http://brewing.twigfu.com Genius bordering on Madness Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:44:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/wee-heavy-3-sheep-dreams/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/wee-heavy-3-sheep-dreams/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:59:04 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=606 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/wee-heavy-3-sheep-dreams/feed/ 0 At least once a year I like to brew a Wee Heavy.  One batch is usually enough to last more than the year and I like to keep some for aging and comparing previous year’s versions.  In the past couple of versions I’ve used a varied complex grist with six or eight malts in an [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/brown-porter-1-buccaneer-porter/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/brown-porter-1-buccaneer-porter/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:23:55 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=561 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/brown-porter-1-buccaneer-porter/feed/ 0 This was the second beer that I would be preparing for New Year’s Eve.  Since I already had a light hoppy offering, I wanted to balance the taps with something darker and a little richer.  My brother and I had been tossing around the idea of something with vanilla and oatmeal so I decided to do a 10 [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/american-pale-ale-1/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/american-pale-ale-1/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:22:33 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=556 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/12/american-pale-ale-1/feed/ 0 With New Year’s Eve approaching, I needed to get some beer ready to go before we could have folks over.  After the Nut Brown Ale incident, the pipeline of lower gravity beers had run dry.  Having two taps on the beer fridge we wanted a light side and a dark side.  First up is an [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/10/n-english-brown-1/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/10/n-english-brown-1/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:23:06 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=511 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/10/n-english-brown-1/feed/ 0 So, the first run with the new 20 gallon boil kettle from Stout Kettles and Tanks.  I was really stoked to get to brew with it as I had an extended wait time due to some factory shutdown in China and then a couple month interruption with the birth of my son right before it [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/10/all-brett-primary-experimental/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/10/all-brett-primary-experimental/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:48:21 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=508 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/10/all-brett-primary-experimental/feed/ 0 One of the things I like to do from time to time is a side by side comparison of different brewing techniques.  The goal, of course, is to perform the experiment while limiting the change to only one variable.  In this case, I’ll be comparing primary fermentation results from three different Brettanomyces strains.  The local shop only [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/09/blonde-ale-5-football-beer/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/09/blonde-ale-5-football-beer/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:32:23 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=506 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/09/blonde-ale-5-football-beer/feed/ 0 It’s that time of year ago.  Fall is in the air and the game is on.  We’re talkin’ football season.  A couple of years ago I started brewing a beer for the occasion.  We wanted something light and sessionable with a good flavor profile.  The first couple of incarnations were a SMASH (Single Malt and [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/08/american-amber-2-fiery-gizzard/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/08/american-amber-2-fiery-gizzard/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:21:50 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=490 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/08/american-amber-2-fiery-gizzard/feed/ 0 Well, the new baby has arrived and life is slowly getting into a routine.  I’ve been on time off for the last two weeks for the birth and while it has been a crazy ride of sleep deprivation and poor nutrition, I did manage to use one afternoon to do another small batch to get [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/07/saison-3-funk-a-trois/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/07/saison-3-funk-a-trois/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:59:02 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=458 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/07/saison-3-funk-a-trois/feed/ 0 Fourth of July weekend was the perfect time to get another brew done.  My brother was in to visit from Kansas, so I let him pick the style du jour.  We settled on another round of saisondue to the fact that the experimental batch was almost gone and my temperature controlled fermentation freezer was out [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/06/oud-bruin-1-collaborative-brewday/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/06/oud-bruin-1-collaborative-brewday/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:38:09 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=437 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/06/oud-bruin-1-collaborative-brewday/feed/ 0 Since my wife is pregnant, I’ve been working on more long term brewing projects lately.  Of particular interest has been starting some sour beers.  At the end of March, I got in on the last shipment of East Coast Yeast until the Fall.  Since stock was limited, I got one vial of Al’s Flemish Ale [...] http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/06/funkaliscious-tasting/ http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/06/funkaliscious-tasting/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:42:36 +0000 Chuck http://brewing.twigfu.com/?p=409 http://brewing.twigfu.com/2011/06/funkaliscious-tasting/feed/ 0 Good grief.  Only one post for May and not a lot of brewing going on.  Life is busy! On the bad news side, my fermentation freezer has crapped out and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to get it fixed.  I may be doing a lot of Belgian work this summer.  On the good [...]