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And as we're talking, I might have produced another batch for the sink with my recent batch. Fermentation went quite good, the sample I took to measure SG was good, also taste- and smellwise. Then I added the dry hops socks - that might have been the root of all evil. Today I've drawn another...

Depends on the fridge ... from my point there are two (main) types of fridges: the European standard - a built-in underdesk fridge, the size of a dishwasher, or the American 'standard' - I only know from movies and house flipping shows, from floor to ceiling with two stable doors, you litterally...

First of all: minuses are made up. See here for proof. Second: where's the "E" - that makes it a 'solid 5/7' scale, doesn't it? ;) Third (and answer to the question): I rate my brew days an A according to this description. Homebrewing is a hobby I do for fun. I do not brew for judges, badges...

I'm at 54 'main' batches now since I started in 2019. I had to dump 3 of them, because of an infection during fermentation. 2 of them in a row although I used a suggested cleaning process of the fermenter, chlorine included. I started now to steamclean the barrel before filling it - put the...

My brother is celebrating in a few weeks his church wedding ceremony, 6 years after the real wedding. Therefore I came up with the idea to brew a special brew for the celebration day. So far the brew is done, it's going to be a hazy pale ale with fruity Mandarina Bavaria hops. The brew day...

I had to look Moose Drool up, but reading both of these stories just right behind each other - made me first think of a similar incident... hope there are not that many moose with flu around your spot... The Utility Beer research kitchen approves this :D Hillarious! Recently I brewed a pale...

My recent experiment, making an ale with a traditional Munich Helles recipe (except for the yeast) ended up with an obvious name: Like Hell Ale And tasters keep telling me in Bavarian: "Hm, des schmeckt ja wia a (Brauerei xy) Hell!" ("Oh, this tastes like a (brewery xy) Hell"). Duh! I told you...

911 US gal + 1,5 US gal Juicy Nelson Ale + 1,5 US gal ColdBrew Ale --------- 914 US gal

754.5 gal + 8 gal Galaxy Pale Ale ---------- 762.5 gal

HB Munich Kolibri Ale 1:45 hike up a snowy mountain, a proper sandwich and an HB at the top of Mount Hochfelln. After that sliding down on a piece of sleeping mat ... 🛷 What a great way to celebrate the 5th day of a four workdays week.

Somehow there was always some brew more urgent than this, then the fridge was full-full (a lot of cider had to be made in autumn 2024) and finally it was time to use the Galaxy hops. But other than planned last year, I switched from lager to ale - still not enough room in the fridges for the...

My treat for hiking up Mount Hochfelln. Kaiserschmarrn mit Apfelkompott and Franziskaner Dunkle Weisse - beside the stunning view of course.... Hiking season started!

We just call them "Standard Euroflaschen" ;) ... they're mostly connected here to Augustiner and Tegernseer. Lot of the other breweries use the NRW bottle... What I drank - been to Porto, Portugal, and had a visit to a local brewery Nor Tada right next door. Of course we shared the tasting...

I bottled my three recently brewed ales: Munich Kolibri Ale (red caps), Like Hell Ale (orange caps), Summer Ale w/ ginger (0,33l swing tops). I harvested the yeast and now it's settling in the fridge, playing the amazing "change the jar" game ... ;) Now I'm cleaning buckets, outlet valves and...

388 US gal + 1,5 US gal Munich Kolibri Ale + 1,5 US gal Like Hell Ale (it's hopped like a traditional Helles) + 1,5 US gal Summer Ale w/ ginger --------- 392,5 US gal