Archive for July, 2008

Cleaning Your Equipment

Whether you are making beer or wine, one of the most critical steps that must be done is cleaning your equipment. Using the wrong cleaner on your equipment could be very costly. This article by John Palmer from How to Brew, explains in detail the best way to clean your equipment.  
Cleaning Plastic […]

Bitter Chocolate Imperial Stout

Another great recipe that can be found at Brew Your Own.
 

Bitter Chocolate Imperial Stout

by Scott Russell

Bitter Chocolate Imperial Stout
5 gallons, extract with grains OG = 1.070, FG = 1.022, IBU = 45
Ingredients:
4 oz. black malt 4 oz. chocolate malt 4 oz. roasted barley 7 lbs. dark […]

Oatmeal Stout

With all the hype on television about oatmeal lowering cholestrol, I wonder if I should be drinking this for breakfast instead of eating oatmeal?
Ingredients:

8 pounds, British amber extract
1/2 pound, black patent malt
1/2 pound, roasted barley
1/2 pound, chocolate malt
1 pound, steel cut oats
2 ounces, Eroica hops (boil)
1 ounce, Fuggles […]

Winemaking Additives

Who says you can’t teach a dog new tricks. I was researching some ideas on the web and found out about a couple of different additives that can be used in wine. I honestly never knew about using asorbic acid or lysozyme. I’ll have to try the asorbic acid next time I bottle wine. Note: […]