Go big, or go home (Gnarly Roots Barley Wine)
Tentative Label One of the downsides of a career as a scientist is you spend a lot of the early part
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Craft Brew Review – 4 great beers.
Because I homebrew I rarely have purchased beer in the house. But every once in a while the well runs
Read moreSurprisingly Not Bad (Q3 Tasting Notes)
A half-pint of Q3 So my grocery store challenge beer – named Q3 (q-cubed; Quinoxic Quaffable Quinoa), has been kegged for two weeks and
Read moreA financial review of homebrewing
This evening SWMBOd noticed me pouring a pint, and asked if I had “saved enough money to pay for all
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Our Garden on Brew-Day So its nearly 10C below freezing, and I’m stuck in the garage. That is the bad
Read moreTasting Notes: Merlins Mild
So the Merlins Mild has been in the keg for a while, and has cleared and carbonated. Its not quite what
Read moreBrewing Challenge: The Grocery Store Brew
Home Malting Quinoa L-R: Raw white quinoa, partly malted, dried & roasted. One of the more enjoyable aspects of belonging
Read moreA brewers life, animated
I’m sure all you homebrewers out there can relate to this. Depending on your boss, this video may or maynot
Read moreMerlins Mild – First Brew of 2013
Garage Brewing in January. Merlin may be mild; the weather isn’t! You’d think by now I know better – 17
Read moreBrewing Lagers without Lagering
This video, from Brewing TV, covers a topic of interest to many brewers – how to get a clean, crisp
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