Read more Everyday Orange Rye Jan 28, 2017 by The Chef Sometimes you need to just make a nice everyday beer that... Read more
Read more Chervil Ace – Half Gallon Homebrew Jan 8, 2017 by The Chef Call me crazy, but I love making half gallon batches of beer.... Read more
Read more Conquering Lavender – Beer and Soda Recipes Dec 3, 2016 by The Chef UPDATE: I have created a complete video course on soda-making... Read more
Read more Apple Herb Beer Sep 18, 2016 by The Chef Labor Day is behind us and temps are dropping to the high 80s.... Read more
Read more Making Speedy Summer Sodas at Home Jun 28, 2016 by The Chef During the summer months my beer brewing slows down and I find... Read more
Read more Purple Rain for a Prince Apr 23, 2016 by The Chef I was really surprised to find myself stunned and genuinely... Read more
Read more Trashy Apple Beer Apr 17, 2016 by The Chef One of the joys of one gallon brewing is the freedom you have... Read more
Read more Slow Jam Apr 5, 2016 by The Chef Of course I love creating recipes for beer and soda but I also... Read more
Read more MugFugg Brew Feb 13, 2016 by The Chef Mugwort beer is how I learned and was inspired to make brewing... Read more
Read more Apple Wild Sage Feb 7, 2016 by The Chef This is another of my half-gallon experiments that I wish I had... Read more
Read more Pale Pear Jan 23, 2016 by The Chef This is a beer about nothing and that’s not necessarily a... Read more
Read more Chaga Willpower Jan 16, 2016 by The Chef At the end of last year I decided that in order to create and... Read more
Read more Mauby Bark Boozy Soda Brew Dec 24, 2015 by The Chef This is another recipe adaptation from the excellent... Read more
Read more Absinthola Brew Dec 23, 2015 by The Chef This is another 1 gallon recipe from the most excellent... Read more
Read more Ginger Saison Dec 13, 2015 by The Chef I am a huge fan of Dogfish Head Brewery and just found out... Read more
Read more Mr. Azteca Mashup #1 – Coffee Cherry Dec 12, 2015 by The Chef This brew is the first part of yet another of my “Mr.... Read more
Read more Mr. Azteca (Beer) Mashup – Hibiscus Dec 6, 2015 by The Chef This 1 gallon beer recipe is yet another of my Mr. Beer... Read more
Read more Funkadelic Tepache Nov 29, 2015 by The Chef I recently purchased Mary Izett’s Speed Brewing book and... Read more
Read more Teavana “Wild” Orange Blossom Tea Beer Nov 27, 2015 by The Chef All summer long I was making this outrageously delicious sun... Read more
Read more Tamarindo! Brew Nov 26, 2015 by The Chef I have been wanting to try using tamarind pods in a beer for... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Northern Brewer Festivus Miracle Kit Nov 15, 2015 by The Chef This brew was made exactly according to the instructions... Read more
Read more Blueberry Mugwort Insomnia Brew Nov 6, 2015 by The Chef We have been having hellishiy hot weather in California this... Read more
Read more Apricot Coriander Basil Oct 31, 2015 by The Chef UPDATED 11-21-2-15 I’m not exactly sure what inspired me... Read more
Read more Prickly Pear Beer Oct 28, 2015 by The Chef Picture this.. I had just spent the weekend foraging for... Read more
Read more Northern Brewer Festivus Miracle Kit Oct 24, 2015 by The Chef For the most part I just make my 1 gallon beer recipes off the... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Crazian Dark Ale Oct 11, 2015 by The Chef To tell you the truth I have been sitting on this review in... Read more
Read more Mr. Beer split batch Oct 10, 2015 by The Chef Poor Mr. Beer… so maligned and ridiculed by the home brew... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Sarsaparilla Yuck! Oct 4, 2015 by The Chef All my worst fears are realized in this Sarsaparilla brew. It... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Apple Datewort Sep 27, 2015 by The Chef Sometimes my crazy concoctions just taste like beer. This is... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: Jazzy Lavender Sep 1, 2015 by The Chef There is nothing better than hearing that fizzy popping sound... Read more
Read more Sarsaparilla Ale Aug 31, 2015 by The Chef Here’s another adaptation from Sacred Healing and Herbal... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: Tale of two tastings Aug 31, 2015 by The Chef I was really excited about the Mugwort Pomegranate beer I made... Read more
Read more Craizian Dark Ale Aug 23, 2015 by The Chef Perusing through Zmurgy magazine today I stumbled upon a clone... Read more
Read more Apple Datewort Beer Aug 21, 2015 by The Chef Once again the beauty of making 1 gallon beer recipes is that... Read more
Read more Jazzy-Lavender Brew Aug 9, 2015 by The Chef I’ve been on an amber ale streak for awhile so I am... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: Amberdextris Aug 9, 2015 by The Chef Today I broke open a bottle of the Cherry Amber Ale that was a... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Summer Sage Ale Aug 2, 2015 by The Chef OK, I’m just going to say it… I pretty much hit it... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Lady White’s basic mead Aug 1, 2015 by The Chef Has it been 8 months already? 9 months? Tonight I am sipping... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: SIMcoe City Jul 25, 2015 by The Chef This “throw-away” emergency brew turned out to be... Read more
Read more Wild summer split batch Jul 25, 2015 by The Chef I love making beer from foraged wild plants. On a recent hike... Read more
Read more Amberdextris Jul 13, 2015 by The Chef I am trying to work my way through some stock before it gets... Read more
Read more Summer Sage Ale Jul 8, 2015 by The Chef This brew is based on a recipe from one of my favorite brewing... Read more
Read more SIMcoe City Jul 4, 2015 by The Chef I had a slight mishap with a bag of Simcoe hops getting wet in... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Straight Ahead Pomegranate Ale Mar 28, 2015 by The Chef This is the simple Pomegranate Ale that I threw together fairly... Read more
Read more Straight Ahead Pomegranate Ale Feb 9, 2015 by The Chef Sometimes you just need to make a basic beer. This one is just... Read more
Read more Blood Orange Beer Feb 9, 2015 by The Chef One of the nice things about home brewing is making use of... Read more
Read more Cherry Meyer Lemon Ale Feb 9, 2015 by The Chef This is a Hollywood Farmer’s Market / Hollywood... Read more
Read more Coriander Ale Gone Wild Feb 2, 2015 by The Chef After the success of my basic Coriander Ale, I have decided to... Read more
Read more Mango Lime Soda with Currant Leaf Feb 1, 2015 by The Chef Screw the Superbowl, I’m making soda. While technically... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Mugwort Sage Jan 4, 2015 by The Chef Another brewing success story! This brew was made with wild... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Egg Nog Stout Jan 4, 2015 by The Chef I’m not over-the-top “wowed” by this one... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Flower Power Jan 2, 2015 by The Chef Well this tastes lovely. Flower Power turned out to be more of... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Cherry Bomb Jan 1, 2015 by The Chef Wow! This was is really good. It is by far the... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: Lady White’s Basic Mead Bottled Dec 28, 2014 by The Chef This mead was brew number 2 from The 12 Brews of Christmas... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Coriander Ale Dec 26, 2014 by The Chef More please… twas the day after Christmas and what do you... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Blood Orange Dec 26, 2014 by The Chef I had been stalling a bit to taste this beer since it smelled... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Coffee Milk Stout Dec 24, 2014 by The Chef I finally got around to tasting Brew #1 from the 12 Brews of... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Heathrow Ale Dec 24, 2014 by The Chef Yet another batch of over-carbonated-ish beer from my 12 Brews... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Grandma’s Make-up Dec 22, 2014 by The Chef I am not sure if I should rename this one. Maybe... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Lemon Verbena, Date, Calamansi Limes Dec 14, 2014 by The Chef Boy, I am not quite sure what to make of this. On one hand I am... Read more
Read more The 12 Bottlings of Christmas begins – Coffee Milk Stout Nov 30, 2014 by The Chef That was sure fast. Two weeks ago I started the... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Speedy DME with Heather Tips Nov 30, 2014 by The Chef Sounds like beer. Looks like beer. It must be beer. Yes it is.... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Mr. Beer ESB Nov 28, 2014 by The Chef I don’t care what you say, I like Mr. Beer. This was my... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Cardamom Ale Nov 26, 2014 by The Chef I had the day off today and decided to treat myself to one of... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #12 Mugwort Sage Nov 26, 2014 by The Chef And on the 12th day she rested… It’s over. The... Read more
Read more 12 Brews 0f Christmas: #11 Cherry Bomb Nov 25, 2014 by The Chef On the 11th day of Christmas I decided to go for a safe,... Read more
