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Recent YouTube Videos
NovaLager West Coast Pils! (Pressure Fermented)
I brewed a West Coast Pilsner featuring Citra and Mosaic hops fermented under pressure in a keg using the a brand new yeast, NovaLager from Fermentis. I served the beer from that same keg! In addition, I ramped up my stove top brewing to produce 3.5 gallons of wort in my 5 gallon kettle.
Brewing Competition Beers! (English Porter & American Porter)
In prep for the National Homebrew Competition (NHC), and some other spring time competitions, I brew two batches of Porter. One is the 3rd version of my “Road to Gold American Porter.” The other is a batch of my Goad Medal winning English Porter (with a few tweaks). Can I win a medal in the American Porter category? Can I strike again with my English Porter. A busy brew day, and I fit in time to keg two fermenters of my Helio Gazer IPA.
Helio Gazer Hazy! (with Phantasm Powder)
I put Omega Helio Gazer yeast along with Phantasm Powder to the test to try and make a Juicy Hazy IPA! Helio Gazer is a GMO Yeast that “boosts thiol biotransformation to free thiols 200x above sensory threshold, creating a supernova of tropical, passion fruit flavors and aromas.” It is designed for making NEIPA, Hazy IPAs and Hazy Pale Ales.
Jaggers Brewing Collab! (Saison Evaluation)
I get together with Matt from Jaggers Brewing Co to evaluate and discuss our Saison collaboration beers. This includes beers made with Framgarden Kveik, Imperial Rustic and Bootleg Biology Saison Parfait. Thrown into the mix is one batch with toasted oak cubes and also a comparison of a bottle conditioned vs keg carbonated saison.
BIAB Double Batch!! (Farmhouse Saison)
I put my new-to-me 16 gallon kettle to the test to brew over 10 gallon of Farmhouse Saison using Brew in a Bag (BIAB). This is a collaboration with Matt Jaggers of Jaggers Brewing Co. I fermented this batch with Saison Parfait from Bootleg Biology. I moved half into a carboy to age with WLP650 Brett Brux.
Brew a Cool Pale Ale! (West Coast Pilsner?)
This is my attempt at brewing a lower ABV version of a Cold IPA. Call it what you will. Is it an IPL (India Pale Lager)? A West Coast Pilsner? I call this my Cool Pale Ale! It is a 100% German Pils base loaded with hop character from Citra and Simcoe. It was fermented warm with the lager yeast 34/70 from Fermentis.