Recent content by Beermeister32

Hard to beat WLP 833 for German Lagers and 90 days maturation. My favorite! For a quickie - I've used Kviek before on IPA's. The OYL-091 Hornindal Kviek worked great, the tropical esters worked fine in a flavorful IPA. Super easy and speedy to use too. Definite use for those impatient...

Timothy Taylor Landord. I brewed up a few batches and after a few tweaks it was spot on. Wish I could find it in SoCal these days, haven’t seen it in a number of years.

Looks perfect! Great job!

Best investment “bang for the buck” is a Craigslist refrigerator. Use a digital temp control. I can dial in any temperature from freezing to ambient. Great for fermentation control.

I did a Citra Pils once, turned out FANTASTIC. Need to do it again!

Widmer Hefeweizen is believed to use an Alt/Kolsch yeast. You could go grab a half case and harvest some. I’ve used it before, worked well. Should be Ok for both your Kolsch and Hefeweizen.

I have a set of repurposed green commercial bottles I use for sours. They are the thick bottles. Green can allow skunking if you aren’t careful.

One other thing - she’s not going to end up drinking the 5-gallon corny keg you make for her. You are. So make something YOU like!

Let’s face it. Most gals just aren’t into beer. I know you can find a few who are, but for the most part they aren’t. I really wouldn’t waste your time brewing for someone who only marginally drinks beer, and she does so mostly to please you. Save your brewing sessions for something YOU...

Speaking of green glass, I noticed a lot more antique green glass in the more Northern US, Canada and continental Euro climates say 100 years ago. Maybe the less sun it was less of an issue. I’ve seen vintage Schlitz ads touting their dark brown glass.

Things come up, so it looks like my IPA reviews are going to be pushed back a few days. Enjoy the game!

Well I’m in the final turn of IPAFest 2024. If I’m counting correctly, we should deplete out on day 42, which is this upcoming Sunday. Should I go out and do some more IPA shopping? JUST KIDDING!!! I’ve been hitting these IPAs day in and day out since January 1. Let me tell you, it really...

Day 38 of the IPA treadmill. There is no end to this, they are like counting stars in a distant galaxy, only to find there are billions of other galaxies! Tonight’s chug is another Hopisaurus of an IPA, Lagunitas’ Maximus Colossal IPA, 9% ABV. I remember reviewing this beer some time ago, I...

Firestone Walker has outdone themselves on this one. Fantastic dark forest “pine” flavor, resinous and hoppy, 6.7% ABV, EASY drinking and fantastic beer! Plus I found a great glass! Totally interesting brew from their Paso Robles brewery. Go down and buy all the single cans before everybody...