With my commencement rolling by last week, the family celebrated and donated generously to the beer-making budget. First purchase? A 25′ copper immersion wort chiller, essential for bringing 5+ gallons down to pitching temperatures. I have been lurking homebrew forums for a while and considered scraping together my own until I saw this excellent deal [...]
Archive for June, 2009
tasting #002 simcoe circle pit
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Appearance – Look left. Crisp white head with great retention and decent lacing. Body is golden and unfiltered (it’s homebrew!) but still surprisingly clear. The ‘super’ irish moss I have been using is doing an excellent job. I have been thrilled how my first two beers have looked. Aroma – Sweet with a hoppy, citrus [...]
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brew #003: convocation ipa
Friday, June 19th, 2009My buddy Chris Danzig and I threw together what I hope to be a rocking IPA on the day before my convocation ceremony at Northwestern. This third one-gallon batch rounds out the end of my inaugural ‘pale’ series as well as the end of my first batch of yeast (this is their 3 pitch). Approximately [...]
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