posted by Jon
This weekend has become a weekend of bottling. By this afternoon I will have bottled 3 batches of beer in a 24 hour period. Let's backtrack a week. A week ago I got a Christmas gift. It was the book Brewing Classic Styles by... (more after jump)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, December 9, 2011
2 Batches, 1 Day
posted by Jon
Last Saturday Ryan W and I spent the afternoon/evening brewing and drinking. We sampled a bunch of IPA's and DIPA's that I had bought in Florida. We also sampled a few homebrews and 3 Floyd's Arctic Panzer Wolf, a DIPA brought to us by some new friends.
Last Saturday Ryan W and I spent the afternoon/evening brewing and drinking. We sampled a bunch of IPA's and DIPA's that I had bought in Florida. We also sampled a few homebrews and 3 Floyd's Arctic Panzer Wolf, a DIPA brought to us by some new friends.
Friday, December 2, 2011
There is No vember
posted by Jon
November didn't exist this year. No Knoll Street posts, no beers brewed. Actually, that second part isn't true. We brewed our September beer in November. November's beer will be brewed in December. Tomorrow, actually. December's beer will also be brewed tomorrow. Come on out. Have a beer. Brew with us. Now jump.
November didn't exist this year. No Knoll Street posts, no beers brewed. Actually, that second part isn't true. We brewed our September beer in November. November's beer will be brewed in December. Tomorrow, actually. December's beer will also be brewed tomorrow. Come on out. Have a beer. Brew with us. Now jump.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Bottle Rinsing Rant
posted by Jon
So I'm kind of getting tired of cleaning out bottles that are returned to me without having been rinsed. I just timed how long it takes to rinse out a bottle by adding a bit of hot water, putting my thumb over the top, shaking it, dumping it out and repeating that process twice more. It took a whopping 23 seconds. That's less than 3 minutes per month. Please make this a habit.
Even with this post, I'm sure I will still continue to get bottles with stale beer and 3 months of mold growth in the bottom. I was thinking that maybe I would charge per dirty bottle returned to me. The problem is that I imagine some of you would rather pay a little more than make a habit of cleaning, which still leaves me to do the cleaning. What I think makes more sense is that I just stop cleaning your bottles. I'll just mark which bottles came from which person. When you crack open a nice IPA and have a massive chunk of red and black mold floating in it, you'll have no one to blame but yourself.
So I'm kind of getting tired of cleaning out bottles that are returned to me without having been rinsed. I just timed how long it takes to rinse out a bottle by adding a bit of hot water, putting my thumb over the top, shaking it, dumping it out and repeating that process twice more. It took a whopping 23 seconds. That's less than 3 minutes per month. Please make this a habit.
Even with this post, I'm sure I will still continue to get bottles with stale beer and 3 months of mold growth in the bottom. I was thinking that maybe I would charge per dirty bottle returned to me. The problem is that I imagine some of you would rather pay a little more than make a habit of cleaning, which still leaves me to do the cleaning. What I think makes more sense is that I just stop cleaning your bottles. I'll just mark which bottles came from which person. When you crack open a nice IPA and have a massive chunk of red and black mold floating in it, you'll have no one to blame but yourself.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
2011/12 lineup
posted by Jon
Trying to finish up planning for the current year. I will post my thoughts and edit as I get input.
Sep 11: "Gourdon Jr." Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Oct 11: Barleywine
Nov 11: Imperial Stout
Dec 11: Winter Warmer/Old Ale
Jan 12: Belgian Pale Ale
Feb 12: American Pale Ale
Mar 12: Berliner Weisse
Apr 12: Belgian Wit
May 12: India Pale Ale
Jun 12: DIPA/IIPA
Jul 12: Belgian Strong Ale
Aug 12: Stout
Trying to finish up planning for the current year. I will post my thoughts and edit as I get input.
Sep 11: "Gourdon Jr." Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Oct 11: Barleywine
Nov 11: Imperial Stout
Dec 11: Winter Warmer/Old Ale
Jan 12: Belgian Pale Ale
Feb 12: American Pale Ale
Mar 12: Berliner Weisse
Apr 12: Belgian Wit
May 12: India Pale Ale
Jun 12: DIPA/IIPA
Jul 12: Belgian Strong Ale
Aug 12: Stout
Monday, October 10, 2011
Brewfest - Budapest Hungary
posted by Jack
As the Central European member of this Brew club, I assigned myself the important and daunting responsibility of attending the 1st annual Főzdefeszt (Brewfest) in Budapest on Saturday. The festival was actually billed as a craft-beer festival, with a number of Hungarian "brewers" represented. In Budapest a craft-beer brewer is generally a partner in a restaurant, and the actual product is only available if you visit the restaurant. The advance information on the website (www.fozdefeszt.hu) stated that eighteen Hungarian breweries would be represented, as well as a few "outsiders" from Austria, Germany, and Czech Republic.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
2010-2011 = Year in Review
posted by Ryan
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." I couldn't let a year go by without reflecting on Knoll Street Brewing's many successes and minimal (but sometimes grave) failures. Over a year ago Jon and I decided to start this beer club. I had some initial hesitations because I know that all of us have different preferences on the style of beer we drink. Jon reminded me of the many reasons to start this club (Friendship, New Recipes, Drinking) and that one of our desires was to help people venture out of their comfort zones to find a new hidden gem or two in their beer drinking experience. I hope you feel like we helped you do just that. Jump.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." I couldn't let a year go by without reflecting on Knoll Street Brewing's many successes and minimal (but sometimes grave) failures. Over a year ago Jon and I decided to start this beer club. I had some initial hesitations because I know that all of us have different preferences on the style of beer we drink. Jon reminded me of the many reasons to start this club (Friendship, New Recipes, Drinking) and that one of our desires was to help people venture out of their comfort zones to find a new hidden gem or two in their beer drinking experience. I hope you feel like we helped you do just that. Jump.
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