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
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”
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”
Since I’m jumping into brewing in a rather manic fashion, it seems only natural to take a moment to reflect upon what it is that I am making.
I brew beer. Lots of beer.
But what is beer?
Beer has three required ingredients. Leave one out, and you no longer have beer.Continue reading “What is Beer?”
I’m done, and I’m spent. I committed myself to catching up on brewing tasks this weekend, and I did.
Yesterday, I filled and capped 45 bottles of my Yam-tastic Oil Change Porter. I had a sip of the uncarbonated beer and I can’t wait to have it when it’s finished!
I love pumpkin beers. Sadly, most commercial pumpkin beers and ales contain cinnamon, to which I am quite allergic. So I decided to make my own, based off of a clone recipe for Brooklyn Brewery’s Post Road Pumpkin Ale in September 2014’s issue of Brew Your Own Magazine.
My recipe:
5 gallon partial-mashContinue reading “Penny’s Pumpkin Ale”
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist