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Ward laboratories results are in. My sulphate levels are extraordinarily low, excited to see how supplementation will improve my hoppy beers. pH 8.2 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 157 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.26 Cations / Anions, me/L 2.3 / 2.1 ppm Sodium, Na 22...

Almost every beer I've brewed can fit neatly into one of the BJCP categories, but I'm beginning to feel shackled by it. If everyone were to always brew to style no new ones will ever exist. I think Sam Adams Boston Lager is a good example. American 2-row, caramel 60, German noble hops and...

I have no experience using honey in my beer, and am therefore open to any suggestion from those who have. I have a vision for a braggot with wildflower honey. I was thinking restrained late hop character to allow the wildflower aroma to come through, and using honey malt to add back in some of...

I've been asked to teach an introductory brewing class for a fundraiser for the chemical engineering dept at TN Tech. How in the world do I cover everything a beginning brewer needs to know in just an hour??? For the record, I'm honored that I'm remembered for it (and my beer) 4 and half...

Preparing my Winter lineup (Rye Ale, Schwarzbier, Sweet Stout). Critique my sweet stout? Too much chocolate? Thinking may need to reduce the pale chocolate to .25 or remove entirely and replace with either more caramel or up the regular chocolate.