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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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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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HolzBrew, For the Love of Craft: May 2013
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HolzBrew, For the Love of Craft. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Been a long time . Belgian Dark Strong Ale. 14 days @ 65.0°F. 28 days @ 75.0°F. Pale Malt (2 Row) US. Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L. Candi Sugar, Dark. Medium Body Infusion In. 60 min @ 152.0°F. Add 24.69 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 166.0°F. Sparge 19.23 qt of 170.0°F water over 60 mins. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Posts with Similar Themes. 5 styles youve never heard of. Interview with a Brewer. Been a long time . Others in search of good beer.
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Summer Mexi Helles | Los Angeles Brewers
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April 13, 2014 – 3:55 pm. We are brewing a Helles. We will ferment half on Munich Helles yeast and half on Mexican lager yeast. We softened our water by cutting it in half with distilled. Pretty straightforward brew day except we missed our pre-boil gravity by a few points. All fixed by a 90 minute boil. Recipe variation from a pure Helles (other than the 5 gallons on Mexi yeast) includes Hallertau Mittelfrueh (straight-up Hallertau was unavailable) and a pound of Cara-Pils to add body/head retention.
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January 2011
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Matt and Megs Beer Brewing Adventures. Friday, January 21, 2011. White Labs Cry Havoc: Batch 1 - Blonde Ale. White Lab's Cry Havoc (WLP862). Is a unique yeast in that it can ferment at both ale and lager temperatures. This sounded extremely useful (imagine brewing a session ale in order to provide plenty of yeast for a lager - that's the plan here). So I thought I'd give it a shot - and also grab a piece of homebrew history as this is Charlie Papazian's personal yeast strain. German Northern Brewer (10&#...
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June 2011
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Matt and Megs Beer Brewing Adventures. Thursday, June 2, 2011. Cheese and Beer Dinner - CCBW 2011. Whew - we survived another American Craft Beer Week. The Illinois Craft Brewer's Guild. Always puts together a week full of great events right here in Chicago. We were asked to attend this dinner by the good folks at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. How can you resist Wisconsin cheese paired with brews from one of our favorite breweries? For more info.). And anything Carr Valley. With the Centennial IPA.