ByTom
When I was looking for a new burner I stumbled upon this utilitarian looking burner it was for me, with the BTU’s (72,000/hr) to back it up. This looked strong, rugged, and simply made. And at first glance, the Anvil Forge Burner had it all for me.
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A while ago I did a parti-gyle (see how I do them) and decided to toss some grape juice on top of my quickly boiled wort. I enjoyed it and got mixed reaction from other beer drinkers. Now I’ve decided to take this concoction and make it without the parti-gyle. Here is the recipe: Partial…
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So here I am again at the end of summer (or early fall), writing another entry about a saison. Last year I wrote about my 2016 saison, where I talked a little bit about the tradition of saison and how I used it to make that beer. This year is a little different. This year…
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Here I am, typing this post admitting to the internet that I messed up my session New England IPA. I’m also here, typing this post to let you know that despite the errors I made I managed to crank out a pretty decent beer. There are a couple of bold things I did while making…
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A number of weeks ago I purchased a flexible sight glass from Brewhardware.com and it was finally warm enough for me to do the installation. Below shows the method I used to install it on my second keggle. I apologize for the wind in the background, I just wanted to get this thing installed so…
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This past Christmas my brother-in-law’s family bought me an extract kit as a gift. It was a milk stout kit from Blackstone Valley Brewing in Rhode Island (recipe below). While very thoughtful gift, iy wasn’t something I was expecting. I mean, I don’t do extract anymore. With occasional parti-gyle when I do big beers I don’t use…
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While deep in the season of excess I’m thinking of doing more with less. In this case, it’s with less alcohol by volume. Over the past number of months I’ve realized that my beers have been increasing in strength and that’s doing wonders for me. I’d much rather sit back and enjoy 2 beers without…
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I’ve been hearing a lot about the all-grain “brew in a bag” (BIAB) style of mashing. I’ve held off for awhile but finally made the plunge. I’ve been all-grain brewing for a while now (videos: Mash Tun, Grain Mill) and have all the equipment needed, but I wanted to try a little something new. It…
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I’ll show how whirlpool ports work in my homebrew set-up as well as the advantages of having them in use on brew day.
ByTom
As it was nearing the middle of summer I was looking for something a little “summery”. I had just kegged a cream ale and brewed a double IPA (I only do one a year or so) and I was looking for something different.
