The Very Rich Hours of the Lambrights

Once again, it’s Brew Day!  Tonight (the fun had to wait until the girls were in bed for the night), our beer is Hefeweizen.  This is my second attempt at this beer.  Hefeweizen is a German wheat beer.  Typically made with around 60% wheat malt and 40% barley, this ale is usually light in color [...]

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Today, I spent the afternoon indulging one of my favorite hobbies: homebrewing. Today’s beer is a Mild Ale, the first I’ve ever tried:
MILD ALEBatch 1
4 lbs light malt extract8 oz. 40L Crystal malt4 oz. Chocolate malt1 oz. Fuggles hops
Steeped the specialty malt for about 20 minutes until the temperature in the brew pot reached [...]

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It’s Friday night here at Castle Lambright and that means my thoughts are turning to beer. I’m trying something new tonight: a couple of beers from Brau Brothers Brewing Co. I’ve had a couple of their Scotch ales and it’s pretty good. Nice and malty. Later on, [...]

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