Author Archives: Andrew

Time to brew again

It’s about time to get together and teach the new interns how to brew.  And, with the resident retreat coming up end of September, we have plenty of reason to drink.  So, if you’re interested, let me know and we’ll … Continue reading

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Extra Special Bitter, All Grain

Adapted from Broken Spear Bitter recipe, Northern Brewer Ingredients: Mashed at 155F for one hour Maris Otter 7 lb Chocolate Pale 4 oz Dark Cryst 120 8 oz Hop Additions: East Kent Goldings 1.5 oz (60 min) East Kent Goldings … Continue reading

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Coldbeers on Tap

So we now have our second coldbeer on tap in the kitchen.  First we had an all-grain ESB, which turned out fantastic.  I tried to improvise too much with the recipe of a common bitter and got too high of … Continue reading

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Kegging the Bitter

The first all grain bitter is officially kegged.  Much, much easier than bottling, so I recommend everyone’s significant other be ask cool as mine and purchase them a kegerator.  Basically, you just shake a bunch of sanitizer in the Corny … Continue reading

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All Grain Bitter #2

Brewed the second in a line of delicious bitters on Saturday with John R.  John and his family (sans new baby) made the drive down to Birmingham to create what may be the best beer I have ever brewed all … Continue reading

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Snopocalypse Winter Warmer

Down here in Birmingham, we have a few inches of ice.  The city shuts down, all the milk and bread are sold out of the groceries 3 days prior to the show, and everyone except emergency medical personnel stay at … Continue reading

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