Archive for the 'beer' Category
Quick Beer post
the roasty toasty porter came out delicious, and we’ve been drinking on it for the past week or so. And on Wednesday, I kegged the pale ale that spawned it (pale ales typically go through a week or two of secondary fermentation, while porter does not: thus, beer number three was ready long before [...]
Read More..>>Porter
We tapped the porter last night. It was a little early: not in terms of fermentation (it’s right where it needs to be, 4.5% ABV), but in terms of settling. When you force carbonate, you have to shake the keg vigorously a few times. This moves the molecules around and makes the CO2 absorb [...]
Read More..>>Sunday Homebrewing
I am about to start beer number 3 from the Wyeast 1056 American Ale series, and figured I’d get y’all up to speed.
About 3 weeks ago, I made what I’m calling “The Simcoe Bomb”: this delicious ale was made from 10 pounds of 2-row pilsen malt, 1 pound pf German CaraFoam (gives a nice head), [...]
Open Letter to the PLCB
Dear Mr. Stapleton, Mr. goldsmith, and Mr. Marcus:
As a taxpaying citizen of Pennsylvania, I demand that you rein in the PLCB and stop the destructive and embarrassing raids you are conducting in Philadelphia. As has become clear, the beverages confiscated for not being properly registered actually ARE registered, but the PLCB recorded the names [...]
ABOLISH THE PA LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD.
So much for my blogcation: yesterday, the Pennsylvania Liquor control Board raided three Philadelphia bars, all owned by Brendan Harntranft, for thorughly spurious reasons:
More than a dozen armed State Police officers conducted simultaneous raids last week on three popular Philadelphia bars known for their wide beer selections. The cops confiscated hundreds of bottles of expensive [...]
Beer Update
Thanks to the yeast I used, the ESB (now fully carbonated) went through a bit of a stuck fermentation, or so I thought. I had used Wyeast 1968, London ESB Ale, because, hey, that was the style I brewed up.
What i didn’t know was that the 1968 ferments EXTREMELY quickly. As in, “1.5 days [...]
All Grain IPA
Last night, I finally kegged the ESB I made few weeks back, only to discover my CO2 tank was nearly spent. No matter: there’s enough to keep the beer flowing, and the low carbonation level makes it that much more British (the ESB was originated by the Brits).
This morning we brewed an all-grain IPA. [...]
Looks Like No Beer for Booman
Brendan Skwire, 10/19/09:
ike I always say, we’ll see.
you get a case of beer if we get health care reform, with a robust public option available on day one.
it’s a one-sided wager I will be happy to lose.
New York Times, 10/29/09:
Under pressure from moderate-to-conservative members of the House Democratic caucus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided [...]
‘Gansett Girls
I love how more than half of the ‘Gansett Girls are thick and curvy.
I like skinny ladies too, but a big girl is that much more to love.
Hops: Compare and Contrast
Last summer, I planted hops for the first time. Here’s a picture i originally posted on June 1, 2008:
Please note that the floor of my deck is about 5 feet or so off the ground, maybe a little less. The hops you are looking at are about waist high.
The picture below was taken this Sunday, [...]
