Update

Haven’t put anything on this site in a while; too busy experimenting with my life to blog about it.  Just to follow up on old stuff because random people were asking: All of my beer brewing batches belong on fail blog.  Nothing drinkable yet.  I actually only ended up doing 3 batches.  I partially blame [...]

Home Brewing Day 13 – Domestic Dubbel

Pretty sure my 2nd batch is f*’d.  Here’s what it looks like in the carboy after 11 days. A bunch of tan stuff (which was the original color of the beer) has sunk to the bottom, leaving a darker liquid on top.  I don’t know if I should stir this up.  I also sat down [...]

Home Brewing Day 17 – Chocolate Maple Porter, Day 1 – Domestic Dubbel

My first batch of home-brew got bottled, so I might as well move onto the next batch.  I went back to Culver City Home Brewing Supply to pick up the ingredients for a brew based on their “Double Trouble Belgian Dubble” Trappist Ale, which I selected after enjoying La Trappe Quadrupel (Koningshoeven) at Wurstküche last [...]

Home Brewing, Day 9 – Culver City Home Brewing Supply Co

To get a little more info on home brewing, I attended a class at the Culver City Home Brewing Supply.  Not only did I pick up some good tips for the beer I’m already brewing, but I also found an informative and useful resource for my future home brewing endeavors. Concerning the Brooklyn Brew Shop [...]

Home Brewing, Day 1 – Brooklyn Brew Shop Kit

After a failed attempt with the Mr. Beer kit, I started looking for different home brewing kits (not to say that the failure was due to the kit, but just out of curiousity’s sake).  I came across the Brooklyn Brew Shop and their attractive kit – their slogan is “We sell beer kits that don’t [...]