Tag: Beer
-
Brewing an Oak Aged Sour Beer (Part 1)
I gave up alcohol for Lent, an unfortunate sacrifice when you brew beer as a hobby. While I am not drinking beer, I like to keep a batch fermenting and did not give up making alcohol, just drinking it (sorry, I’m a lawyer). To avoid the disappointing circumstance of brewing a beer that’s past its…
-
Garage Pilsner – Brewing a Lager on a Budget
For as long as I have brewed, the thought of making a lager has loomed large in my mind. Like most home brewers, I started out with a snobbish aversion to lager generally. Few get into home brewing with the intent of cloning Bud Light. I wanted to make the coveted flavorful ales absent from…
-
How I Accidentally Made a Hard Cider that Tastes Like Fritos
The moment of truth. I had kegged and carbonated the hard cider after waiting so long to complete it. Sure, I tasted some off notes when I sampled it a couple months ago but certainly those flavors had aged out. The most recent sample seemed alright to me, though my wife, a supertaster if I’ve…
Mike Gray Blog 