The Tape on the Tank: Brew Day Lessons from Pioneer Days IPA Going into brew day, there was one nagging piece of information I couldn’t shake. I spent hours dialing in the water additions for the reverse osmosis water I was using — linking my water profile to Brewer’s Friend, cross-referencing numbers, trying to get…
Hell yeah! It’s brew day! Paso Pioneer Ale I was up and working in the “brew house” by 6:30 a.m. Okay, to be completely honest, I was running back and forth between the garage and the kitchen. Such is the glamorous life of a homebrewer. Right now, I’ve just added the strike water to the…
Pioneer Spirit: Brewing Toward Batch #7 With Anna leaving town on Thursday for the East Coast, I’ll have nearly all day to set up for my next brew day. It’s been longer than anticipated since finishing Batch #6, the Inspired Paso Ale. JC, my taste tester, gave it a solid review and told me I…