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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 →

Posted in About Anything | Tagged aa, adjuncts, beer, beers, blood orange, brewing, carboy, centennial, efficiency, extreme brewing, fg, flesh, gallon, gallons, grain, grain bill, grate, hef, hefeweizen, hop, hop schedule, keg, mash, new member, oranges, oz, pellets, sam calagione, small pieces, water, water heat, wort, yeast, yeast strains, zests | 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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Mammoth Brewing Company

Posted on February 19, 2011 by RJ

Hey friends! So while at the Brew HaHa, putting ourselves in the capable hands of Ryan, the mad scientist of Great Basin Brewery, we were led to Mammoth Brewing, where owner Sean Turner was pouring beers with his crew and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews | Tagged aroma, beers, bourbon, brew haha, capable hands, elusive balance, flavors, geeks, great basin, great basin brewery, growler, harvest ale, homebrew, hopheads, hops, india black, mad scientist, mammoth brewing, wet harvest | Leave a comment

Gravity VS Technology

Posted on January 27, 2011 by RJ

Hi Friends! I was thinking about brewing and technology recently. It’s amazing to me how many different ways there are to brew, and how ingenious some of these systems are. From brewing a concentrate and back-filling to hit your gravity … 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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Save the Beer!!!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by RJ

Hey Friends! I was talking to a buddy of mine the other day. Not a beer geek, but not a laymen, either. He considers himself a lazy aficionado. He doesn’t seek good beer out, but simply won’t drink anything but … Continue reading →

Posted in About Anything | Tagged alcohol, alcohol content, anything, barley wines, beer geek, beers, Belgian Strong Dark, benefit, bottom, cabernet sauvignon, cellar wine, craft beer, darks, day, dogfish, dogfish head, everything, flavors, fridge, gin, Hey, hey friends, hop, hop flavor, hophead, ipa, porters, rest, session, Stone, stout, stouts, time, time drink, trefethen, wine cellar, wine guy | Leave a comment

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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The Brewing Season Cometh…

Posted on November 8, 2010 by RJ

Hey Friends, Well, as Halloween gets shoved on the back-burner until next year, and the holidays stop creeping up on us and begin running us down and tackling us, it’s time to really start thinking about/planning the brewing season. This … Continue reading →

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The North Coast Experience

Posted on October 25, 2010 by RJ

Hey Team! So this past weekend me and the family headed down to Fort Bragg, CA to visit the ocean, the hippies, and or course North Coast Brewing Co. Now let me be the first to say that hauling ten … Continue reading →

Posted in About Anything | Tagged 20th anniversary, absolute favorites, bad boy, beer geek, beers, bejesus, belgian style, breweries, coast experience, first loves, fort bragg, good measure, hippies, monster party, north coast brewing, north coast brewing co, oak barrels, quality time, rasputin, russian imperial | Leave a comment

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Kael’s Orange Hef

Brewing with Friends

Mammoth Brewing Company

Gravity VS Technology

Brew HA HA, Reno 2011

Save the Beer!!!

Five Star Star San

Brew Day: The Black Virgin

The Brewing Season Cometh…

The North Coast Experience

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