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  • New Year, New Beer

    Happy New Year everyone (And Merry Christmas as it has been JUST that long). What is there to report, but more beer related news and a little bit of general food related news. This winter season brought along the opening of the vanilla cider I made back in 2012. Aged 1 year approx and it…

  • Thanksgiving

    As we enter this season of Thanksgiving I am reminded to be thankful of that which I have… beer. Oh come on, who didn’t see that coming?! In all seriousness the fact that we live in a country and state (for some) where it is legal to brew in the comfort of our own homes…

  • Catch up

    On the road to recovery after my trip and subsequent sickness here I stand with a much needed update. Mini Tiny Brew Tour in Idaho Falls, ID.I arrived at the Idaho Brewing and was able to pick up some nice pint glasses as well as managed to slip in at least a tasting of a…

  • My how my hops grow up so fast!

    So my second attempt at growing Hops this season has been going much better with a healthier Rhizome. My Centennial Hop’s are taking off! Pardon the finger!!! I have reduced my watering down to maybe 2-3 times a week depending on the heat. Southern California seems to be decent for hop growing, but as per…

  • Brewing Catch Up!

    So this year has been both slow for brewing and slow for blogging. In hopes of preparing for the 2nd half of the year I have begun a sprint of brewing in the last week. I have bottled the Honey Hibiscus Wit, Brewed another Southern Brown ale, Brewed a basic Amber ale with a new…

  • Rhizome v2

    After the unusual rainfall we got and the demise of my Magnum Hop rhizome to mushrooms, I have started fresh with some Centenial Hops. Sure enough way stronger than my old rhizome and i have 3 little shoots sprouting. HOORAY!

  • Rhizomes are slow and beer is made of water (who would have thought)

    So, as a man who does not get along with things that grow I find this hop growing to be thoroughly frustrating. I have confirmed a small shoot coming from the rhizome this weekend but the whole process of getting the little guy to start growing was long and honestly I had given up on…

  • New Year, Late Beer part 1

    Ok so admittedly I have been doing a piss poor job of brewing in the last few months. I attribute most of this to the ex and more of this to i had a huge stockpile from 2012 that had to be drank… Drink we did! Happy New Year to everyone! I started off the…

  • Active Month and Future to come

    So it has been far too long since I have posted my escapades and it is about time that I did. First up, Cider update! The bottle conditioning has gone spectacularly well, the flavor has mellowed and now has a very festive flavor. It is still a little syrupy but that is ok for the…

  • Sometimes you gotta slurp up the Yeast! oh… and cider!!!!

    So my experiment with cider or spiced apple juice seems to be plodding along very very well. Apple Juice Dark Brown Sugar Agave Nectar Cinnamon Homemade Vanilla Extract (Vanilla Bean in vodka) This stuff has a nice bite to it and I was VERY pleased with the result. It has a complex collection of flavors…

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