http://biergotter.org/blog/ en-us 2010-04-11T20:55:32-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000097.shtml i know i've talked in the past about my love of the bruery. i loved reading patrick's blog as he was getting things started, and seriously enjoyed hanging out with him and tyler when we visited the brewery in the... tasting grub 2010-04-11T20:55:32-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000091.shtml quad quad quad. the first batch [brewday blog] back in 2007 was 5 gallons and debued on tap at volo during cask days. the 2008 batch [brewday blog] was doubled to 10 gallons, with half getting aged on calvados oak... brewing day grub 2009-09-21T12:08:37-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000090.shtml we're into the fourth year of hop growth (2008, 2007, and 2006 harvests), and it hasn't gone all that well. about a month back i noticed that my centennial plants were covered in bugs. the few cones that had formed... hops grub 2009-09-08T10:48:46-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000089.shtml barrel aged beers... they can range from the wild and funky beers of belgium to things like bourbon and brandy barrel aged beers in the US and everything in between. eric and i have been talking about doing some barrel... equipment grub 2009-09-08T10:47:15-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000088.shtml On saturday September 5th we brewed up 10 gallons each of saison and dubbel. The next day Russ was at a family BBQ, and I was kicking around with nothing to do. Jenn asked me why I didn't brew during... brewing day viggo 2009-09-07T10:46:22-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000087.shtml well, the brewing year has started its turn toward cooler temperatures, and we hadn't had a chance to use our saison yeast yet. with the temperature forecast looking a little warmer over the next few days, we decided it would... brewing day grub 2009-09-06T10:43:11-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000086.shtml after our last brewday we had a couple of fat yeast cakes and we were looking for a way to use them. it seemed a logical choice to take the weizen cake (from our first single decoction) and amp it... brewing day grub 2009-07-26T10:42:04-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000085.shtml Since the weather has been warm, we wanted a couple beers on tap that were good and sessionable. Russ and I had been kicking around doing a weissbier for quite a while, and a while ago my British friend Sid... brewing day viggo 2009-07-02T10:39:56-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000084.shtml Originally I was supposed to be off to hotter climates for the second to last week of June, but due to a series of unfortunate circumstances it was canceled and I was left with a week off of work to... brewing day viggo 2009-06-25T10:37:42-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000083.shtml what would april be without another road trip down to munster indiana for dark lord day? this year's trip started at my place in markham. we stopped to drop jenn off in stony point, then got back on the highway... festivals grub 2009-05-11T00:48:05-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000082.shtml ah, hopocalypse. that mythical beast created for cask days 2006. a perfectly balanced american ipa showcasing simcoe and amarillo hops - right around 6% and 62IBU. the only problem is we never get to drink the stuff! we always seem... brewing day grub 2009-04-17T05:06:37-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000081.shtml since we started brewing here in markham, our final brewday of the year has been one or more big beers designed for aging, sort of our "vintage ale". in 2005 we brewed an imperial stout and our rochefort 10 clone... brewing day grub 2009-03-29T22:33:00-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000080.shtml since the biergotter crew has become more spread out and gone international, it's harder to get everyone together, but when we do, we do it right. in particular, jayc, eric, and i had all been saving up some of the... tasting grub 2008-12-01T22:26:21-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000079.shtml this was sort of a "starter" brewday. both of these batches were certainly interesting in their own way, but we really wanted to use them to grow some big fat yeast cakes for our pair of year-end brews: this year's... brewing day grub 2008-11-10T17:30:55-05:00 http://biergotter.org/blog/archives/000078.shtml two batches on deck for this brewday: eric's Dirty Irish Red and our latest stab at my favourite porter, Edmund Fitzgerald: The Second Coming. sorry folks, no photos of this one...... brewing day grub 2008-10-06T17:28:31-05:00