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Jørund Geving’s Stjørdalsøl

January 8, 2022chopandbrewRECIPESalderwood, homebrew, homebrewing, juniper, kveik, norway, norwegian farmhouse ale, recipe, smoked beer

Roar Sandodden’s såinnhus. Skatval, Stjørdal, Norway. The malt for this traditional Norwegian farmhouse is dried over alderwood smoke in a såinnhus similar to this. (Photo: Lars Marius Garshol) Photo & Recipe Reprinted with permission from Historical Brewing Techniques: The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing by Lar Marius Garshol (2020, Brewers Publications) Jørund’s stjørdalsøl won the Norwegian

Blue Harvest Dry-Hopped Blueberry Sour Ale Homebrew Recipe

September 12, 2021chopandbrewRECIPESbeer review, dry hopping, fruited sour beer, homebrew, homebrewing, pro-am, sour beer, tasting notes

This recipe comes to Chop & Brew by way of our friend and MVP Chop & Brew Homebrew Club member Brooks Edman. Brooks is a boss when it comes to wild, sour, and funky beers and this refreshingly tart and fruity beer is no exception. Below Brooks explains the inspiration for the beer and

Better Judge a Mead | Tom Repas

August 20, 2021chopandbrewEPISODESadvice, advice for judging mead, beekeeping, better judge a mead, BJCP, canyon rim honey bees, chop and brew, fermentation, homebrew, homebrewing, honey, honey wine, honeywine, how to judge mead, how to make mead, interview, josh holbrook, judging mead, mara ume, mead, mead judge, mead makers, mead making, pyment, tips, tom repas, what is mead, zen bee meadery

In Part Four of the Better Judge of Mead video interview series, Josh Holbrook talks all things mead judging with Tom Repas. Tom has a long list of achievements on his mead resume including two-time Best of Show winner at Mazer Cup, and winner of the AMMA National Mead Maker of the Year and AMMA