Category Archives: Homebrew

After two straight home runs with my Pumpkin Ale and Slain Trolls Blood Coffee Stout (which I’ll review at a later date), I was riding high on my homebrew horse. Well, today I was put back in my place. I’ve … Continue reading →

I cracked open my first ESB from the revival batch and it’s not bad. It has a nice malt flavor with a noticeable bitter finish. It has an amber color, but is a little cloudy. There is also a good … Continue reading →

you build your own home-made cooler: This insulated box will hold the carboys that contain my fermenting beer. I’m going to rotate 2 liter bottles of frozen water inside to cool it down. I’m hoping to keep the temperature in … Continue reading →

Through the miracle of fermentation,this will become beer. After a six month hiatus, the Untamed Brewery is going back online. My ESB (extra special bitter) brewing kit arrived from Northern Brewer yesterday, so I will be brewing up my first … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Big Gnome and I made our first appearance at an Upstate Brewtopians meeting. This is the Greenville homebrewers club. Everyone was extremely nice and fun-loving, but this was definitely a case that illustrated “the more you learn, the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I brewed a stout that is modeled after the Rogue Shakespeare Stout. This marked the one year anniversary of the beginning of my homebrewing career. What a fun year it was! I would call this stout my Anniversary Stout, … Continue reading →

The day before Thanksgiving I cracked open my latest batch of homebrew, a pumpkin ale. This creation was my best yet. I have to say, I am quite a perfectionist and will be the first to be critical of what … Continue reading →

Today I moved the blueberry wheat into the secondary fermenter. If you recall from my post back on July 22, I mentioned that I did not strain off the whole hops or blueberries when I put the wort in the … Continue reading →

Homebrewing is always an adventure. You never know where it will take you… The batch I brewed up this weekend sent us in search of fresh blueberries. I had heard of a farm on John’s Island where you could pick … Continue reading →