Pink Beer batches 4&5
Mark Bronkalla Spring has arrived and it is time to make more pink beer. I am further refining the technique and materials. I like doing this as a double size batch (10…
Brewing
Spent grain sourdough
I have been experimenting more with sourdough breads and have made a few more variants of the spent grain sourdough. I think this is a bit simpler. I have been…
Sour beer success – Sour Cherry Sour
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts: Down the rabbit hole of sour beer , I have begun experimenting with sour beers and alternate fermentation methods. The first…
Spent Grain Sourdough
With a little planning ahead a brewing day can also be a baking day. I am doing extract brewing and the spent specialty grains are perfect for baking. The cooked…
Down the rabbit hole of sour beer
Over time I have had a few sour beers, but I had not done much exploration of the genre. After the success of the Backyard Berry Sour a.k.a. Pink Beer,…
Backyard Berry Sour a.k.a Pink Beer
My first experiment with sour beers was a kettle soured beer with fruit. It proved to be very popular and resulted in another 2 batches being made this past summer.…
Pliny Plus IIPA
Like many of my brews this started with a kit – Northern Brewer Plinian Legacy. This is a “clone” of the impossible to find in Wisconsin, Russian River Pliny The…
Basement sink area remodel
When we built the house I had a utility sink put in the basement shop. It has served well over the years but the lack of a counter-top and ugly…