at least the color and clarity are good

Posted on July 31st, 2007 by John Little

I was really happy with the color and clarity of this Biere de Garde. This picture is of it being transferred from fermenter to keg via a jumper. But upon tasting it, I suspected chlorophenols. Brewing in a new location, I didn’t realize how careful I needed to be to get rid [...]

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Filed under: Biere de Garde

Daisey trying to read some hombrew books

Posted on July 30th, 2007 by John Little

Daisey tried to read Radical Brewing and Farmhouse Ales.
But since she doesn’t know how to read, chewing them up was ok. My immediate reaction when I saw them was that I had to get some new ones.
But as I looked down at Daisey wagging her tail and looking at me with those sad eyes, droopy [...]

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Filed under: Books and Magazines

Brewing through the BJCP

Posted on July 25th, 2007 by John Little

Early in my brewing, I spent alot of time learning from my Huntsville homebrewing buddy Todd, who brews great beer and has a valuable perspective on beer styles. I liked his approach and decided that my first two or three years of homebrewing would involve not only learning various techniques, but also educating myself on [...]

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Disbarred Barleywine and Ponzi Scheme Pale Ale partigyle

Posted on July 24th, 2007 by John Little

I’ve decided to go through my previous brews and post recipe and session information, starting with the ones that have turned out really good. Also, I’m finally trying to come up with some names for the beers that fit the brewery name (also recently concocted). This is a little bit time consuming, so it will [...]

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Filed under: American Barleywine, American Pale Ale, Competitions, Mashing, Sparging

Taking a break from the Mid-South Homebrew Series

Posted on July 23rd, 2007 by John Little

The No Chicken Symbol is a friendly jab at RCB’s arch-nemesis, the Chicken City Ale Raisers.
Well, it is half way through the 2007 Mid-South Homebrew Series, and I’ve decided to take a break.  Tom Meier and I have been neck and neck since the beginning of the year, but he has been [...]

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Filed under: Competitions, Homebrew Clubs

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