To some, beer without hops makes about as much sense as a beach without sand. One of the driving forces of the craft beer explosion over the past decade has been hops pushed to the limits of what our palates can take.
I remember having a C-Note Imperial IPA at New Old Lompoc in Portland in [...]
Two weeks ago at our local homebrew meeting, one of our legendary brewers, Bobby C (he’s actually more myth than legend) brought an IPA he single-hopped with Sorachi Ace hops.
I have never used, or even heard of that particular hop variety before that day. It’s probably the most unique and distinct hop I’ve experienced. It [...]
Just when you thought life as a homebrewer couldn’t get any better using Five Star PBW to clean your brew kettle and other equipment, it just did! You can use PBW to get stains out of anything, including coffee mugs!
Simply add 1/4 teaspoon of PBW to your coffee mug, fill it with water, stir, and [...]
Coffee stouts are one of my favorite styles of beer. As far as “flavored” styles of beer, it’s a natural fit. When barley is highly kilned, it produces very similar roasted flavors and aroma as coffee beans.
Stouts often use these dark grains, such as roasted barley, black patent and chocolate malt. Therefore, even in non-coffee-flavored [...]
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