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This is a Rye CDA - very tasty.

Update: In the primary fermenter for one week today. Still percolating steadily at about 10 second intervals. Seems to have had a very good, steady fermentation. Will leave it in primary until it slows to 30 seconds between. Then I'll rack to secondary fermenter for about a week. Anxious to try...

Yes a knock off of Black Butte from Deschutes. With the recipe above you can brew your own. I'll let everyone know how it turns out. When we sipped the wort after taking OG it tasted like Black Butte only sweet. Can't wait for our next taste when we take final gravity. Should be able to tell how...

Brewed what local brew store calls a Cannonball Porter on Saturday. Brew day went very well. My son, Chris, and I have our technique much smoother now that we have brewed about 4 batches together. With this ale the fermentation took longer than usual (in our experience) to get rolling...

Cannonball Porter

Cannonball Porter (supposed to taste like Black Butte Porter)

20 gallons Mctarnahans knock off IPA Pale Ale Octoberfest Winter Warmer

Boiling the Wort

Labels I made for our Winter Warmer

My son and I brewed a great tasting Winter Warmer. Best ale we have brewed so far. I think our fourth batch of beer. Very clean tasting, good head, nice aroma, well balanced. We were both very pleased with it. Previous brews have been acceptable but had a "homebrew" sort of taste. I don't know...