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Kael’s Orange Hef

Posted on May 27, 2011 by RJ

This was a commemorative brew to celebrate the addition of a new member to the BrewChatter family! An all grain take on Sam Calagione’s Blood Orange Hefeweizen from Extreme Brewing by Sam Calagione. For 5 us Gallons in the keg … Continue reading →

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Product Review: 5 Star 5.2 Stabilizer

Posted on April 8, 2011 by RJ

Afternoon Friends! This weeks product review is 5 Star’s 5.2 Stabilizer. We recently used this stuff in our mash for the first time after reading reviews, forums and watching our good friends use it. After that, and after seeing their … Continue reading →

Posted in Product Review | Tagged beer, beer style, beer styles, brew day, brewing, brewing water, burton on trent, different styles, diligence, dublin, enzymatic activity, flavor compounds, forums, gin, good friend, good friends, grain, kind of salts, mash, mash efficiency, mash ph, Pale, reading reviews, rest, science, stout, time, water chemistry | Leave a comment

Brewing with Friends

Posted on March 21, 2011 by RJ

Goodmorning All! This past weekend, we had the pleasure and opportunity to brew with some friends who are leaps and bounds ahead of us in the homebrewing world. While we tend to rely on gravity, manpower and other free but … Continue reading →

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Brew HA HA, Reno 2011

Posted on January 21, 2011 by RJ

Goodmorning All! Well, after a long and fulfilling weekend drinking every single beer that is distributed in our area, I’m beat! The following Saturday I had plans of packaging ten gallons of love, doing chores and getting right back on … Continue reading →

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Igloo Cooler Mash Tun

Posted on January 1, 2011 by RJ

Hi Everybody! This weeks Product Review is going to be the Igloo ten gallon beverage cooler used as a mash tun. As I’m sure you’ve seen from the pictures, that’s what we use here at BrewChatter. We just happened to … Continue reading →

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Five Star Star San

Posted on December 14, 2010 by RJ

Hi Friends! This weeks product review is all about sanitation, one of the most important components in making good beer. What do you use to sanitize your carboys? Your implements? While you have a few different options, I personally prefer … Continue reading →

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Brew Day: The Black Virgin

Posted on December 10, 2010 by RJ

Goodmorning All! Well friends, on a whim, we buckled down Thanksgiving weekend and filled a fermenter that has too long been empty. This brew day has been a long time in coming! It was originally planned for sometime in the … Continue reading →

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My Slow Decline into a BeerGeek and Hophead Part 2

Posted on November 30, 2010 by RJ

Hey Friends! When we left off, we were just cleaning all the wort off of our hands and carboy, and sitting down for a nice, uncontrolled fermentation. This beer fermented for five days, blew up all over my closet, and … Continue reading →

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My Slow Decline into a Hophead and Beer Geek Part 1

Posted on November 23, 2010 by RJ

Goodmorning Team! I thought that this week I’d begin the story of my slow yet steady decline into beer geekdom and into a Hophead. I think that some people might be able to relate, and even understand and appreciate my … Continue reading →

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The Pumpkin Beer Conundrum

Posted on October 31, 2010 by RJ

Goodmorning Friends! So I have what I feel is a very valid question. Is there anyone out there who can finish an entire pumpkin beer? Anyone who brews one every year for the holidays? I just want some feedback because … Continue reading →

Posted in About Anything | Tagged beer, belgian style, brewers, conundrum, double ipa, holidays, homebrew, ipa, love, pumpkin, stouts | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: beer

Kael’s Orange Hef

Product Review: 5 Star 5.2 Stabilizer

Brewing with Friends

Brew HA HA, Reno 2011

Igloo Cooler Mash Tun

Five Star Star San

Brew Day: The Black Virgin

My Slow Decline into a BeerGeek and Hophead Part 2

My Slow Decline into a Hophead and Beer Geek Part 1

The Pumpkin Beer Conundrum

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