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Archive for the ‘Batches Brew’ Category
I MISSED YOU ALL
Friday, September 25th, 2009UPDATES COMING SOON
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Wow, this has gotten out of hand. I need to hire some bloggers because the real world can really distract from the important things, like keeping you all updated on everything Batches Brew. Don’t worry, we have big things planned, and t-shirts coming soon.
If you want to see Batches Brew go prime time, do me a favor. Check back often and leave comments. This will help investors see that we are building something here.
Beer news, art, and more beer, and podcasts are on the way. Surprises lurk in the future. Stay up and drink good beer, responsibly.
Batches Brew Radio Podcast
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009There have been some technical difficulties with the Batches Brew Radio podcast feed so I want to make sure if you are subscribed in iTunes, to re subscribe using the method described below. If you aren’t subscribed, take the opportunity to do so, because it’s free, and you get at least one, slammin’ mix, downloaded to your iTunes play list, weekly. Classic hip-hop, funk. reggae, and more.
Simply paste the following URL into itunes by hitting the Subscribe To Podcast menu item.
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/batchesbrewradio
This weeks going to be different from the previous weeks, so do yourself a favor and stay tuned.
iTunes Podcast Problems
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009There are some technical problems going on with my podcast feed in iTunes and I apologize for that. It’s being worked out. In the meantime you can subscribe with this address.
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/batchesbrewradio
In iTunes, go to the advanced menu, click Subscribe to Podcast, enter feed url. That should do it. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Hump Day Bump #0003 coming later today.
HOPPING IMPERIAL I.P.A. THE HARD WAY
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Last week I decided to try my hand at brewing an Imperial I.P.A., which is a strong, ridiculously hoppy beer. When I tested the secondary gravity it was right where I wanted it, coming in about 9.3% ABV. When finished, the IBUs should be 104. That is bitter, but the idea is to have the bitterness counteract the strong alcohol.
It tastes amazing and has a dry finish, which is good for showcasing the hops. It’s really bold. Besides the excessive hop addition in the boil, I’m adding 3 oz to the secondary. This is called “dry hopping” and I’m doing it to give it a strong, hoppy aroma to match the intense, bitter flavor of the beer.
This is the secondary carboy, with ale being racked upon 2 oz Cascade (5.5) pellet hops and 1 oz Amarillo (9.3) fresh hops.
Things seemed good with the airlock intact, but as the hops started expanding, CO2 was forced out of solution causing beer to fill the airlock and overflow.
Problem solved with a small blow off tube. I will leave this alone for two weeks, then bottle.
That was my first dry hop experience. Besides the expanding hops and overflowing airlock, all went well. I could consider racking to a larger carboy when excessively dry hopping, as in this case, to make room for expansion.
