Monday, May 21, 2012

El Jefe Grande

posted by Jon

On May 5 we brewed 2 beers, Kay Sister Ryed and El Jefe Grande. Here are the details on El Jefe.

All Grain - Kay Sister Ryed

posted by Jon

As I had mentioned in a previous post, we have upgraded to all-grain from extract. I will use one of the beers we brewed a couple of weeks ago to explain the difference.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Summer Schedule

posted by Jon

Here's the schedule for the rest of the spring and summer:

June 2: Brewing from 10 AM til ??? Brewing Belgian Tripel and Belgian IPA (May & June beers)

July 10: Brewing from 5 PM til ??? Brewing July beer (or side batch)

July 28: Brewing from 10 AM til ??? Brewing Aug & Sept beers

Aug 18: KSB 2nd Anniversary party 10 AM til ??? Brewing Oct & Nov beers. Supper provided. Wives/kids invited. More details later.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Going All-Grain or: How my garage smells like puke

posted by Jon

Thanks to a substantial investment by Ryan W, KSB has made the jump to all-grain. I've got pictures of the whole set-up that I will post at a later date.

Last week Saturday we brewed our first all-grain batches, Sorry to Say DIPA and Ponzi Scheme Berliner Weisse.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Hello? Is there anybody in there?

posted by Jon

Yes. I know. KSB has gone AWOL. No worries, mates. You'll get your beer.

I've been getting a bit burnt out with the idea that I have to brew at least one batch a month. It's been too long though. I miss it. The plan is to have one day a month for the next three months when I brew two batches to get caught up. After that I will still probably do two beers at a time. It's just easier that way.

Next Saturday, April 14, we will be brewing Sorry to Say DIPA and Ponzi Scheme Berliner Weisse. Ryan A is brewing a DIPA on Friday with a friend so we will be brewing from the same basic recipe in order to compare once they are ready. The Saturday brew day will likely last most of the afternoon/evening. Feel free to stop by. Bring beers to share if you feel inclined.

One of the nice things about brewing 6 beers between March and May is that they will all be ready in late spring or summer. We'll be shying away from the Imperial Stouts and Belgian Quads for a bit.

Just nod if you can hear me.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Coffee, Jamil, Ronnie's Legs, Triple crown, Cider and Oxygen-absorbing Caps.

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)

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.