Toothpick Swords: I'm making tonic
I think homebrewers feel the same way. Excellent story about why Gabe (from our sibling blog Toothpick Swords) tried to make Tonic his own way.
via toothpickswords:
I called the health food store.
“I’m looking for something…forgive me if I say it wrong…sin-choan-uh…kin-chone-uh…it’s spelled c-i-n-c-h-o-n-a. It’s a powder or a bark.”
“Yes.”
“Can you order a pound?”
“Yes.”
“Can you order a pound of citric acid, too?”
“Sure.”
My wife walked in. “Why are…
Hacking Homebrew: Stack exchange introduces a new Q&A site
Stack Exchange is a network of Q&A websites for programmers and developers to ask questions and help crowdsource their answers. Most recently, the network introduced a new site for Homebrew enthusiasts to ask questions, trade notes, compare recipies, and introduce hacks.
Not a bad looking homebrew setup!
notyouraveragebeersnob:
Transferring my Belgian Golden Ale to Secondary Fermentation.
Help these brewers elevate their homebrew operation to become a full-fledged craft brewery, through their new Kickstarter project. According to their project’s page:
“Lucky Town Brewing will be just the second brewery in Mississippi. Help us grow the beer culture in the South.”
Their project is already 3/4 of the way to their goal with 5 days remaining, so please consider supporting their endeavor on Kickstarter!
Beer is always best when it’s shared with good friends…
via theblager:
Thanks everyone who came by to taste my beer last night. I learned how fun it is to have a beer on tap that you made, and to share it with great people. Still learning on how to not be a nervous wreck before hand…
Here’s two friends making their batch of homebrew together in this photo (bonus points for the geeky T-shirt). I asked Seth Barkley, one of the homebrewers in the photo, for a bit more of the story behind this photo and he said:
right now we have no “official” moniker. operating under the “dude bros” alias for the time being. started homebrewing in june, now into our 10th batch, an American Brown ale…second go-around. good stuff.
Cheers to these fellow Brew Noob’s for trying homebrew for themselves, and good luck with you beers to come!
Photo credit: brewnoobs by thebarkley on Flickr.
Trouble Brewing is a new webcomic about the challenges brewers face everyday, both for beer fans and homebrewers.
More about the President’s new homebrew from CBS’ White House correspondent
For those looking to learn about Homebrewing and live in Brooklyn, this class might help out
via brooklynskillshare:
Announcing Skillshare Nights at Tea Lounge!
Since last class was such a success last time, we’re doing a summer edition of Homebrew 101!
Description: A short introduction to the basics of homebrewing! The class will include a demonstration of getting a batch ready for fermentation. Along the way, we will explain the equipment, ingredients, and processes involved in brewing your own beer at home.
Teacher: Anthony Mohen
Come join us for all the fermenty goodness on Tuesday, August 9th at 7:30pm at Tea Lounge in Park Slope (837 Union Street between 6th & 7th Aves - Subway: 2 3 4 to Grand Army Plaza, D N R to Union)
FREE!!
We’ll be hosting Skillshare Nights every 2nd Tuesday of the month with the good folks at Tea Lounge—so feel free to submit class ideas to brooklynskillshare_at_gmail_dot_com!
![Coney Island Brewing Company teams up with the New York Public Library to brew George Washington’s own beer recipe. They call it “Fortitude’s Founding Father Brew.” The recipe:
To Make Small Beer: Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours then strain out 30 Gall[ons] into a cooler put in 3 Gall[ons] Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot or rather draw the Melasses (sic) into the cooler & St[r]ain the Beer on it while boiling Hot. let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm then put in a quart of Yea[s]t if the Weather is very Cold cover it over with a Blank[et] & let it Work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask-leave the bung open till it is almost don[e] Working-Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.
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Coney Island Brewing Company teams up with the New York Public Library to brew George Washington’s own beer recipe. They call it “Fortitude’s Founding Father Brew.” The recipe:
To Make Small Beer: Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours then strain out 30 Gall[ons] into a cooler put in 3 Gall[ons] Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot or rather draw the Melasses (sic) into the cooler & St[r]ain the Beer on it while boiling Hot. let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm then put in a quart of Yea[s]t if the Weather is very Cold cover it over with a Blank[et] & let it Work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask-leave the bung open till it is almost don[e] Working-Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.
(via beeriety)
