brewing – Scott's Blog https://alfter.us Things that interest me Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:48:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 230089306 Interesting methods to test ingredients for brewing suitability https://alfter.us/2015/08/15/interesting-methods-to-test-ingredients-for-brewing-suitability/ Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:48:19 +0000 https://alfter.us/wp/?p=4676 PBR CAN_fullNot sure what that unfamiliar hop will taste or smell like in beer? Instead of making a full batch (and risking not liking it), use a French press to dry-hop some PBR with it:

Great way to make “potions” to try different adjuncts. And using PB (yes PBR) to try hops.

]]> standard 4676 H.L. Mencken, Homebrewer https://alfter.us/2014/09/17/h-l-mencken-homebrewer/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:36:38 +0000 http://alfter.us/wp/?p=2438 Found a link to this in rec.crafts.brewing. An interesting read on a Prohibition-era homebrewer most of you might’ve heard of, though probably not on account of his brewing activities:

H.L. Mencken, Homebrewer

]]> standard 2438 Grocery-Store Cyser https://alfter.us/2014/08/11/grocery-store-cyser/ Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:14:41 +0000 http://alfter.us/wp/?p=1875 Recipe for the cyser I brought to this past Friday’s SNAFU meeting:

Scott Alfter’s BrewBlog > BrewBlogs > Grocery-Store Cyser [Cyser].

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