Author Archives: Deez

Canning

I thought this deserved it’s own post… I recently made the Stout BBQ Sauce from the Homebrew Chef‘s website, and decided to make enough to be able to can some for later use, or give away. My wife has been … Continue reading

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The Homebrew Chef

In looking for brew recipes, I came across this website, The Homebrew Chef.  There’s some great food recipes on here, using beer, which is something I appreciate in cooking.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have any appropriate homebrews to use in these … Continue reading

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The Beermonger Shop

Quick post – there’s a new beer purveyor more- or- less in my neighborhood, The Beermonger. It’s great to see anyone making a go at it with a new business these days, and especially great to have another brew shop … Continue reading

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Oregano Pale Ale

I’m a big fan of the book, The Homebrewer’s Garden, we’ve been using it as our reference this summer for a lot of our hop garden questions, and hopefully will end up using it if/when we move on to grain … Continue reading

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Hop Garden update/ Spring Cleaning

With a snowboarding trip, friends in town, rainy weekends, and work being acquired, I haven’t found a lot of time to tend to the hops in a while (or update – it’s been a month!), but they have been growing … Continue reading

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Super Hops!

It’s been less than a week since the last hop update, and they went nuts this week! We had a good combination of sun and rain – typical springtime, and either the weather, or a radioactive spider, or some sort … Continue reading

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Bastard Rye-PA

I didn’t name it, but I did like this one the last time Brad & I made this, and I wasn’t the only one.  Here’s hoping we can come close to the crowd pleaser from last time.  This is a … Continue reading

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Good Day

It was pretty close to 70 degrees up here on Sunday, and the first time Portland or I have been that warm since last summer/ early fall. We had a good productive, fun day. Along with getting the lawn mowed … Continue reading

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Spring!

It’s the first day of spring, and it’s definitely starting to warm up a bit.  I’ve begun to see some flowers, and a few cherry blossoms blooming around town, and I’m pretty sure the lawn’s starting to grow again.  Most … Continue reading

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Nosfaratu’s Return

Brewed 2nd time 2/14 I found this online at BYO.com, and made it once before.  It was good the first time, but I don’t know if I followed the recipe exactly then.  So, trying it again.  Note that the total … Continue reading

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