Category Archives: Homebrew

Homebrew Competition Alert: World Cup of Beer

Posted on January 22, 2012 by The Rabid Brewer

The World Cup of Beer Homebrew Competition is one of the few large local competitions where winning a ribbon earns you bragging rights. In past years, the number of entries have regularly exceeded 600 many of which come from some … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Session: Experimental Sour Dough Ale

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Peter

BetterBeerBlog friend and supporter Arie, is a breadmaker, among other things. It's not something he does for a living but for fun. Over the years he's fine-tuned his breadmaking skills and nowadays, Arie enjoys incorporating brewing ingredients into his bread, … Continue reading →

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2011 Dickens Fair Best of Beer Competition Recap

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Peter

A couple of weekends ago, I was given the privilege to judge at the Best of Show table at the Worts of Wisdom sponsored Best of Brew homebrew competition. The Best of Brew competition is a little different than other homebrew competitions … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Session: Christmas Milk Stout

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Peter

Ah… the holidays! Most people stress out this time of the year. There are family gatherings to plan for, meals to be cooked and, of course, presents to shop for. As my siblings and cousins start to have children of … Continue reading →

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Parktoberfest at the Lafayette Park Hotel

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Peter
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2011 Estaniel Estate Hop Harvest

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Peter

I decided to grow hops at home for the sheer curiosity. As a homebrewer, I thought it would be pretty cool to be able to grow some of my ingredients at home, and if the last few years of growing … Continue reading →

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Homebrew Equipment – Steam Infused Mash

Posted on August 22, 2011 by The Rabid Brewer

I’ve been getting some questions lately on my steam powered mash setup. So, I thought I’d break my long hiatus from the BetterBeerBlog with a post on the subject.

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2011 National Homebrew Conference Recap – Day 2

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Peter

Day 2 of the 2011 National Homebrew Conference (NHC) started off a little late for Mrs. BetterBeerBlog and I. Unlike many of our fellow homebrewers, we only purchased the “NHC Social Package” and weren’t able to attend any of the … Continue reading →

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2011 AHA National Homebrew Conference

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Peter

This Thursday marks the beginning of the 33rd Annual American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Conference. If you think about it, 33 years is a long time, by any measure, for a conference to be continuously run. Especially a conference for … Continue reading →

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Quite Possibly the Worst Corned Beef You Will Ever Have and Green Beer Tasting

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Peter

I, like many other people last night, have partied hard and drunk excessive amounts of green beer. At least I used to. Now that I have a healthy respect for craft beer, there’s no way I’d ever want to taint … Continue reading →

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