I like beer. Look out for tips, recipes, revelations while I learn how-to brew beer. Please feel free to share recipes or ask me for a sample of my home brew.
And a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house came attached!
Located in the Sunnyside neighborhood in San Francisco. Close to Bart/Muni/highways and downtown will make our work commutes very easy. There is a decent sized backyard that is fully landscaped. The garage is unfinished, but has enough room for two cars (or one car,...
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Time flies. Just doesn’t seem to be enough time these days. There was a hiccup with the kegerator – ok I might have broken it while trying to knock some frost off. I was hoping that I could have enjoyed the Pliny clone a little longer, but I was very happy with the...
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After Thanksgiving clean-up, I picked up a new beer to brew. I picked up the Pliny the Elder – Double IPA kit from more beer on Friday. This aggressively hopped beer made the house smell like a brewery with its 90 minute boil and loads and loads of hops. Hops in the mash....
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As I finish the first batch of beer, which hasn’t killed anyone, I have two additional batches rolling. The second batch, Lawnmower Ale, was racked to secondary fermentation without any issues, though, the yeast was very active and Kraeusen blew out of the airlock. I have decided to switch to a two-piece airlock that...
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Racked the first batch of American Pale Ale. I decided to go with bottles, because I wanted the full experience. I am already over it and ready to clean the kegs and kegerator. Though, it is nice to have a very portable means of carrying home brew. I was pleasantly surprised that I...
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This morning, I worked on the transferring of the beer to the secondary fermentation carboy. The carboy is nothing more than a glass bottle that looks like the office water-cooler bottles. This wasn’t a very difficult step to accomplish.
I moved the primary fermentation bucket onto the table and let settle for an hour or...
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