It seems odd to think of people who could become tall tales in this day and age. Rarely do we think of someone who could become a Paul Bunyun or a Johnny Appleseed. The thing is usually these legends are based on the life of a real person, someone whos life grew so large that…
The wheat is now resting comfortably in its new lagering home (at least for the next week or so). As a break away from a traditional cloudy wheat I am hoping this one will be a bit more crystal clear like a krystalweis. At this point it is sitting at 5% alcohol and I don’t…
At one point in my life MTV played music videos. But I remember when they were starting to change up their programming a bit (mid to late 80s, yes they were doing it way back then). Not only were they trying out a game show or two (Remote Control was horrible but still a classic…
There are a few books that are must haves when you think about your own personal home brew library. For me, I go back to these books on a regular basis, looking for information that might have slipped from my feeble memories. Stan Hieronymus maintains the Appelation Beer site, aside from just writing a…
Murphy’s law states “anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible time.” This isn’t anything new. Most of us have known old man Murphy for quite some time. The problem usually comes when we forget about him. That’s when he sneaks up and says hi. He came to visit me last…
Here we go, this should be a strange one. The wheat is under way, and going like clockwork. I don’t have as much green tea as I thought, but this works for starting light anyway. We could say I planned it like this, ya know, using a lighter touch to see how it turns out. …
It was time but I also had to do the transfer today. Tomorrow I will be brewing a Kolsched wheat, though I am not certain if I will be doing anything else to it as yet. Let’s get into the first thoughts and then we can step into other business. The mead is finishing out…
Our questions are answered by Oliver Roberts this week. Oliver is the Brewmaster and manager at Wolverine State Brewing Co. Wolverine is a rarity in the craft beer world; a lager brewery. And just like ales have broken through with over the top and interesting beers, the lagers coming out of Ann Arbor are pretty…
I have been playing the game Borderlands on my Xbox, quite abit lately. The game is a first person shooter (not something I would normally play). The game play itself is nothing less than addictive. There is a bit of an old west feel to it (brings up the old John Wayne westerns I watched…
The newest addition to the project kegerator is the attachment of the faucets. With this video I feel a bit more like Bob Vila than I ever thought I might want to (Welcome to this installment of This old Kegerator). Time for a pint…
