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Bad Ass Barrelfied Imperial Porter

August 27, 2014chopandbrewRECIPESall-grain brewing, Barrel, Barrel Aging, Barrel Conditioning, Black Swan Cooperage, brewing beer at home, homebrew, homebrewing, how to brew beer, How to Brew Imperial Porter, Imperial porter, Woodinville Whiskey Company

As seen brewed and barrel-conditioned in Chop & Brew – Episode 29: Bad Ass Barrelfied Imperial Porter. Inspired by Arcadia Ales Shipwrecked Porter aka Ballzy Porter, an imperial porter conditioned in bourbon barrels. Thanks to Vaughn Stewart of Arcadia Ales for helping us out with a homebrew-scale version of the recipe. Now I know in

Bryon’s Bad Ass Fresh Hop Ale 2013

December 5, 2013chopandbrewRECIPESbrewing beer at home, bryon adams, fresh hop ale, homebrewing, how to brew with fresh hops, how to brew with wet hops, wet hops, wetness2 Comments

Recipe for the fresh hop ale brewed by Bryon Adams and tasted both straight and through a HopRocket in Chop & Brew – Episode 17. Bryon dubbed this beer “The Wetness” GRAIN BILL 6.5 lbs Maris Otter 1.0 lb Vienna Malt 0.75 lb Crystal 40L 0.25 lb Malted Wheat Mashed at 144F for 60 min.

Chop & Brew – Episode 13: Brewing Aletoberfest

September 18, 2013chopandbrewEPISODESale brewing, aletoberfest, brewing beer at home, chip walton, chop and brew, fermentation, Homebrewing (Hobby), how to brew beer, how to make beer at home, Lager (Beer), lager tricks, making beer at home, oktoberfest, swamp cooler, wyeast 1007 german ale12 Comments

‘Tis the season for Oktoberfest! But not everyone has the temperature-controlled facilities to produce a truly and traditionally lagered Marzen-style beer. That’s okay. Chop & Brew found a workaround thanks to mother/son brew team Judi & Ryan Schenian. They had the great idea to brew an Oktoberfest beer, but to ferment it with a German