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I haven't brewed anything for about a year. Didn't plan it that way; life just kept getting in the way. So I set out to brew a nice, straightforward saison just to get back into the groove. Then I noticed all sorts of mesquite beans laying around outside my travel trailer, and a little light...

The urge to brew is upon me. So I went rummaging through the cupboards (figuratively speaking), and this is what I came up with: 10 lbs Maris Otter 1 lb raw wheat 1 lb dark Belgian candi (homemade) 18 oz quick rolled oats 1 packet Nottingham dry yeast 1 packet Belle Saison dry yeast 2...

The urge to brew is upon me. So I went digging through the cupboards (figuratively speaking), and this is what I found: 10 lbs Maris Otter 1 lb raw wheat 1 lb very dark Belgian candi (homemade) 18 oz quick rolled oats 1 packet Nottingham dry yeast 1 packet Belle Saison dry yeast 2 oz...

Just gotta vent about a crooked roofing contractor... My wife noticed a water spot on the kitchen ceiling of our Murrieta house, so she called a roofing contractor who advertised free estimates. His estimator showed up with a ladder, climbed up to inspect the concrete tile roof, and came...

I've been surfing in two directions this morning: SMaSHes and honey ales. So I sort of split the difference: I decided to make a SMaSH and add honey. Then I started looking at the price of honey, and reading a few comments that honey doesn't really add much character anyway. So I'm thinking...

I've wondered for a while how a malting barley wound up with a name like 'Maris Otter,' so I finally did a little research (fancy word for googling and surfing the 'net). Maris Lane is a street in Trumpington, a village outside of Cambridge, England. In 1955 the Plant Breeding Institute, part...

Midwest supplies has a 'Cooler Thermothingy for Dial Thermometer' fitting in their clearance section. Sounds like a good idea to me. I just bought an Igloo cooler to convert into a mash tun, and was considering the advisability of drilling a small hole through it to insert a dial thermometer; I...

Here's a reprise and update of a post from another forum a few years ago... Bean-hole beans are baked beans cooked in a hole in the ground, in a dutch oven or any heavy old pot with a tight lid. You burn firewood in a hole a couple of feet deep and wide enough for a few inches of clearance...

I was looking for info on growing hops, and ran into this picture. It's caption reads, "A desert farm growing hops directly in the sand for an Egyptian beer company." Someone is a mite confused, and I don't think it's me. :drunk: http://felixfeatures.photoshelter.com/image/I0000bMT_YXFnxe4

I recently gifted a couple with my rendition of Shipwrecked Saison. Both of them said they loved the taste, but it was 'too strong' for them. They normally drink light beers.... Also, I've read that saisons were originally brewed by Belgian farmers for their harvest crews. If that's true...

I just opened another bottle of a saison I've been drinking for a couple of weeks. Unlike the others, it was a little tart and sour - and totally delicious, instead of just OK. I assume I caught a wild bug in that particular bottle, and I'd love to do it on purpose next time. Should I have...

Long story short... I headed to my LHBS with a list of ingredients for Shipwreck Saison. Lost the list, I'm lousy at remembering things I don't write down, and the store was out of pilsner malt anyway. So I winged it.... Now I'm here in the middle of the desert at work, and planning to brew...

I told my wife the other day I needed a name for my home brewing, so I can make some labels. She promptly replied that since my brewing is obviously a sickness, the only appropriate name is Alement Brewery....:p

Saturday afternoon I brewed an all grain batch, using 75% 2-row malt and 25% wheat malt. I pitched it with Safbrew T-58 dry yeast. It started pretty quickly; by Sunday morning the air lock was bubbling away and I had a 2" layer of fluffy white foam on the wort. But today (Monday) the airlock...

I have a seasonal bier de saison refill from Mr. Beer, for making two gallons of beer. It consists of a can of HME, and a packet of Lallemand belle saison yeast. And oh yes, a little packet of sanitizer. The spec's are ABV: 6.5%, SRM: 5, IBU: 30. I'm planning to do an all-grain mash for...

I recently brewed a 2 gal batch of 'American Light Beer,' because that's what was in a Mr. Beer kit I picked up on clearance sale from Kmart. And I wound up with a rough approximation of lite beer, that was almost drinkable. Although the experience may have scarred me for life, it didn't scare...

Hello, seems like every time I have a question about homebrewing, I wind up here. So I decided to just join, and be done with it. :) I've only brewed one batch so far: 2 gallons of 'American Light Beer' from a Mr. Beer kit I picked up on sale at Kmart. It came out about like you'd...