Tag Archives: porter

Making Up The Total

Posted on 2014-08-18 by George

Before we get into the wine-making… I’m sitting here, having finally completed with the additions (except the yeast) to my two new wines. Today being the 18th, the first day of readiness*, I placed one of the Vagabond Gingered Ales … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock

Posted on 2013-10-28 by George

Today being my birthday, we spent the weekend doing a lot of fun things – camping, some eating out, and – of course – a little bit of “yeast wrangling”. Let’s start with some pictures (some of these are from … Continue reading →

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An Apple A Day

Posted on 2013-10-13 by George

Or approximately 100 pounds of them – but I am getting ahead of myself. I started the day by making coffee, as most sane people do. I forgot to turn it on, but that is another story altogether. Having prepared … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Smells

Posted on 2013-09-28 by George

Well, you may have thought I gave up on blogging, I have been silent so long. But no, I am still here. I left you talking of a yeast starter for my quad. Since then my quad is well under … Continue reading →

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Dark and Beautiful

Posted on 2013-08-18 by George

Today, it was time to begin my next ale, this time a porter. How To Brew has an example recipe for a porter, and provides alternatives for all-extract, partial extract and all-grain brewing methods. I went with the all-grain approach, … Continue reading →

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