May 23, 2014
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The Summer Blonde I brewed in the beginning of April had been in a keg for almost a month, so I decided to put it into bottles yesterday. The gravity ended up at 1.011 and I measured an alcohol content … Continue reading
October 9, 2013
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Brewery: Kosoolan Panimo Country: Finland Style: Belgian Blond ABV: 5 % Size: 330 ml Bought from: – Not on Beer Advocate Not on RateBeer Time for another homebrew from Juhani@Kosoolan Panimo. This is another beer I received from him in … Continue reading
September 29, 2012
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Today I brewed up the Belgian Blond mentioned here. Everything went smoothly, and even managed to get 3 liters more wort than expected (with the intended gravity of 1.050). I added a slight amount of oat flakes to the mash, … Continue reading
September 27, 2012
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Today I started a 1 liter Wyeast 3787 (Trappist High Gravity = Westmalle Strain) starter on the stir plate, which should hopefully be ready for Saturday’s brewday, when I will be brewing up an 18 liter batch of a Belgian … Continue reading
July 11, 2012
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Today I will be tasting and reviewing a trio of my homebrewing neighbor Juhani’s homebrews. The beers include his #24 Dubbel (with Orval dregs?), #28 ‘Ryssänpelko’ Imperial Stout and #42 Blonde Ale (brewed with yeast harvested from a bottle of … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
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Brewery: – Country: – Style: Blonde Ale ABV: 4.4 % Size: 330 ml Bought from: Homebrew Not on Beer Advocate Not on RateBeer After 7 days in the bottle I decided to try the first bottle of Lovecats. Since … Continue reading
June 8, 2012
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Today, me and my friend Marcus brewed up 25.5 liters of Blonde Ale hopped with hops from New Zealand (Nelson Sauvin) and Australia (Summer). We were aiming for a light and refreshing ale, with subtle bitterness, but still loads of … Continue reading
June 28, 2011
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Last Thursday (23.6) I had a go at brewing my first two all-grain batches of beer. First a Centennial Blonde, a hopefully light and refreshing summer ale, and then a Fresh Squeezed West Coast IPA, a heavily hopped American IPA. … Continue reading