Recent content by BLUEGOOSE

My wife bought me a pound of Willamette hops for my birthday. Problem: I don't like Willamette hops. Suggestions from your part on trade.

I do extract batches while I'm doing all all grain batches. I don't have a lot of time to brew but I do have time to do both when I have the time. I have two burners so I start my water for mashing then start the extact batch. It works out very efficiently. I also have some extract recipies...

Read every post in this thread which is unusual for me but very interesting. My neighbor didn't drink for six out of the eight years I've lived here. Quit drinking second year in neighborhood. He knows I brew. One day became interested at about 5 PM. Had to shag him out of the house at 1...

Just made Northern Brewer Speckled Hiefer and tasted the first one....very good lawn mower beer.

SMaSH first time try at 10 lbs 2 row and Northern Brewer just going to pitch yeast. Bottling first Cream Ale later.

I'd save the crazy stuff for something else, the other two replies are right on, the Innkeeper is a great brew.

I am a relatively new brewer, one year, and thought a jalapeno beer was a good idea also. I made numerious batches before I tried it. I tried it but would probably never do it again. There is more to learn about making a tradition style first and having it turn out. I would save the...

Go to O'so Brewery, you won't regret it, they have a very nice LHBS but their tap room is even better. They have 40 microbrews on tap, I believe all from WI. The tap room has a wall of windows so you can look at their brewing equipment, they are usually done brewing around 4:30 so to watch you...