peach Ale. It is adopted from the Austin Homebrew Supply Recipe, but due to a lack of wheat I had to change it a little. This is what I used:
16lb 2-row Bries
1lb Wheat
1lb Cara Pils
2lb Caramel
I mashed for about 55 minutes at [...]
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