Tag Archives: homebrewing

Today I opened up our first bottle of the new homebrew. It’s a Scotch Ale, and I have dubbed it the MacAlan. It’s supposed to be a “wee heavy” which means usually 7%+ alcohol by volume, but I think it’s … Continue reading→

Bottled a batch of scotch ale today. 49 bottles: 45 12oz and 4 20something oz bottles. Scotch ale is a pale ale where the malt is peat-smoked which lends a burnt-ish taste reminiscent of Scotch whisky. I’m carbonating in bottle … Continue reading→

A while back I said we made a batch of beer intending to be in time for the Harry Potter movie as a recreation of the butter beer. Well, things didn’t work out as planned, but it was still an … Continue reading→

I can’t believe I typed that. Julie got 10 kinds of excited about brewing the next batch of beer, and on Sunday we put together a special cask-strength edition of Butterbeer.

Opened up a couple bottles of the new beer for Julie and me, and it was great! Because it’s the Vernal Equinox tomorrow and because it’s a Stout, I’m calling it Fat Vern. The flavor’s right. If I have any … Continue reading→

The beer is bottled! I even had some. It’s still unnamed, and it’s still a stout. At this point in the game it’s not quite ready yet, but here’s the story so far.

Our really good friends Ted and Claire got me an unemployment present (what a great idea) of a beermaking kit from Fermentation Solutions, and I got to work on a stout.