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August 2011
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Matt and Megs Beer Brewing Adventures. Saturday, August 20, 2011. First Brew in Awhile, and. CRAP - Old Hops! Yeah it's been awhile - Meg and I have been traveling, working like crazy (Meg landed an event planning gig at Revolution Brewing. Hosting and attending parties, yadda yadda. Even though rain was in the forecast today, I said heck with it - it's rained like the past 3 times we've brewed, we'll deal! We need a good IPA on tap, stat. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We've always been into beer, and in S...
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We Took the BJCP Exam
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Matt and Megs Beer Brewing Adventures. Monday, May 16, 2011. We Took the BJCP Exam. So last Saturday we headed down to Plant Chicago. To take the Beer Judge Certification. Test We'd been part of a study group, which met around once a month since last December. The study class, led by National Judge/chemist Steve McKenna and organized by our homebrew club, HOPS! Was key. In the class you don't just just learn about beer styles, ingredients, processes, etc. - but you learn how. This is the last year the te...
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Chibebräu Booze--A Homebrewer's Adventures with Wine, Cocktails and Spirits: The Martinez
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Chibebräu Booze- A Homebrewer's Adventures with Wine, Cocktails and Spirits. From the homebrewers who blog at chibebrau.blogspot.com. Saturday, January 26, 2013. This is mainly for our own reference, but hopefully it'll help somebody else discover something tasty too. 2 oz sweet vermouth (or, for Leah, 1 oz. sweet vermouth and 1 oz. dry). 1 oz Old Tom gin. 1/4 oz. maraschino liqueur. Two dashes orange bitters. Next time may try all dry vermouth or perhaps going with equal parts vermouth and gin.
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Chibebräu Booze--A Homebrewer's Adventures with Wine, Cocktails and Spirits: October 2008
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Chibebräu Booze- A Homebrewer's Adventures with Wine, Cocktails and Spirits. From the homebrewers who blog at chibebrau.blogspot.com. Monday, October 20, 2008. Costalupe Illuminati Controguerra Bianco (2005). So, Leah sends me an email a half hour before I leave work. "Can you pick up a bottle of white wine on your way home for deglazing? The funny thing is, I have no idea what the hell a "controguerra bianco" is (though I'm assuming the first word means "anti-war? A google search only found Italian pages.
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December 2010
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Matt and Megs Beer Brewing Adventures. Sunday, December 12, 2010. Big Brews, A Rainy Brew Day, Cry Havoc, and Fermcap-S - Oh My! The past couple months have been crazy and we've been slackin' on the bloggin' - apologies! Here's a recap since the last post. Wrapping up our brewing with White Labs 001 American Ale. Both of these beers were taken from Brewing Classic Styles. Bastardized to suit the ingredients I had on hand. I can't say enough good things about this recipe book. A Rainy Brew Day. Anyways, a...
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May 2011
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Matt and Megs Beer Brewing Adventures. Sunday, May 29, 2011. Why We Need an Indoor Brewing System. Yes, that's Matt during a thunderstorm holding an umbrella over the brew kettle, which is underneath a leaking tarp. We also had a floodlight set up just so we could see. This beer will be named (aptly) Sturm und Drang. Monday, May 16, 2011. We Took the BJCP Exam. So last Saturday we headed down to Plant Chicago. To take the Beer Judge Certification. People, bringing cases of Bud Light to a beer meeting.
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About | Homebrewers Pride of the Southside
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Homebrewers Pride of the Southside. Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl. Homebrewer’s Pride of the Southside. Is a Chicago-based club for home brewers, with membership drawn from Chicago, surrounding suburbs, several additional states and a number of international locations. Our monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month. Membership dues are $40, which includes admission to our annual Oktoberfest. Dues are collected each year in January. If you are interested in becoming a HOPS!
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History | Homebrewers Pride of the Southside
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Homebrewers Pride of the Southside. Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl. Homebrewers’ Pride of the Southside. Homebrew Club was officially founded on 13 April 1995 by co-organizers Jim Kube and Gregg Fischer. They and several other homebrewers and beer lovers gathered that evening at Puffer’s Saloon, located in Chicago’s historic brewery neighborhood of Bridgeport, to hold the first meeting of the first homebrew club to focus on Chicago’s Southside. Jim, a long-time beer lover-turned-brewer with a media background...
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Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl 2014 | Homebrewers Pride of the Southside
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Homebrewers Pride of the Southside. Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl. Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl 2014. November 24, 2014. Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl 2014. The Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl. Is a unique homebrew contest held by HOPS! 2014’s Bubbly Creek Barrel Brawl was held at The Plant. On Saturday, December 13th from 2-6pm. Proceeds from the event were donated to Plant Chicago. A 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. 1400 W. 46th St. Brian Dombrowski – ryePA. Ken Knasiak – 6-row chocolate stout. Click to share on Tu...
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Chibebräu Booze--A Homebrewer's Adventures with Wine, Cocktails and Spirits: Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Sauvignon (2006)
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Chibebräu Booze- A Homebrewer's Adventures with Wine, Cocktails and Spirits. From the homebrewers who blog at chibebrau.blogspot.com. Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Sauvignon (2006). After a bit of a break, we're back with a new review! Excuses aside, this evening I grabbed a bottle of Cycles Gladiator. The wine poured a pretty dark, almost blood-like color (I blame this description on recently starting to watch True Blood. I definitely like this wine as a nice red to go with heartie...
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