Comments for The World of Wort http://www.worldofwort.com/blog Homebrewing by and for noobs Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Gordon Biersch Growlers by Derek http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/28/gordon-biersch-growlers/#comment-3717 Derek Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:51:12 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/28/gordon-biersch-growlers/#comment-3717 Just went to Gordon Biersch in San Jose yesterday and had a very nice lunch in their courtyard. Picked up a Growler of Hefeweizen. It was $20 for the growler and $10.50 for the Hefe. A bit pricey, but a VERY nice growler. The one they sell at Pyramid in Berkeley comes with the first fill free, but is not as nice, and has a plastic screw-top. Just went to Gordon Biersch in San Jose yesterday and had a very nice lunch in their courtyard. Picked up a Growler of Hefeweizen. It was $20 for the growler and $10.50 for the Hefe. A bit pricey, but a VERY nice growler.

The one they sell at Pyramid in Berkeley comes with the first fill free, but is not as nice, and has a plastic screw-top.

]]> Comment on First batch of homebrew beer finished and named “Bitter Explosion 2008″ by bandsxbands http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/02/18/first-batch-of-homebrew-beer-finished-and-named-bitter-explosion-2008/#comment-3512 bandsxbands Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:45:06 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/02/18/first-batch-of-homebrew-beer-finished-and-named-bitter-explosion-2008/#comment-3512 Nice post... Looks like flash memory is really starting to become more popular. Hopefully we'll start seeing decreasing solid state harddrive prices in the near future. 5 dollar 32 gig Micro SDs for your Nintendo DS flash card... sounds gooooood.(Submitted on NePof for R4i Nintendo DS.) Nice post… Looks like flash memory is really starting to become more popular. Hopefully we’ll start seeing decreasing solid state harddrive prices in the near future. 5 dollar 32 gig Micro SDs for your Nintendo DS flash card… sounds gooooood.(Submitted on NePof for R4i Nintendo DS.)

]]> Comment on First batch of homebrew beer finished and named “Bitter Explosion 2008″ by alconavt http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/02/18/first-batch-of-homebrew-beer-finished-and-named-bitter-explosion-2008/#comment-3429 alconavt Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:59:02 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/02/18/first-batch-of-homebrew-beer-finished-and-named-bitter-explosion-2008/#comment-3429 Большое спасибо! Есть ещё повод получить удовольствие… С вашего разрешения, беру. Большое спасибо! Есть ещё повод получить удовольствие… С вашего разрешения, беру.

]]> Comment on First batch of homebrew beer finished and named “Bitter Explosion 2008″ by Michael http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/02/18/first-batch-of-homebrew-beer-finished-and-named-bitter-explosion-2008/#comment-3086 Michael Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:01:41 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/02/18/first-batch-of-homebrew-beer-finished-and-named-bitter-explosion-2008/#comment-3086 Thanks for writing this great blog I really enjoyed. Thanks for writing this great blog I really enjoyed.

]]> Comment on Batch #2 on the Horizon by Aaron Murray http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-21 Aaron Murray Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:23:16 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-21 Thanks for the comment! We don't have a lot of space in the apartment we're living in at the moment, but as soon as I get a little more breathing room I'd like to start fermenting multiple batches at once and being a kegging setup. The Wit is in the primary (actually will be moved to the secondary probably this evening) and it's looking great. I'm getting ready to post about it. Thanks for the comment!

We don’t have a lot of space in the apartment we’re living in at the moment, but as soon as I get a little more breathing room I’d like to start fermenting multiple batches at once and being a kegging setup.

The Wit is in the primary (actually will be moved to the secondary probably this evening) and it’s looking great. I’m getting ready to post about it.

]]> Comment on Batch #2 on the Horizon by jason http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-19 jason Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:45:44 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-19 welcome to the homebrewing revolution! Shannon pointed me in your direction.... I've been brewing on and off for the last 6 years, and my buddy Jay has been doing it on and off for 16 years. We just broke a friend in this weekend, brewing two batches: a Sam Adams Summer ale clone, and a Hophead pale ale (think Boulder Brewing company's Hazed and Infused without the dryhopping). I'm on the train and don't have my recipe books with me, but I think the Wit will require a yeast starter, that should be done up a couple days prior to brewing -- just a heads up. The Trippel will require a very strong yeast to survive the high alcohol -- some people will even suggest harvesting your own from bottles you buy at the store (check northern brewers forums). Plus, you'll want to place this into a secondary fermenter for a few weeks before bottling -- just pick up a glass carboy, or two, so you can keep brewing in the meantime. The BIG beers take time , but will last. We did a barleywine back in the fall of 2005 and I've only opened 3 bottles out of the batch (16 and 33oz cobalt grolsch bottles) and it keeps getting better. It calculated out to 10% abv! We're opening a bottle on Saturday for my son's 2nd birthday. I would definitely recommend a sam summer clone -- lemon zest and grains of paradise, maybe as you third beer. relax, don't worry, have a homebrew... welcome to the homebrewing revolution! Shannon pointed me in your direction….

I’ve been brewing on and off for the last 6 years, and my buddy Jay has been doing it on and off for 16 years. We just broke a friend in this weekend, brewing two batches: a Sam Adams Summer ale clone, and a Hophead pale ale (think Boulder Brewing company’s Hazed and Infused without the dryhopping).

I’m on the train and don’t have my recipe books with me, but I think the Wit will require a yeast starter, that should be done up a couple days prior to brewing — just a heads up.

The Trippel will require a very strong yeast to survive the high alcohol — some people will even suggest harvesting your own from bottles you buy at the store (check northern brewers forums). Plus, you’ll want to place this into a secondary fermenter for a few weeks before bottling — just pick up a glass carboy, or two, so you can keep brewing in the meantime.

The BIG beers take time , but will last. We did a barleywine back in the fall of 2005 and I’ve only opened 3 bottles out of the batch (16 and 33oz cobalt grolsch bottles) and it keeps getting better. It calculated out to 10% abv! We’re opening a bottle on Saturday for my son’s 2nd birthday.

I would definitely recommend a sam summer clone — lemon zest and grains of paradise, maybe as you third beer.

relax, don’t worry, have a homebrew…

]]> Comment on Gordon Biersch Growlers by jonathan http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/28/gordon-biersch-growlers/#comment-10 jonathan Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:27:41 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/28/gordon-biersch-growlers/#comment-10 There's a place in Austin that Skorloff introduced me to that has growlers that they'll refill for a price. <a href="http://www.nxnwbrew.com/" rel="nofollow">NXNW</a>. There’s a place in Austin that Skorloff introduced me to that has growlers that they’ll refill for a price. NXNW.

]]> Comment on Batch #2 on the Horizon by Aaron Murray http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-9 Aaron Murray Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:29:27 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-9 Perhaps you're thinking of the German Druul ales, which do, in fact, taste like drool. Perhaps you’re thinking of the German Druul ales, which do, in fact, taste like drool.

]]> Comment on Batch #2 on the Horizon by jonathan http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-8 jonathan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-8 I mean: it doesn't *taste* like drool. I just ... ah, nm. I mean: it doesn’t *taste* like drool. I just … ah, nm.

]]> Comment on Batch #2 on the Horizon by jonathan http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-7 jonathan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:18:27 +0000 http://www.worldofwort.com/blog/2008/01/24/batch-2-on-the-horizon/#comment-7 Belgian Wit = drool. Belgian Wit = drool.

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