Category Archives: Beer

Brew Day Prep – Old New Beer

Posted on May 29, 2011 by renuncln

Hopefully, I’ll be able to brew some beer tomorrow. I have some older liquid malt extract, some grains I have to use, some hop pellets that have been in a refrigerator forever, and 1 packet of dry yeast that hopefully … Continue reading →

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Brewing Beer

Posted on March 7, 2010 by renuncln

I got my recirculating chiller on Thursday, and didn’t have a chance to try it out until today.  Well… that’s not entirely true, I did turn it on and put some water in it Thursday night to make sure it … Continue reading →

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Recirculating Chiller

Posted on February 14, 2010 by renuncln

I just won a recirculating chiller on ebay.  I am planning to use this to hook up to my wort chiller.  I have previously used a recirculating chiller in this manner and it works great.  If you can afford the … Continue reading →

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Equipment for All Grain Brewing

Posted on February 7, 2010 by renuncln

Since I had a gift card for Dick’s sitting around I decided to take a look and see what they had in stock for coolers.  I found a nice 5 Gallon Igloo cooler and it should work great as a … Continue reading →

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Removing Labels From Harpoon Beer Bottles

Posted on February 6, 2010 by renuncln

I am getting ready to brew some beer as soon as I get my tax return.  I have been getting all my equipment cleaned and sanitized since it has been in storage for a while due to lack of funds … Continue reading →

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A simple brewing mistake…

Posted on January 21, 2008 by renuncln

So, a couple of weekends ago we tried to brew our first lager… Having brewed several ales at this point I think we may have been slightly overconfident. Everything was going just fine, the boil looked great, the beer cooled … Continue reading →

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Life and Everything in it

Posted on January 19, 2008 by renuncln

Not that anyone really reads this blog, but I am putting this out there. I am in the process of becoming divorced. I won’t get into the details, but the end result has been major upheavals in my life. Ending … Continue reading →

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