Monday, December 27, 2010

Keep the pipeline a-flowing!

Well, after trying two separate stores, I was able to procure me a couple of Mr. Beer's International Variety 3-packs for under $30 bucks! That prices out to under five bucks per refill, ... which is way, way under the normal online retail prices; the individual refills start off  $15 dollars a piece!

Call this a belated gift from the powers-that-be at Bed Bath and Beyond!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Bishop Garity's Irish Red Ale

(*as hosted on Brewmaster's Warehouse)

I brewed this one in mid-December, and actually plan to bottle this tonight...
This partial-mash recipe produced a nice ruby-red wort, and preliminary tasting has it as a mid-bodied ale with a warm, bready flavor (due to the biscuit malt used in the grain bill).


OGFGIBUSRMABV
1.044 - 1.0601.010 - 1.01417 - 289 - 184.00 - 6.00
OK1.050
OK1.014
OK23.8
OK12.14
OK4.72



Briess Sparkling Amber Liquid Extract0 lbs, 13 oz
Belgian Pale Ale0 lbs, 13 oz
Briess Golden Light Liquid Extract0 lbs, 10 oz
Weyermann Cara Red ®0 lbs, 7 oz
Caramel Munich0 lbs, 4 oz
Biscuit0 lbs, 4 oz
Kent Goldings, UK Pellets.4 oz @ 60 mins
Kent Goldings, UK Pellets.2 oz @ 30 mins
Irish Moss1 ea
White Labs Irish Ale1 ea

The Tankard O' Terror

What is the Tankard O' Terror?
One word: Awesome.
A life-sized replica of the BrewFest item in the popular MMO World of Warcraft, it's 5 1/2 pounds of Ceramarte ceramic crushes all other drinking containers with an unbelievable 2 liters of capacity. The weight of this tankard is sure to give you big strong forearms to match the hair on your chest from 40+ ounces of your latest homebrew!