So I finally set up a beer gas (25% CO2, 75% N2) draught system with a Guinness tap. I’ll add some pics later, but in the meantime, here is the video I took while pouring one.  I hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed making it.
Cheers!

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Well, I finally have a camera to use, which should make this blog a bit more interesting.  Unfortunately, I ended up kegging the pluot pale and chocolate rye imperial stout rather late on Monday night and the camera doesn’t take great night shots.  In a couple of days, when the beers are fully carbonated, I will […]

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I’ve decided to ask the (very) small reader population help me pick one of the two beers I will brew in my next brew session.  I’m open to any kind of beer, and if you don’t know beer styles that well but you have a commercial favorite, just use the commercial name.  What I’m asking […]

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While brewing this weekend, I took some time to tidy up my garage a bit.  In the process of doing so, I came across some fruit juice that I had purchased awhile back to make a cider.  Given that I recently acquired a few 2.5 gallon soda kegs I figured I may as well brew […]

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Saturday’s second brew was one that I have been meaning to brew for quite some time now. The goal: to modify my standard imperial stout recipe slightly to make it darker and just a bit more complex. The changes: use a bit more black patent, a tiny bit more chocolate malt, and a […]

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In an effort to recover from the 50+ gallons consumed at the USGP in Laguna Seca, I brewed two batches this weekend. Unfortunately, I didn’t have access to a camera at the time so I don’t have pics. The first of two batches brewed was a Pluot Pale Ale.
Pluot Pale Ale
Having picked-up some […]

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