Monthly Archives: February 2014

Kegged my Hoppy El Dorado Wheat today and a few things came to mind: 1. I should have let the whirlpool go longer before starting to cool. I think I lost too much hop flavor by getting impatient and cooling … Continue reading →

This Thursday night, our challenge is to brew up a Belgian Pale either using Belma and/or Calypso hops. I’ve decided to go with Belma just for the heck of it and see what happens. Calypso might be the better fit … Continue reading →

Today for my birthday I brewed up a version of a hoppy wheat beer with a large late addition of El Dorado hops. The snowy and cold conditions aside, everything went very smoothly. A few things that stuck out: 1. … Continue reading →

Ugh. After 7 years of brewing, it’s finally happened. I’ve got an infected batch. I thought something was wrong when the hop flavor/bitterness was muted and almost non-existent. It also had a strong yeasty smell that was off-putting.  Not the … Continue reading →