So, how's the beer? A followup to my post about brewing the Zymatic way
Ever since I posted my review of the Picobrew Zymatic (http://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/denny/homebrewing-zymatic-way) the one question I've heard over and over again is "how's the beer?". Now...
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Clam Chowder Saison (or... Chowdah Saison)
John Palmer, Denny and Drew Brewing SelfieIt all started with Denny being a smart ass. To some of our dallying All-Stars, Denny sent the following line in an emailI really didn't want to have to bug...
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Brazil! - A continuing story.
So as we alluded to earlier in the Clam Chowdah Saison post - in a rare concurrence of events - Denny and I got to brew because Denny and I were on our way to Brazil! Bonus feature - John Palmer, who...
View ArticleDon't Age Your Beer (too much)
I've now reached the age where I have to assume that there are number of people who no longer share (or were at least exposed to) common cultural touchpoints for my generation. So here you go - I...
View ArticleMore Blathering - The BeerSmith Edition!
Need some more Denny and Drew in your life? Of course you do! We each just taped appearances on Brad Smith's BeerSmith podcast. Denny before Brazil and Drew afterDenny talking evaluationDenny...
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Craftmeister Cleaners - The Picturing - Carboy Test
N.B. - Craftmeister (aka National Chemicals) sent me a sample kit to try out.After Denny broke away from his usual cheap ways and gave the Craftmeister products his thumbs up, I had to get my hands on...
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Speed Brewing - Experimenting with New Alacrity and Ideas
Hey IGOR's! It's been a busy season what with NHC and writing, etc. Sorry we haven't been here in a little bit, but I just wanted to pop in with a quick note on a book I think you'll love,Speed...
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2015 AHA Conference Talk Slides/Audio Now Available!
The AHA is definitely speeding up their turnaround times! Just a few weeks ago we were all chilling in San Diego - now we're able to catch up on the things we missed! All of the seminars and speeches...
View ArticleBeervana Book Review
And the lovely reviews keep pouring in - awesome!Beervana (aka Jeff Alworth of All About Beer) review of Experimental Homebrewing
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Totally Forgot - The Chowdah Reviews
You know - I totally forgot to talk about this after the NHC - but y'all remember the Clam Chowdah Saison? The stuff of legend and trepidatious responses from brewers across the world? Well, we poured...
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A Better Way to Pumpkin - Part One The Preparation
It's late in the year for us brewers but it's still that season when one thing comes to rule all the beer making forums (and coffee shops and well, everywhere it seems.) - pumpkin pie. Seriously, I was...
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Old Dog...New Tricks
Well, today I'm breaking out of my comfort zone and trying a new yeast starter method. For many years, my standard practice for a starter for an ale in the mid 60s gravity range has been to build a 2-3...
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We're Award Winning!
Did you know there's a North American Guild of Beer Writers? We didn't either until last year when we saw the announcement of their 2014 National Awards presented at the Great American Beer Festival....
View ArticleOld Dog...New Tricks...The Followup
Today I kegged the beer I wrote about in my previous blog post. It was a few hours short of 11 days from the time I brewed it. The gravity dropped from 1.063 to 1.013, which is consistent with how this...
View ArticleCheap & Easy Draft Line Cleaning
My friend Josh Reed developed this and I'm proud to have been the inspiration!http://humboldtbeerworks.com/cheap-easy-zero-psi-draft-line-cleaning/
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Competing in the Heartland
The Sower in QuestionKey TakeawaysHomebrewers are awesome folkNebraska is not quite the middle of nowhereThe Lincoln Lagers put on a great competitionVery smooth from a judge's point of view - never...
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Progress
The next time you have qualms about questioning the "conventional wisdom", remember the wise words of Frank Zappa...
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Want some Cider?
Just a quick pointer to a simple guide I threw together from the Everything Hard Cider book. Maltose Falcons' Cider Brewing Cheat SheetEnjoy your apples in an adult fashion!Want the book?Everything...
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Amazon Kindle Sale - October 18th - Buy for $2.99
Today, October 18th only! You can buy the Kindle e-book version of Experimental Homebrewing for a massive $2.99!That's a whole lot of Denny and Drew sweat for not much cash!
View ArticleThe Great Yeast Culture Adventure
First off, I would like to take a minute to thank the Experimental Homebrewing team for extending the opportunity to blog on their site. I have considered creating my own blog since re-entering the...
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