Working around the basement this morning I realized that I had just one bottle of my first batch of homebrewed beer left. It was barely 2 months old. We made a large dent in the supply last weekend during a cookout at Mike and Debbie’s house. While there, I received some pretty good feed back, [...]
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We came back from our vacation about a week ago. I am still trying to catch up at work. While my employer calls it “vacation time” it is more like an “allowed absence.” I say this because while I am away enjoying myself, nobody is here doing my work, which means that it just piles [...] Yesterday, I awoke and decided it was time to check the specific gravity of my homebrewed bitter. It was 1.011 so bottling time was at hand. Using the Alcohol by Volume formula: OG-FG/0.00738+(carbonation) 0.5 = % alcohol Where: OG-Original Gravity FG- Final Gravity Therefore, 1.038-1.011=.027 then .027/0.00738=3.7 then 3.7+0.5=4.19% alcohol. Slightly high for a bitter, [...] And… It tastes like beer! Actually, it had a very slight hint metallic and/or cidery taste when I first opened it. My wife agreed with that assessment. Then, after letting it sit for a few minutes, both those flavors went away and it tasted like a lager. My wife agreed with that assessment as well. [...] I woke up on Saturday and said “Today is the day I bottle my first batch of home brewed beer.” All week I have been watching the fermenter bubble away, it was exciting to say the least. First, I need to check the specific gravity to make sure it is ready. Opps, specific gravity is [...] Zymurgy (zī’mûr’jē) n. branch of chemistry which deals with wine-making and brewing, 1868, from Gk. zymo-, comb. form of zyme “a leaven” (from PIE base *yus-; see juice) + -ourgia “a working,” from ergon “work” (see urge (v.)). The last word in many standard English dictionaries. This is a rather grainy one minute video of [...] I was so inspired by Jay and his home brewed beer experience that I decided to try it myself. I purchased the Cooper’s Home Brewing kit on line and received it a while ago. I haven’t used it yet because the temperatures have been too cold (it has to be between 70-80° Fahrenheit to maintain [...] |
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