Scottish Ale

Posted by Starquake - October 18, 2015 - Brewing

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Brewed a Scottish Ale today, using the outdoor burner for the first time. Took the boil time down quite a bit- maybe 30 min to a rolling boil. Very nice. Great having the new gear- cool it down, siphon right into the fermenter. I haven’t tapped into the Red yet, still aging in the keg. […]

Cape Cod Red

Posted by Starquake - July 27, 2015 - Brewing

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Ok, so I pirated Cape Cod Brewery’s Red recipe during our tour of the facility. Not going to commercially sell it, it’s all for the good of beer in general. Got the ingredients this week, looking forward to cooking this one. I have a new fermenter on the way, and upgrading my brew kettle, so […]

German Altbier

Posted by Starquake - April 24, 2015 - Brewing

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Got the ingredients for an Altbier, a coppery German top fermenter I seem to enjoy. Hopefully this mix will turn out well. The last batch was excellent but that was a while ago- I’m hoping to just recreate that last one. This will be a bit lighter than the last one, using a different ratio […]

February Amber

Posted by Starquake - March 11, 2015 - Brewing

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The amber brewed in February turned out well. We had a lot of family down, and once they tried it, they pulled on the keg like a freight train and did some damage.. lol but it survived. I think I will tweak the next one with the flavor hops a bit, maybe a different […]

Finally

Posted by Starquake - January 23, 2015 - Brewing

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Ok, finally.. I’m back. Sadly, I haven’t recorded much in the last year, but I hope to keep going. New ingredients got here- an Amber. Mostly amber grain, some caramel 80L for color. Willamette hops and White Labs yeast. I’ve tried this one before and really liked it- this time I’m using the same hop […]

Almost ready

Posted by Starquake - February 27, 2014 - Brewing

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This batch has sat in the secondary several weeks, smells great.. moved to the keg and all it has to do now is cool off and carbonate!

Super Brew Sunday

Posted by Starquake - January 31, 2014 - Brewing

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Ok, sorry for the weak pun.. brewing this weekend. An IPA custom mix. .5 lb Crystal 60L 3.5 lb pale ale malt .5 lb Crystal 40L 5 lb extra pale extract Using a hop I’ve never used before.. 1 oz of Magnum for bittering. Also using 1 oz Cluster for flavor, .5 oz Nugget for […]

Next Batch

Posted by Starquake - May 5, 2012 - Brewing

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Ok.. thinking about the next batch. Faves are IPAs in general, Sam Adams, DogFishHead, even Killians. Too many to list. SO many choices.. wheat, red, amber, pale.. tough choice, better put together a good one this time so I can bottle some and share..

German Alt is ready!

Posted by Starquake - May 3, 2012 - Brewing

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Ok, my Alt seems to be ready.. this one in particular had to age a bit, but it’s nice and crisp now. This one came out darker than expected but I overdid the dark grains. Tastes great, just a little darker than my usual Alt.

Quake Brewing

Posted by Starquake - April 8, 2012 - Brewing

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Ok, I have a lot of previous brewing to share… currently, I just kegged a German Alt that should be ready in a week or so. It’s a little dark, I used a little more black patent in my grain mix and it’s darker than I expected, but should be no worries there. Getting a […]