Recent content by JoeinUccle

I'm a "belgophile" as far as that goes, and I happen to really dislike all three of the beers you mention. Cloying and hot. I tend to find most tripels a bit useless anyway, except those few like Westmalle that have enough bitterness to back up the alcoholic sweetness. (Belgian is not a...

Maybe you've got your answer by now, but there is a good and always improving homebrew shop in the Pavas area of San José (west of Sabana and easy to get to). TicoBirra. Also on the east side of town is the Bodega de Chema. Both have done a great job of teaching new homebrewers and really...

Making a strong stout and I just soaked 200g of locally grown and roasted cocoa nibs in about 200 ml of guaro, which is a bit like white rum. In a day or two I'll add it to the secondary. Will let y'all know how it turns out, especially with regard to the nibs.

Hey Phil, why not brew in Brussels? Unless maybe you left your kit behind. There is a pretty good shop in Belgium, Brouwland, that actually serves a good chunk of European homebrewers. In the lot on weekends you'll see cars from Holland, France, Germany... Also I know another homebrewer in...

I've been homebrewing about a year and a half, after helping friends with several brews. Jumped straight into all-grain and haven't looked back. I've been using this site as a resource for a while now. Might as well make it official.

I'm another homebrewer in Costa Rica... in the San Jose area. Three is enough to start a club.