TMReisinger

I just brewed a recipe that I got out of the good old joy of homebrewing book or the “homebrew bible” as I like to think of it.  It is a stout recipe that is similar to a Tooth & Vine Sheaf Stout, and if you’ve ever had one of these little gems you know […]

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Tmark
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Yes!!!My awesome brother got me all the stuff to start kegging my own beer…WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!
I just have to get a couple of batches of beer done for the family:
1554 Belgium Black Ale clone
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar clone
then I get to do a Snow Cap clone for my self and keg it.  My brother even gave me […]

Posted on February 5th, 2008 by Tmark
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Well we finally got to taste our first attempt at xmas ale, not bad, but not what we were shooting for.  It is drinkable, which is always a plus, but not GLBC xmas ale.  I know it is a tall order to get something that perfect the first time, but you can always hope.  I’ve […]

Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Tmark
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Tis the season!!!
I have just bottled my first attempt at a Christmas ale and the preliminary taste is good.  I started out with a basic amber ale, Northland ale from Austin Homebrew, and added honey, cinnamon and ginger, that’s it.   I used the northland because it had cascade hops, for that spicy character, and […]

Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Tmark
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Yesterday I bottled a batch of beer, of course for someone else.  I brewed an Old Rasputin Imperial Stout clone, that I got from Austin Homebrew, and WOW!! what a beer.  It was so dark and what an aroma.  If you haven’t had Old Rasputin, it is also comparable to Thirsty dog Siberian Night if […]

Posted on September 13th, 2007 by Tmark
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It’s funny….everytime I brew,  my wife asks me “How can we make money doing this?”.  That’s a good question, how can a homebrewer make money doing what he loves to do??
Does anyone have an ideas??
Are there jobs out there for homebrewers??
I’m fairly new at homebrewing, but is there a way to make money with the […]

Posted on September 12th, 2007 by Tmark
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Man I wish I were kegging!!!
This beer smells fantastic and initial taste is very good.   Now I have to wait two to three weeks to drink it, dang.
I just brewed an Old Rasputin Imperial Stout this weekend and it is smelling really good,  that’s right I smell the bubbles at the airlock.  This beer had […]

Posted on September 4th, 2007 by Tmark
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We racked the stout to secondary yesterday and all I can say at this point is
MMMMMM…..MMMMMMM……GOOD!!!!!
It smells so good and I just can’t wait to try it out

Posted on August 31st, 2007 by Tmark
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My first try at a stout, much less a chocolate stout, has been fun.  I got this kit from  Austin Homebrew, very easy to follow and inexpensive.  this recipe actually has unsweetened cocoa, COOL!!!
This was also my first time using dry yeast instead of a Wyeast activator pack.  I just sprinkled the yeast on the […]

Posted on August 28th, 2007 by Tmark
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Well we finally got around to bottling the Rye-PA.
Everything went smoothly with the bottling operation, we even got an extra 6 out of it for ourselves. since this batch is for a neighbor i was hoping that I would get a little so that I know when it is safe to hand the beer […]

Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Tmark
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