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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Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Company Country: USA Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 8.2 % Size: 355 ml Bought from: Barley Wine, Copenhagen Beer Advocate RateBeer After a week of fermentations and analysing wort (I love my job!), I thought it would … 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
September 20, 2012
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Brewery: Hoppin Frog Brewery Country: USA Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 8.2 % Size: 650 ml Bought from: Online Beer Advocate RateBeer I have had a bottle of Hoppin Frog’s Mean Manalishi Imperial IPA in the refrigerator for a couple … Continue reading
September 19, 2012
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Today I bottled the batch of American IPA that I brewed up a month ago with a friend. Bottling went smoothly (from the keg) and the beer tasted very nice already. I also kegged the Black Lodge Imperial Stout, which … Continue reading
September 15, 2012
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Sorry again for the inactivity, last week I started working at the PBL Brewing Laboratory at VTT, where I will be writing my Master’s Thesis, so have mostly been busy with work. This weekend I thought I’d devote some time … Continue reading
September 3, 2012
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Brewery: Omnipollo (Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij) Country: Sweden Style: American Pale Ale ABV: 5.6 % Size: 330 ml Bought from: Barley Wine, Copenhagen Beer Advocate RateBeer Omnipollo, aka Henok Fentie (the brewer) & Karl Grandin (the designer), are Swedish … Continue reading
September 1, 2012
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Yesterday we brewed up a 20 liter batch of an Imperial Porter, that should be ready for drinking around Christmas. We were aiming for a dark, roasty and smooth porter, that will hopefully not be too acrid and harsh, and … Continue reading