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Browsing Posts published in October, 2009

Triple Digits is gone. It was good with room for improvement. The hop bitterness was a little harsh and it should bee lighter. Here are some tasting notes: spicy clove phenolics alcohol warmth yeast aroma fine, thin head effervescent creamy malt, finishing dry medium body earthy hop bitterness lingers in the back of your throat

Thanks to everyone for coming out to see me talk at Christopher’s tonight. For an Italian, he makes some delicious German food. If you want to know more about making beer at home, read this post and come out for Teach A Friend to Homebrew Day on November 7th. The Texas Aggieland Brew Club will [...]

The nettle beer came down with an acetobacter infection. This is not a surprise because fermentation conditions almost encouraged it. When I made the beer, I was out of carboys after making a Newcastle Brown ale clone. Under the circumstances I used a 5-gallon bucket. Normally these vessels can make great beer, however none of [...]

I heard reports of snow as far south as Denver. Fall is creeping down from the Great White North, but here in Texas Summer still weakly grasps for the Earth, holding ground against the inevitable season. Some mornings it gently rains, some afternoons the temperature climbs to 90°. Today we experienced both. The sun seems [...]