Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist
Combining Science and Joyful Creativity
One of my favorite things to do is order something interesting that’s on tap at my local restaurant, then try to replicate it at home. That’s what happened when I tried Brewery Ommegang‘s Hennepin some months ago.
I was able to find a clone recipe published by Brew Your Own magazine.
As is typical, of course, the ingredients that I found weren’t exactly what was in the recipe. But what I made was a fantastic beer!
The Belgian
(5 gallons, extract only)Continue reading “The Belgian (an Ale)”
G is for Gruit
D is for Dunkel
C is for Conditioning
A is for Ale
I’m doing it again this year. I’m participating in the April A to Z Blogging Challenge. For each day in April (except Sunday), I’ll be writing a blog post prompted by a letter of the alphabet as shown below.
As brewing has become a big thing in my life, I’ve decided to share some of my joy with you by providing an A to Z for some important brewing concepts.Continue reading “A to Z 2015 – Brewing”
Peeps.
You know them.
You either love them or hate them.
I could eat them all day.
So, one day last week I wondered aloud to my Facebook and Twitter pals if a beer or mead made from Peeps (as fermentable sugar) would be good.Continue reading “Thirsty Thursday – Something for my Peeps”
I’m a little worried. This brewing thing might be getting out of control. It might be consuming me.
It started harmless enough. Just a little brew every other weekend or so. But now… Now I’m brewing on the weekends and during the week! It’s a sure sign.
I’m addicted.
Over the winter holiday, I discovered that yams have a particular sweetness that I really felt must be included into a beer somehow. I started looking for yam ale recipes, but none gripped me. Then I stumbled upon a porter recipe for pumpkin, and simply decided to substitute yams for pumpkin and adjusted the batch for my experience and what grains were available to me.
My recipe:
5 gallon partial-mash
Continue reading “Yam-Tastic Oil Change Porter”
First, if I see a single comment with the statement, “I am Groot,” I’ll… I’ll… wave my fist in anger. Any sketches of a tree-like alien being will equally be… waved at.
Yesterday, I wrote a little about what beer is. Now, I’ll say something about what came before hops: gruit. Gruit, or gruut, is a term used in reference to un-hopped beers. Continue reading “What is Gruit?”
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist