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My son was in kindergarten with the owners daughter. Their original brewery/ tasting room is about 2 blocks from my house. They make some of the best beer in town. 🍻

A bit of my HB Helles

I brewed 5.5 gallons of Kentucky Common on Saturday afternoon. 1617+5.5=1,622.5

Maybe do a couple test runs from a kettle of boiling water to see which direction is most efficient?

Just saw someone running by the brewery we’re at. Who does that? 😝

Such great names! How could I not try optimized synergy ?

I’m very spoiled in this department. The Home Brew Mart, here in San Diego is pretty much right in between my home and workplace. About a 10 minute drive from either, depending on traffic. They have a small brewery and tasting room as well. We like to cruise down there on a Friday night, have a...

Yeah. It’s exciting. My lady’s son is a sales rep for Mission and we’ve been talking about it for a while but finally found the right time and place. 🍻

I made some introductions last week and now we are working on a partnership between these guys and the company I work for, San Diego Harley Davidson. We have a lot of cool ideas in the works including a potential collab brew that I may be involved in. 🍻

Just added salts and acid while water is heating to mash in my first attempt at a Kentucky Common. 🍻

Haha. I’m super cheap too. Part of why I started my frozen yeast bank. I have not had any liquid yeast shipped to me. Seems too big a risk unless you’re sure it will get to you quickly and in cool weather. Even with ice packs, if the weather is warm, I would worry about viability. I think...

Mary Jane- Rick James

Just poured a glass of my most recent batch. A Helles. I racked to keg on Wednesday night. Last night I fined with gelatin and then burst carbonated. It’s remarkably clear for being so fresh. Still a bit green to be sure and I feel I was a little light on the bittering, but otherwise delicious. 🍻

All of my extra QD’s are set up as jumpers. I will have to disassemble one for the liquid line. I was trying to avoid disassembling two and even when I have done it this way in the past, there is still some leakage where I push the return line through the airlock hole. It’s definitely not a 💯...

I started with a bucket and still have one. I haven’t used it in a bit, but considering putting it back in the lineup. I am pretty frugal and decided to go with a Fermzilla all rounder a while back. I got the pressure fermentation kit about 6-8 months ago and at that time I think it was about...

Meatplow- Stone Temple Pilots

I’ve done it in the past. I’ve been using an all rounder for a while now and very much appreciate the closed transfers. I have been fermenting one batch at a time, but have been thinking it would be nice to run two simultaneously. I’m thinking of breaking out the bucket for a second batch and...

I just got home from work and poured myself a half pint of what is likely one of the last glasses I’ll get from my keg of Belgian single. 🍻

The modified version including rye malt and WLP-029 I have this recipe set at 68% BHE. I have been getting 70+ lately, but I’m going to run with this and be pleasantly surprised if I get a few more points in the OG.

The rye is most likely still at the LHBS. Haha I wrote this recipe a few months ago and if I remember correctly, rye is considered optional. I just read a bit on it and see that using rye can tend to compliment and add complexity to the grist. I have not brewed this style before, but if those of...