Homebrewing: Chocolate Orange Porter [1/31/2010]

We used the Brewers Connection recipe for The Butlers Porter. We added about a cup of cocoa powder to the wort. We also added homemade orange extract into the carboy.

Here is a photo of the grains steeping:



Here is a photo of the chocolately wort at the end of the boil:

Wheat Sampling No. 1 [1/26/2010]

Lately, I've branched out from my Porters/Stouts and have been exploring Hefeweizens/Wheats. Here is the first set:

BreweryNameLocationShort DescriptionRating
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing CompanyHoney WeissChippewa Falls, WI
sweet, enjoyable92
Sea Dog Brewing CoWild Blueberry Wheat AleBangor, MEblueberry is a bit overpowering90
Moab BreweryElephant Hill HefeweizenMoab, UTnice citrus taste and smell92
Flying DogIn Heat WheatFrederick, MDok, not my favorite88
Samuel AdamsCherry WheatBoston, MAyummy92
Eddie McStiff'sBlueberry WheatMoab, UTdecent89
Eddie McStiff'sRaspberry WheatMoab, UTlight90
BreckenridgeAgave WheatDenver, COaverage89
Samuel AdamsCoastal WheatBoston, MAI love the lemon and coriander94
Brewery OmmegangWitteCooperstown, NYgreat citrus/coriander flavor94


See Also:
Wheat Sampling No. 2
Ale Sampling No. 1
Porter Sampling No. 7
Porter Sampling No. 6
Porter Sampling No. 5
Porter Sampling No. 4
Porter Sampling No. 3
Porter Sampling No. 2
Porter Sampling No. 1

Homebrewing: English Brown Ale [1/16/2010]

While brewing our brown ale we "shocked" our first packet of yeast. The wort was cooled down too much and the yeast couldn't adjust quickly enough. Luckily, we were able to re-pitch with a new packet, and the second batch worked fine. Pictures from the brewing are in the slide show below.

Porter Sampling No. 6 [1/14/2010]


BreweryNameLocationShort DescriptionRating
St. Peter's Brewery CoCream StoutBungay, Englandsmooth and yummy94
St. Peter's Brewery CoOld-Style PorterBungay, Englandinteresting92
Goose Island Beer CoBourbon County Brand StoutChicago, ILstrongly bourbon tasting88
Left Hand Brewing CoBlack Jack PorterLongmont, COaverage89
Dogfish Head Craft BreweryWorld Wide PorterMilton, DEbitter, hoppy88
Dogfish Head Craft BreweryChicory StoutMilton, DEnot complex enough89
Great Divide Brewing CoSaint Bridget's PorterDenver, COvery nice94
Zywiec BreweriesPorterZywiec, Polandthick, rich, delicious96
Papago Brewing CoElsie's Irish Coffee Milk StoutScottsdale, AZjust like irish cream liqueur89
Samuel AdamsImperial StoutBoston, MAenjoyable94


See Also:
Porter Sampling No. 7
Porter Sampling No. 5
Porter Sampling No. 4
Porter Sampling No. 3
Porter Sampling No. 2
Porter Sampling No. 1