Category: Projects and Thoughts

Spring of 24 I helped make sets and props for the local…

I’ve achieved some big goals the past few years and I would…

It only took me a year, and its still not done. The…

I think I want to make one of these: I’ve got all…

It’s been some time since I’ve posted, and longer since I’ve brewed….

The stickered tool box you see above is never far from my…

The first and last words on the subject, I took a while…

Quite a few brew days have passed since my last update, 10 brew sessions to be precise. I’ve not had a ton of time to blog and brew, I chose brewing. I’ve brewed 4 Berliner weisses and one Gose, 2 IPAs (one smoked english, one hoppy american North east style), 2 milds, and a saison. I’m up to batch 49, and thinking about what should be batch 50. I’ve made good progress on Berliners, with 1/2 of my batch 6 being almost exactly what I have wanted. Batch 7 is effectively a rebrew, if it’s where I want it, I’ll consider that beer conquered. I’m waiting a few more days for to taste the beer, to ensure it’s where it should be sour wise. IMG 4368 f it is, I’ll write it up, and finally include the results of my Berliner survey. My Gose, Down Gose Frazier, is also in a similar situation. It’s waiting on final souring / fruit before I can write that up. They are really that different from each other, I’m hoping the recipe changes are sufficient to distinguish them more than just a salty Berliner.

I’m trying to gather some data about how folks brew their Berliner…

I’ve struggled getting proper carbonation on some of my bottles, specifically my…