Home Brewing

A few Christmases ago, Beth got me a kit to brew beer from Midwest Supplies. We also bought some stuff at Maryland Homebrew. Shopping on the internet is fun, but sometimes it is nice to go to a store (and not wait for UPS all damned day).

Now that we are back in NYC, Brooklyn Homebrew seems to be the place to get supplies and advice.

I've got some pictures and details below.


Maple Beer

Our first batch was a maple flavored beer. Considering that we poured an entire bottle of syrup into it, the maple flavor was pretty subtle. It tasted fairly close to normal beer with a hint of maple. I will definitely try something different next time.

Here are notes that I kept about specific gravities and temperatures while brewing.

Pictures

Brewing

Secondary Fermentor

Bottling


Nut Brown Ale

We currently have a batch of nut brown ale fermenting. So far, it smells a lot less hoppy than any other beer we've made.

Here are the notes on specific gravity, temperature, and eventually taste.

Pictures

Brewing


Honey Weizen

Here are the notes I took.

Unfortunately, this beer did not come out good (or properly carbonated).


Black Dog Ale

Here are my notes.


Holiday Ale

Notes.


Summer Honey White

Notes.

Pictures

Brewing


Pumpkin Ale

Notes.


Pumpkin Rye Ale

Notes.

This is mostly based on a recipe from Brooklyn Homebrew although we did go our own way for some parts. Our thermometer seems to have died partway through so we had to wing it a little it in terms of temperature.


Scotch Ale

Notes.

Once again starting from a recipe from Brooklyn Homebrew.


Summer Honey White

Notes.

Actually doing a recipe we used before again since it was such a nice, summery beer.


Citrus IPA

Notes.

We loosely based this on a recipe we found on www.hopville.com.


Vanilla Stout

Notes.

This one was based on a bunch of different recipes.


Red Ale

Notes.

DuClaw, one of my favorite restaurants in Maryland and a great Brewery posted some of their recipes online. This beer very loosly follows their Misfit Red recipe.


Gingerbread Stout

Notes.

A little late in the season, but oh well.