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All Grain – Attempt #1

Posted on February 6, 2011 by aarons

It only took two batches of extract before I ventured into all grain world. For this brew I opted for a Chocolate Rye Porter. Recipe is courtesy of Hopville.com. I used a dry yeast instead of the liquid starter. The … Continue reading →

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Brewing Road Map – Part 1

Posted on December 28, 2010 by John H

My good friend and fellow EBC member, Jerrod Janes, sent me these helpful tips on where to go next in my brewing.  I’ve hammered out two batches already, a chocolatey chocolate porter with extra cacao from Ghana added in the … Continue reading →

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be careful, but not too careful

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Andrew

Recipes are made to be followed.  Sort of, I guess.  During one of our brewing sessions, someone said, “Don’t worry, it’s just beer.”  And that’s true.  There’s only so much you can do to really screw it up.  But there … Continue reading →

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Kelly’s Grateful Hefe

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kelly

We just brewed my Hefeweizen a couple days after Thanksgiving, so we’re calling it Kelly’s Grateful Hefe.  It’s the first one that we used a yeast starter on, and it’s amazing how fast it started fermenting.  I woke up in … Continue reading →

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