In 2007 I was surprised by my good friend Michael with a birthday present of a homebrewing kit. He had been homebrewing for a year or two at that point, and I have joined him for a couple brew days, showing interest. One day for lunch we stopped off at Northern Brewer so he could […]
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My friend Michael does a big Oktoberfest celebration every year, complete with lots of wurst and beer. In the past I’ve contributed a keg to his parties, but I hadn’t done that in quite a few years. This year I decided to step up again, and offer to help, by contributing to one of this […]
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Despite not feeling an overwhelming need to brew lately, my wife asked me to have a keg available for a party we’re having in a few weeks. I decided to save myself a ton of hassle and do an extract, although it’s an original recipe. I realized that much of my equipment for all-grain is […]
Read moreA few weeks ago I brewed my first beer in a while, my Blonde ale. Tonight I finished the carbonating and had the first glass. I’m happy to report that it came out exactly like I planned. It still needs another few days to settle in the keg, but the flavor was right on the […]
Read moreToday’s brewery stop was at Red Wing Brewery. The city of Red Wing has a long history of breweries, but all of that ended over 60 years ago when the last one closed. Red Wing Brewery is a brewpub that is trying to bring back some of this amazing brewing tradition to this small river […]
Read moreDecided to do an audio diary for today. Just a few random thoughts as I walked through some local trails.
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Second Runnings 