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Round Here - Counting Crows

Today I continued the kegerator rebuild. I put the last coat of paint on the fridge and then reassembled it. I had problems in the past with mildew on the outside of the door around the faucets from the lack of insulation inside. Today I started the remedy. I cut a scrap of wood to go against...

Another beer from the cellar, this time still within the decade! Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale 2021 Like all the Trader Joe’s beers, this one is brewed by a large contract brewer. Some you can figure out by where it’s packaged, others, like this, clearly say on the bottle. As far as I know these...

When I think of a good amber Ale, it should have a good malt backbone, some toasty, bread crusty, or nutty notes, some caramel or toffee, and maybe even a hint of coffee or chocolate. The beauty of this style is that it is wide open to arrive at these flavors from different directions. You can...

I even found the old recipe from 2010 here on the site. Talk about being nostalgic, it even has an old Promash recipe report! Dad’s Amber Ale The first time I made it, my dad loved it, hence the name. I made it several times. This one apparently won Silver at the 2009 Southern California...

That looks about right. Like everything there is some wiggle room but you have the nuts and bolts there. I like to split the crystal malt into a couple different ones, 40 for a little malty sweetness and something darker for some caramel/toffee. I looked up my old amber recipe from way back and...

Another beer from deep in the cellar. Alaskan Smoked Porter 2009 Good sound from the cap Aroma is slight chocolate roast with some smoke and spicy phenols Flavor is lighter than I expected. Waves of roast, chocolate, malt, smoke, all very round and smooth. The smoke is not overpowering and...

Cissy Strut - John Scofield

Witchy Woman - Eagles

Drive - Incubus

Tis the season

Death To All But Metal - Steel Panther

Another from deep in the cellar Stone 2011 Old Guardian Belgo Barleywine A part of their “Odd Beers in Odd Years” series where they did a few twists on their seasonal releases. This one is poured in my official Double Bastard glass. Only a small release of pressure when opening the bottle...

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison See what I did there… 🙄😂

Continuing the kegerator rebuild. Today was the CO2 manifold. The last time it was fully apart was when I built it in 2006. I took it apart the other day with the rest of the draft equipment, but this needed more attention. Inside it was a little gross, and some of the brass needed more work...

Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey - The Beatles

And painting the kegerator… Still needs another coat

I cleaned lots of draft parts. Faucets, shanks, quick connects. Everything to go back in the kegerator when the paint is done.

Real Love - The Beatles

Do you have a target OG and IBU? 12 lbs of grain looks a little much for a simple lager at 6 gallons. I’m assuming you have AA% on your hops.