After almost three years of brewing, the time has come for my first lager attempt! Previously I was scared away by the need for high process control/proficiency, low fermentation temperatures and necessary patience. Today, I have all 3 of those under control thanks to over 40 previous batches of experience and the cold chicago winter! [...]

My second exploration into sour ales! I wasn’t planning to dive in again so soon but I happened to find a pack of Wyeast Roeselare and felt inspired. My recipe is a re-edit of those from Jamil and The Mad Fermentationist. The name of this brew originates from a night in Brugge where my wife [...]

This batch had two objectives: make a tasty fruit beer and to do a full ‘system test’ of all my new equipment. The homebrewery has several new additions to the equipment ranks; a hopback, a plate chiller, and new dip tubes/camlock fittings. Before going after more exploratory batches (a gnarly flanders red is next!) I [...]