This is my second attempt at a Marzen. The first was too high gravity and was a dry beer. I’m hoping this one is more drinkable due to the lower ABV. Og: .1071 Style Information Name: Marzen Recipe Type: All Grain Category: Oktoberfest Type: Lager OG: 1.050 – 1.057 FG: 1.012 – 1.016 Bitternes: […]
Month: January 2015
This beer was designed to emulate the caramel cream “bulls eye” candies that I used to eat as a kid, and I think I hit it dead on. The beer is sweet, creamy, a hint of vanilla… It is delicious. 2015 (18Jan) Unfortunately, OG and FG was not measured with this beer. The flavor is […]
This is a fairly sweet, easy to drink Trappist (Belgian single) ale. 2014 Steeped grains at 165F for 30 minutes Sparged grain bag in 1 gal of water @165F, added to brew pot. OG: 1.060 @78*F = 1.063 (.005 above calculated). Some of the ingredients were selected due to availability at the LHBS. This […]
The 2nd place winner at the 2015 Brewfest, this is a tasty beer! This beer is bold. It starts sweet, hits with a bold malt flavor with hints of fruit and ends with a slight dryness due to the ABV, although it is not excessively dry. It hides the ABV well. Almost too well. Be […]
Makin’ Bacon! Beautiful, delicious, pork belly goodness… Bacon can be found in any grocery store meet section. But let’s face it, that stuff sucks! I wanted thick, smokey, peppery, delicious (my mouth is watering as I type this) bacon. So, I decided to make my own. Buy a Belly Start with pork belly. I found […]
Crust 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 cup ground yellow cornmeal 2 tsp Coarse Sea Salt 1 Pack Dry Active Dry Yeast (I used Fleischmann’s) 1/2 tsp Sugar Hot water (100*F to 120*F) Olive Oil This produces a very dense, cracker-like crust. Start by proofing the yeast. You’re just checking to make sure that the yest is going to […]
This is intended to be a very quick, easy way to cook up some good Cajun food. 1 box Zatarain’s Dirty Rice 1 lb uncooked shrimp 3 Bell Peppers (difference colors are nice) 1 Large Onion ~2 stalks Celery ~6 cloves Garlic 1 package (8oz) Sliced White Mushrooms Cajun spice (dry spice mixture) Hot Sauce […]