A wonderful pairing between Kasteel Rouge, chocolate mousse in a chocolate cup, and a lovely mild blue cheese called Valdeon.

I recently spoke to a gentleman while waiting in line at my local homebrew supply shop.  He was getting his son set up with everything he'd need to start brewing and we got to talking.  He told me how he thought it incredible that some people take this hobby to the extreme with huge brewing sculptures, $1000's of dollars of investment and every toy known to man.  I chuckled a little bit because I am moving slowly but surely into the realm of "extreme" myself even though I started out with theRead More....

I've talked to many people about what I think is the best part of homebrewing.  There are a lots of things that I love about homebrewing and have given many different answers over the years.  Among the things that I really do love about the homebrewing process are: -Always having fresh beer to enjoy -Being able to share with my friends and family a fresh, homemade product that I can be proud of -Learning the differences between the MANY different styles of beer -Understanding whereRead More....

After you've been brewing for a little while it's normal to want to try special brews.  This might be a barleywine, or mead, or cider or a big Belgian ale.  One thing that all of these things has in common is that they require a much longer ageing process than your "typical" beer.  It can be intimidating to think about brewing a beer that will require 5-6 weeks of fermentation, 3-9 months of bulk ageing and then another 3-9 months of bottle conditioning.  You start to wonder how you can possRead More....

When I started to brew I would plan what I was making a few weeks in advance.  I'd pick a style that I'd like to try and buy the ingredients (usually online) and I'd brew the weekend after those ingredients came in.  It was a pretty good system. Things have changed now.  For a long time I thought it was because I was just getting dorkier and dorkier about it, and that drove my compulsion to start planning my brew schedule a year in advance!  After more thoughtful consideration however, I Read More....

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