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I tought I would go back and see how I did against my brewing goals for 2011.  Turn out I hit all 7 main goals!

http://morebeer.ning.com/profiles/blogs/2011-brewing-goals

Caitlin Pride Barleywine

Two Nuts Southern Brown (1. Pale Chocolate, 7. Session beer)

Crank Fox (4. Altbier, 7. Session beer)

West Burton Falls IPA (3. Historic IPA using American hops)

Dunbar Red "Dark American Wheat" (2.…

Going to the tianguis or outdoor market every week becomes a regular routine for me while living in San Miguel. I can get the best selection and least expensive produce there, not to mention be entertainment by the plethora of interesting, varied and sometimes bizarre articles for sale, like a boat load of springs for instance, (go here to read more about that). But that's not all,…

I wasn't able to participate in the brewing of our clubs Beerhoptacular entry this year.  The homebrew challange has that Iron Chef feel to it.  The festival provides the malt/grains for the brew.  You may use all or part of the malt they provide, but you cannot add.  Batch size is not specified.  You get to decide your hops, yeast, mash process, boil, fermentation, etc...  Last year our club brewed a dark saison Amarillo and Citra hops.    There were three grains, but I don't recall them…

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New Model! Same Features! Smaller foot print in the brewery. Cleaning kegs and carboys got even easier!

Quiet, Fun, & Easy to Use 

• Very quiet when in use and most importantly speeds up the process of cleaning and sanitizing.   
• Light in weight.  Easy to store. 

Cleans…

Our retail stores are holding their annual Holiday sale tomorrow. Free food, live brewing demos, 4 recipe kits for the price of 3, and of course 15% off everything in store. If you live close to Riverside, Los Altos, or Concord, Ca stop by and check out all the action!

This Saturday in Concord store, store manager David Wonder is giving a class on a 2050 full digital BrewSculpture. The class is free and you are welcome to stop by anytime during the day. 

I'm interested in the 7.5 gal ultimate conical fermenter, anyone have one or have the occasion to use one? I wonder how efficient the Peltier Cooler is?

So this past weekend I spent in Phoenix watching my step-son Race at the Lucas Oil World Finals Drag Boat Races.  Fuckin A if the kid didn't take it all!!  What a great weekend we had.  The kid races on his own dime....OK.... this is racing...thousands is more accurate.  He's built everything in the boat, including the hull!!  Anyway, he had a great weekend of racing bringing home the trophy.  IIRC, he won with a 5.58 @ 148 MPH on the water.  Just some great driving/racing all weekend.  So…

It's frustrating, although I have several years now hombrewing under my belt, I still consider myself a novice.  I've spent countless hours listening to the BN both live and through the archives.  I've read and still read Palmer's, Noonan, Jamils and other's, as well as Zymurgy often.  So the other day I go into my LHBS to pick up some specialty grains and yeast for a Red Ale, as I have been buying my base grains in bulk this past year.  Making a short story long, one of the "guru's" tells…

I have been traveling frequently for work over the past two years.  So my nights and weekends at home have been dedicated to family activities other than brewing beer.  I just got back into the way for the first time in a year.  Boy was it fun.  My set up remains really easy to use, quick to set up and take down and spot on efficient.  I calibrated my setup with BeerTools several years ago.  The brew this weekend went very well and hit my target gravity, color and profile so far.…