If you’re new to homebrewing, one of the first big decisions you’ll face is whether to start with a beer kit or jump straight into all-grain brewing. Ask around online and you’ll often hear the same advice: “All-grain is the only real way to brew beer.” But that advice can be misleading, especially for beginners. … Read more
This brew day was the first time I brewed Old Timber Pale Ale. It’s a recipe I’ve had planned for a while and finally got into the kettle. This post goes along with the Old Timber Pale Ale brew-day video and covers how the brew day actually went, what I paid attention to, and a … Read more
An American Pale Ale recipe doesn’t need to be complicated to be great. Old Timber Pale Ale is built around balance, drinkability, and classic American ingredients — the kind of beer that reminds you why this style became a cornerstone of craft beer in the first place. This is not a hazy beer. It’s not … Read more
Frostfire Winter Warmer A High-End Winter Ale That Rewards Proper Yeast Care When we talk about yeast health — oxygenation, pitching rates, and fermentation management — it’s easy to think only about extreme beers. Barleywines. Imperial stouts. 20% monsters. But the truth is, even moderately strong beers live or die by yeast health. This Winter … Read more
You’ve probably heard about beers pushing twenty, even thirty percent alcohol and thought it had to be hype or marketing nonsense. Beer shouldn’t be able to get that strong… right? But beers like Samuel Adams Utopias are very real, and they force us to rethink what’s actually possible when brewing crosses into extreme territory. This … Read more