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Bottling shortcuts for the bottling-averse homebrewer

Shawn wrote 3 months ago: No task in homebrewing gives me such mixed feelings as bottling. On one hand, it’s the last le … more →

Tags: Homebrew Techniques, ancient ale, Beer, beginning homebrewing, Berliner Weisse, Blichmann Beer Gun, Bottling Homebrew, brew innovation, Coopers

Closet space? Not so much.10 comments

Katherine Sedgwick wrote 3 months ago: The closed door that you see here leads to the “Harry Potter closet” underneath the fron … more →

Tags: John, melanie, ken, Raymond, wood panelling, Closets, closet space

From the Cellar: December, bomber by bomber

Shawn wrote 5 months ago: I have an ever-growing collection of 22 oz and 750 ml bottles of beer cellaring in the Harry Potter … more →

Tags: from the cellar, aging beer, Ales, Austrian Beer, Beer, beer pairing, beer tasting, Bilbo Baggins, Black Ops

The boldness of new beginnings

Shawn wrote 6 months ago: Foaming with abandon in the Harry Potter closet is a 2-liter Erlenmeyer flask on a stir plate, fille … more →

Tags: Homebrew Techniques, intrepidness, Ales, Colonial Brewing, Beer, homebrewing, Homebrew, white labs, yeast starter

Tapping the All-Galena Pale Ale

Shawn wrote 9 months ago: Today I kegged the all-Galena hopped American Pale Ale I brewed on the Fourth of July. That’s … more →

Tags: Homebrew Techniques, Homebrew Recipes, intrepidness, Ales, things that smell awesome, homebrewing, craft beer, Homebrew, Galena

Tips for Retailers and Homebrewers alike

Shawn wrote 9 months ago: Close on the heels of the recent battle with my kegerator over the pressure of my kegs (which I … more →

Tags: Craft Brew Lore, Ales, Sour Beer, Beer, craft beer, wild ale, CraftBeer.com, cellaring beer, aging beer

Trying to keep my cool

Shawn wrote 11 months ago: With the summer solstice behind us and 3-digit temperatures facing Central Texas, I’ve been gi … more →

Tags: Tales from the Kettleside, Ales, Beer, craft beer, Homebrew, Swamp Cooler, fermentation temperature, lagering, chest freezer

Old Faithful: The Saga of JR 11/27

Shawn wrote 1 year ago: I hate to jinx myself by saying it, but I’ve been pretty lucky as a brewer. Since I started br … more →

Tags: Tales from the Kettleside, intrepidness, Ales, Sour Beer, beer tasting, stubbornness, Rye, Juniper

Philadelphia, and Thoughts on Colonial Brewing1 comment

Shawn wrote 1 year ago: My “day job” (i.e., the one that pays me) sent me to Philadelphia this week. Today I was … more →

Tags: Beer & Mead Recipes, Ales, Philadelphia, Yeungling, stone roses, rocky, Colonial Brewing, Patriotism, beers inspired by cities

From the Cellar: Boulevard Saison-Brett

Shawn wrote 1 year ago: The closet under the stairs – affectionately referred to as the Harry Potter closet – is … more →

Tags: from the cellar, Ales, Sour Beer, Frank Zappa, Lars von Trier, tetris, Boulevard Brewing, Saison


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