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Some of my #homebrew recipes.
I have previously written about how I come up with my own recipes for homebrew. Since I wrote that post in September of 2011, every batch since than has been of my own formulation. Some have turned out...
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Getting ready for a big brew day on Sunday 8/12
I haven’t been able to brew in awhile. Not that I haven’t wanted to, just that my schedule (and finances) haven’t allowed it. I’ve been working weekends at The Casual Pint downtown, which is a second...
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Reader Request: The Basics of #CraftBeer Cellaring.
I love it when I get asked questions about home brewing and beer in general. Recently I was asked questions about craft beer storage by Joel D. on my facebook page. He wrote: “Ratchet, in your next...
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Is your beer truly seasonal? A rant about pumpkin ales.
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about my favorite season, fall. I love the cooler weather, the shorter days, the changing leaves and football. Fall is also Oktoberfest, pumpkin ales and fresh hop...
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Solo #homebrew day, new hop variety, brewing of KBC 505 and Hurricane Sandy...
There’s a few things coming up in the Knoxville craft beer scene to tell y’all about. First a note on a few things that already happened. Last Tuesday was the election and America voted another term...
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Happy MLK Day everyone. I too have a dream.
I’m very serious about the whole starting a nano-brewery thing. I dream about it every night. Some days it’s all I think about. There is so much to learn and figure out. I’m almost done reading the...
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Day off of work? It’s a GOOD FRIDAY to #homebrew (live blog)
Good Friday morning blog readers. I am lucky enough to have the day off work because it’s a holiday or something. I’m not entirely sure, but I think it has something to do with the Easter Bunny going...
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Day 4 of my #beercation to #AvlBeerWeek @BeerCityFest !
Ok today recap of yesterdays adventures at Asheville Beer Week will be short. I don’t have time to sit around all day and wait for my hotel’s slow internet to upload. I have to pack up the enormous...
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Live blogging of my big ass brew day
Today is the day I am planning on brewing 35 gallons of lager. As promised, I going to try to update my website with a play by play. A lot can go right & a lot can go wrong. I’ve been preparing all...
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Great Impromptu St. Patrick’s Day Brewing Party w/ Friends @RichardGroves...
Originally this post was going to be another live blogging of brew day. I actually started it that way, but brew day was incredibly busy and fun as you’ll read below. There is no way I could have...
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