Category Archives: Recipes

Fermentation Temperature Experiment

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

I consider fermentation to be the final frontier of homebrewing. Ingredients are pretty easy to pick out. Then you start worrying about things like quickly cooling your wort after brewing, but a wort chiller is a quick solution. Once you … Continue reading →

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English Phil’s Summer Ale

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

On May 8, my friend Phil married his betrothed, Meredith. It was a delightful ceremony at a winery outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. The rehearsal dinner and reception took place nearby at Meredith’s parents’ house, a mere 18th century farm house. … Continue reading →

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Untamed-PSG Collaboration Coffee Stout

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

A couple months ago, I was approached by my friends at the Palmetto Software Group to brew a beer for their company holiday party/customer appreciation gifts/general consumption. After an evening to tasting a variety of beers at Barley’s they settled … Continue reading →

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pumpkin ale recipe

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

I had a request from @chandlervdw for an Octoberfest or pumpkin ale recipe for an upcoming Halloween party. I’ve never brewed an Octoberfest, or any lager for that matter. A couple weeks ago I brewed my annual pumpkin ale fall … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Gruit In the Road?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

If my experience this past weekend brewing a gruit is any indication, I have a feeling this style is going to be a huge trend in brewing sometime in the next 10 years. Life is cyclical and everything goes retro, … Continue reading →

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oatmeal nut brown recipe

Posted on May 24, 2009 by

For Memorial Day, my friend Nathanial and I are brewing up a 10-gallon batch of Oatmeal Nut Brown. Inspired by a recipe from Radical Brewing, we had to make a few tweaks based on raw material availability and our own … Continue reading →

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February 2009 – Untamed Beer Slain Troll’s Blood Coffee Stout

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

I thought I would change it up a little bit this month. Rather than just writing about this month’s beer of the month, since I’m about two weeks late, I thought I would do a little real-time tasting video. You … Continue reading →

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