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X Brew Tasting Notes – X IPA 1

by Spence on January 11, 2010

Beer: X IPA 1 – 36/50 Tasting Date: 1/4/2010 Appearance [max 5] : 3 Solid head that keeps its form, and slowly settles into a 1/4″ blanket  on the surface that slowly gets consumed through the beer. Deep copper color.  Definitely darker than what I remember West    Coast IPA would have.  Going to need to [...]

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X Brew – Brew Notes: XIPA1

by Spence on January 8, 2010

This was the first brew session with the new equipment, so I thought I would document some of the issues that came up.  Here are my brew notes. 11/23: First run with the 1 gallon immersion “mash tun”. Added 1/4 tsp gypsum to 2 gallons of Bend, OR tap water Mashed in, and think I [...]

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First X Brew Lessons Learned

by Spence on December 8, 2009

X Brew Lessons Learned Sometimes it can be a challenge to “Relax, Don’t Worry, etc…”.  It has been a while since I have broken in a new mash tun, and man did I forget how frustrating that can be.  Yesterday was one of those brew days where you are constantly maneuvering trying to stay on [...]

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X Brew Inauguration Day

by Spence on December 6, 2009

Today I am embarking on the first in a (hopefully) long-running series of experimental brew days, which I plan on sharing here on brewerman.com. The inspiration for my approach is a combination of the recent revisiting of some Brew Your Own articles, and a lay-off that has given me more free time.  I have been [...]

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