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Fermented News 28 Jan 2011 | 11:20 am
There is a new coalition trying to get rid of the ridiculous law that only allows grocery/convenience stores to sell low gravity beer (3.2% ABW). Their big hook is increased jobs which I find that que...
Ashburne/Cascade SMaSH 16 Jan 2011 | 10:28 am
Single Malt and Single Hop = SMaSH. It's a fairly popular homebrewing technique. The idea is to pick one malt and one hop and really focus on highlighting the flavors of those two ingredients. It's a ...
Boulevard's New & Improved Website. 11 Jan 2011 | 04:16 pm
I'm sure you've seen Boulevard's website redo by now. If you haven't go take a look. There was one improvement I found to be especially interesting as a homebrewer that I wanted to point out. They've...
Red Ale #3 2 Jan 2011 | 04:40 pm
This is my third attempt at brewing a hoppy red ale. The two previous versions were both pretty good. This recipe is pretty much the same as the first version except I reduced the amount of pale choco...
Happy Festivus 24 Dec 2010 | 05:49 pm
First a grievance then we'll move on to the the feats of (alcohol) strength... My grievance: seasonal creep. I don't want to see Christmas displays in the summer (looking at you Hobby Lobby) and I re...
Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad 19 Dec 2010 | 09:20 am
I got mine. Did you get yours? One of my favorite beers was beers was released earlier this week. If you see any be sure to buy some and stash it away. This beer is lovely with a year or so of aging....
Hurricane Burner 11 Dec 2010 | 11:20 am
I finally stepped up to a propane burner (Thanks Mom & Dad) so I can start brewing outside. The 60,000 BTU's make my brew days noticeably shorter. Highly recommended.
Another Year, Another Fail. 8 Dec 2010 | 11:20 am
The Turd Birds unleashed another summer of stench (67 – 95, -169 run differential*) so of course I had to brew another batch of Turd Bird Ale. And just like last year I brewed like the Royals play. Fo...
Turd Bird Brown Ale 7 Dec 2010 | 01:41 pm
This is a brew that I had originally planned as a partial mash, but since I had my cooler mash tun up and operational, I decided to adjust the recipe to be almost all grain with just a few pounds of e...
Amarillo IPA 5 Dec 2010 | 11:36 am
After abut five months of no home brew I was really eager to brew up a nice hoppy IPA. I decided to go with all Amarillo hops again. I should really branch out and try some different hops in my IPA bu...
