by Jamin | Feb 22, 2012 | Beer
A couple weeks ago a brewed up a third beer from the Brooklyn Brew Shop Beer Making Book. This time, I went with the Well Made Tripel at 9.9%. And I employed a few new tools to make the process a little easier. First, I picked up a 10-inch strainer from a local...
by Jamin | Feb 4, 2012 | Beer
After four long weeks, my first batch of beer, one gallon of Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Everyday IPA, was ready for drinking. Friends were gathered. Food was made. Pineapple was soaked in vodka (unrelated). “It takes like beer!” exclaimed my beer-averse...
by Jamin | Feb 2, 2012 | Beer
When I bottled my first beers using the equipment and directions from the Brooklyn Brew Kit, I didn’t find the siphoning all that easy. For the bottling of the chocolate maple porter, I got some new tools: an auto siphon and an auto stopper (I’m making up...
by Jamin | Jan 19, 2012 | Beer
The day after bottling my first batch of beer, I cooked up another. This time, I decided to make a chocolate maple porter from the Brooklyn Brew Shop Beer Making Book. While you can buy the mixes from the Brooklyn Brew Shop directly, I visited my local brewing supply...
by Jamin | Jan 16, 2012 | Beer
After waiting two weeks for my Everyday IPA from the Brooklyn Brew Shop to ferment, it was time to get the beer out of its hiding place and into some bottles. I sanitized my recycled bottles with the remainder of the C Brite. Then I used the racking cane and tubing to...
by Jamin | Dec 30, 2011 | Beer
Beer. I love it. And someone who loves me got me the Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Kit as well as their Beer Making Book of small batch recipes for Christmas. Last night I made my first beer, their Everyday IPA. The kit comes with the equipment, malt, hops,...
