Author Archives: mikehoover

Fermentation Vessels Made Ready For Beer

Posted on September 27, 2018 by mikehoover

I have had two large stainless steel fermenters sitting around for years. They had been used for wine a long time ago. I decided to get them ready for fermenting big batches of beer. I removed the drain valves and … Continue reading →

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Paulaner Wiesn Recipe Notes

Posted on August 22, 2018 by mikehoover

Notes on a Paulaner Wiesn festbier recipe. Some info culled from this website. 70% Pilsner malt 30% Munich malt 24 IBU Hops: (From Paulaner website) Herkules Taurus Hallertau Tradition 3 hop additions: 13 IBU at 60 mins. 9 IBU at … Continue reading →

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Kettle Condenser Test

Posted on July 30, 2018 by mikehoover

Firstly, thanks BrunDog for posting this great idea on the HomebrewTalk.com forum! After reading the whole thread I decided to give this thing a go. I went with 1.5″ TC fittings and the 6.32psi/@40 brass fitting. Given that it was … Continue reading →

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Batch #105: Festbier

Posted on July 10, 2018 by mikehoover

On Sunday, July 8, 2018, I brewed my first festbier. It is the recipe from Dave Carpenter’s “Lager” book. I used Saflager 34/70 yeast versus his Munich yeast so we’ll see how it turns out. As brew days tend to … Continue reading →

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Notes For Brewing Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Posted on June 5, 2018 by mikehoover

Notes for brewing Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Taken from The Brewing Network’s The Session 08-08 10 with Steve Dresler from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. The recipe stuff starts at about the 2:30 mark. Vitals: Batch size: 100 BBL OG: 16.5 … Continue reading →

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Apparent Attenuation Using Wyeast 3522 Ardennes Yeast On Two Different Worts

Posted on May 30, 2018 by mikehoover

I recently brewed two different Belgian ales. The first was a Belgian pale ale with a starting gravity of 1.061. The second was a Belgian Strong Blond with a starting gravity of 1.070. Belgian pale ale: OG=1.061, FG=1.007, Apparent Attenuation=87.9%, … Continue reading →

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Batch #102 – Fuller’s London Pride First Attempt

Posted on May 28, 2018 by mikehoover

On Sunday, May 27, 2018, I brewed my first attempt at a Fuller’s London Pride after spending some time over the past two weeks researching the recipe. I used my notes from a previous post to guide me on brew … Continue reading →

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Fuller’s London Pride Notes

Posted on May 20, 2018 by mikehoover

Notes for brewing a Fuller’s London Pride. The Brewing Network, Can You Brew It: Fuller’s London Pride, The Jamil Show 05-24-10 The Brewing Network, Can You Brew It: Fullers Re-Brews, The Jamil Show 11-08-10 From the podcast: Mash 1.3 quarts … Continue reading →

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First Attempt At Making Invert Sugar

Posted on March 27, 2018 by mikehoover

I have been reading some recipes that require invert sugar, so I started exploring where to get some. It seems hard to come by. While Googling, I found many links to making invert sugar. After perusing several sites, I picked … Continue reading →

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Beer Best By Expiration Date Codes

Posted on March 22, 2018 by mikehoover

At some point I became a fresh beer “nerd”. Too many times I have paid good money for beer that was at or beyond it’s “best by” date, so I check the dates each time. Distributors will sneak some old … Continue reading →

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