2012 – Page 38 – Macinations

February 8, 2012

English Ginger Beer – Redux

I’m trying that English Ginger Beer kit again. I had problems with this one on my last go round. It was problematic right from the start. My carboy didn’t have enough headspace so the fermenting beer kept going up the airlock which pushed all the water out and my beer was streaming down the sides. It didn’t happen, once or even twice, but at least a dozen times and who knows what happened overnight when I wasn’t looking. Needless to say it was a mess and masses of air seeped in there. It still fermented fine and even after changing the airlock multiple times during the first couple of days there was plenty of fermentation. Who knows whether it was contaminated or not, but I pressed on and bottled it. The carbonation was completely hit or miss. Some bottles were perfect and had a nice amount of fizz. Some were rather dead. There were faint traces of bubbles, but the […]

February 4, 2012

Bit of a shopping spree

Well now, looks like I went on a bit of shopping spree. But hey, who can pass up a deal. Amazon has a sale on some of the classics. The real classics – Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven. I just bought 400 sounds for around $8. That’s a hell of a deal no matter who you are. And there is always room for Bach. Since I was in a buying mood, I broke down and bought Hitbox volume 1 and 2 by Max Raabe. If you haven’t heard this guy you need to check it out. If you like Pink Martini this should entertain. You can check him out on Amazon and Youtube. His rendition of Queen’s "We Will Rock You" is something you need to hear. Do you remember Taco’s "Putting on the Ritz" from the 80’s. It sort of sounds like that, only so much better. Give it a try, it’s a lot of fun to listen to. I […]

February 4, 2012

2 days, 15 gallons

Wow, making that much beer is a little too much like work, that’s no work. I think I made one of the classic blunders and forget to drink beer while I was making beer. I shall have to do better next time. But there you have, 2 days and 15 gallons of beer. Do I get a ribbon or something? And I still have time to work something out for tomorrow. I really want to remake the ginger beer. There is a little debate over that one. I had problems when I made it last time and to me it doesn’t have a ginger flavor to it. Instead, I taste more coffee highlights. However, a guy I work with says it has, "ginger for days!" An impartial judge said he could taste some ginger, but that it wasn’t too strong and agreed the coffee aromatics were stronger than the ginger. So, which one of us is right? Looks like I’ll […]

February 4, 2012

On Deck, Outback Aussie Ale

The Hefeweizen has been completed, there is still time left in the day and we all know what that means. It’s time to make another beer! For this go round it will be the Outback Aussie Ale. I made this early last year and it was pretty good. It was a bit of problem beer though. It had a lot of fermentation and kept overflowing in the carboy. This time it will be made in a 6.5 gallon tank so we’ll see if there’s any difference. It was still a good beer and well worth having again. It was a darker ale, but easy to drink. Should make for a good beer when the temperature starts heating up in another month or two. By the way, making beer while watching Top Gear or Oz and James Drink to Britain is quite excellent. If you haven’t watched Oz and James talk about beer it’s very educational and entertaining.

February 4, 2012

American Hefeweizen is starting to boil

I have more kits than I know what to do with so an American Hefeweizen is in the kettle today. I figure I’ll stick with the lighter style beers for this weekend. I’ve gotten an early start, the weather is somewhat cool, and I have plenty of time left in the day, I just might try to make another batch after this one completes. This Hefeweizen is amazingly simple with just a grain bag and one bag of hops. It kind of makes itself. So which to do next, Aussie Ale or Ginger Beer? The finished is looking pretty good. This beer was a personal favorite of mine. I hope this batch turns out as good as the original one.

English Ginger Beer – Redux

Bit of a shopping spree

2 days, 15 gallons

On Deck, Outback Aussie Ale

American Hefeweizen is starting to boil

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