Does everyone love lemongrass, or is it just me? I had never really thought about how much I enjoy the flavor of lemongrass in Asian cooking til a buddy of mine cooked up some soup and put fresh lemongrass stalks in there. The soup was meh, but shortly after accidentally biting into a chopped stalk of this delicious plant, I decided to brew a beer with it.
Orange Clove Witbier All Grain Recipe
The idea for this orange clove witbier came to me while thinking about what type of winter holiday beer I was going to do. I had just finished my pumpkin rye for the fall, and needed something for winter. I wanted to do something spicy and aromatic. When you were kids, did you ever stick a bunch of cloves into oranges and hang them around the house as air fresheners during Christmas?
My Top 4 Most Common Homebrewing Mistakes
These are my most common homebrewing mistakes. Nothing too big, but they are things that can definitely affect the final product. It’s definitely not a good idea to stress about these minor issues, because is the end, we are trying to make beer we like to drink, not just hit temp and gravity targets!
But in the same breath, there’s no reason to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. I will continue to brew, and try to improve my craft.
Pumpkin Rye All Grain Recipe
A Pumpkin Beer, Without All The Pie Ask anyone how to do a pumpkin beer and they will tell you two things Add pumpkin spice and other spicy fall flavors You can’t get any pumpkin flavor using pumpkin in the mash I hope to dispel the myths that the best pumpkin beers are made this […]
How To Make A Bock Yeast Starter
I’m getting ready to make a chocolate bock recipe which is loosely based on the Sam Adams Chocolate Bock from their Winter Seasonal pack. To tell you the truth, I’ve never had a bock, nor have I had the Sam Adams chocolate bock. But my brother likes it, and I didn’t have any other ideas […]