Last night I brewed up my first attempt at a Belgian IPA. I was looking for something that floral with a little funk. The recipe I devised contains tons of Chinook and Citra hops with honey. The alcohol should end up somewhere north of 9%. I call it the Thanks Honey Belgian IPA. Choose the...

Today seemed like the perfect day to start a batch of homebrew. I subconsciously mulled it over for awhile, then, after tasting the Vanilla Gwin Du Oatmeal Stout from Draught Works, I decided to brew a vanilla honey oatmeal stout, or as I came to call it, the Bitterroot Breakfast. This brew...

Finally, after a long hiatus, I am finally back to brewing. I just went to the combo “garden” and homebrew shop in downtown Missoula, and picked up some interesting ingredients and winged it. Fermentables 3 lbs. – Dry Light Malt Extract 0.25 lbs. -  Smoked Pale Malt 1 lbs. –...

Today I brewed a recipe of my own devices, a Sticky Sweet Maple Honey Porter. The intent of this was to have big porter with sweet tones of coffee, maple, and floral tones from the Fuggles hops and honey. In what follows is the recipes, images from the brew day, and the brew...

Today, I fired up the propane burner and brewed up a new beer, the HOP to IT. It’s an experimental pale ale with flaked oats and honey. The oats should add a creamy mouth feel and the honey will lend it’s floral elements to the fermentation. The recipe particulars are below. malt and...

Today we made a leap of faith…making dandelion wine. This beverage is a traditional springtime preparation. The recipe I had called for sugar – plain, old suger – and I hate fermentation with just sugar, so I replaced it with organic honey. Is it now dandelion mead? Recipe for 2 gallons...