I'm actually going to write in this damn blog more then 2 times a year!
I'm on the research hunt for home brew right now... probably will start doing the first honest to god batch in the late summer.
It's not going to be anything fancy that is for damn sure. Though this does bring up a good point... how fancy should one get?
I can get the super deluxe starter package with Keg and all or do I go more basic? The good news is that if I decide that I don't like home brewing I'm out $100 after I get done selling the pieces parts on eBay.
Deep pieces of food for thought...
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
The first review... Fat Tire Amber Ale
Brewery: New Belgium Fort Collins Colorado
Type: Ale
From the Website: "Fat Tire’s depth of flavor, achieved with neither a disproportionate sway toward hops or malts, tandems well with a full spectrum of today’s engaging cuisines. Salmon, dry-aged cheeses, roasted chilies, omelets at midnight, sweet potato French fries and just about anything with grill marks or garlic are just a few of the edibles we like to partner up with our Amber Ale."
My Take: Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers. I'm starting with this beer since I know it better then I know most any other beer. It's a Belgium Style influenced Ale, but it lacks the bite of other Belgian style ales. To someone who is not used to drinking Fat Tire they would probably be struck at how strong the flavor truly is.
Type: Ale
From the Website: "Fat Tire’s depth of flavor, achieved with neither a disproportionate sway toward hops or malts, tandems well with a full spectrum of today’s engaging cuisines. Salmon, dry-aged cheeses, roasted chilies, omelets at midnight, sweet potato French fries and just about anything with grill marks or garlic are just a few of the edibles we like to partner up with our Amber Ale."
My Take: Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers. I'm starting with this beer since I know it better then I know most any other beer. It's a Belgium Style influenced Ale, but it lacks the bite of other Belgian style ales. To someone who is not used to drinking Fat Tire they would probably be struck at how strong the flavor truly is.
Whoops... Looks like I kinda forgot...
Whoa... Looks like someone kind of forgot they started a beer brewing blog.
I still want to chronicle my home brewing "experiences" but, I haven't really had a chance to try it out and honestly I've been focused on other things.
I have been having a hankering to write about beer though. I don't know why I just do. So while I'm waiting to bring myself out of my self induced beer brewing funk. I will share with you the reader the beers that I love here in the desert's of Arizona.
Everything from large Macro brews (Coors, Bud, Miller) to local craft brews (Oak Creek, Four Peaks, Cavecreek).
Honestly this is just a excuse for me to go out and buy every beer I can and report back on it.
I still want to chronicle my home brewing "experiences" but, I haven't really had a chance to try it out and honestly I've been focused on other things.
I have been having a hankering to write about beer though. I don't know why I just do. So while I'm waiting to bring myself out of my self induced beer brewing funk. I will share with you the reader the beers that I love here in the desert's of Arizona.
Everything from large Macro brews (Coors, Bud, Miller) to local craft brews (Oak Creek, Four Peaks, Cavecreek).
Honestly this is just a excuse for me to go out and buy every beer I can and report back on it.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Knowing is.....
GI Joe would say knowing is half the battle...
My research for home brewing is proving that knowing isn't even the start of the battle
I'm have a pretty good idea of what I want to do. In the overall scheme of things.
Kegging looks to be vastly more efficient over bottling in both ease and getting things carbonated. The biggest turn off to home brewing since I became interested has been cleaning all of those damned bottles.
The down side to kegging is it's a much higher upfront cost and I truly look at home brewing as something of a capital investment. If I do three or four batches a year at five gallons a batch that is just a bit more then four 12 packs of beer. So three or 4 batches over the course of the year would be about right for me.
The other thing with beer brewing is that unless you flat break something you can pretty much use it for freaking ever. They may come out with some new fancy thing but it won't help you do your job any better.
I guess the other question is how many kegs do I buy up front?
My research for home brewing is proving that knowing isn't even the start of the battle
I'm have a pretty good idea of what I want to do. In the overall scheme of things.
Kegging looks to be vastly more efficient over bottling in both ease and getting things carbonated. The biggest turn off to home brewing since I became interested has been cleaning all of those damned bottles.
The down side to kegging is it's a much higher upfront cost and I truly look at home brewing as something of a capital investment. If I do three or four batches a year at five gallons a batch that is just a bit more then four 12 packs of beer. So three or 4 batches over the course of the year would be about right for me.
The other thing with beer brewing is that unless you flat break something you can pretty much use it for freaking ever. They may come out with some new fancy thing but it won't help you do your job any better.
I guess the other question is how many kegs do I buy up front?
Monday, November 06, 2006
All good things
All good things start someplace... this good thing starts here.
So if your a regular reader of my normal drivel you know that I have two loves in life. Beer and Linux.
I've always been interested in one way or another with home brewing and finally got a true lesson in it's "mysterious" ways not long ago. It was enough to push me over the edge and actually try it out.
With the research I've done so far I'm finding A LOT similarities between home brewing and the same kind of learning curve I faced with Linux. Lots of info all over the place you just have sort it all out and figure out what works best for you.
So with that I christen this blog "Beer Obits" get it... it's a "Beer Obituary" OK maybe that is just me and my humor talking there.
I'm sure I will update this blog every so often but not nearly as often as my other one.
Stay tuned I'm sure many bad batches of beer will ensue.
So if your a regular reader of my normal drivel you know that I have two loves in life. Beer and Linux.
I've always been interested in one way or another with home brewing and finally got a true lesson in it's "mysterious" ways not long ago. It was enough to push me over the edge and actually try it out.
With the research I've done so far I'm finding A LOT similarities between home brewing and the same kind of learning curve I faced with Linux. Lots of info all over the place you just have sort it all out and figure out what works best for you.
So with that I christen this blog "Beer Obits" get it... it's a "Beer Obituary" OK maybe that is just me and my humor talking there.
I'm sure I will update this blog every so often but not nearly as often as my other one.
Stay tuned I'm sure many bad batches of beer will ensue.
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