Irish Red Ale Recipe

Chris O'Neill | May 30, 2009

I will be bottling my latest batch of beer soon, an Irish Red Ale. This is my second time making this recipe and it’s at the top of my (and many friends’) list for being a favorite beer. I wrote a commentary on the previous batch a while ago.
Here is the all grain [...]

Hefeweisen Wheat Ale Recipe

Chris O'Neill | April 13, 2009

This Saturday I started a batch of Hefeweisen (German wheat ale) with my friend John.  If we stick to the 1,2,3 rule we will start drinking this in early June, as this is a perfect Summer beer.
Sidebar:  The 1,2,3 rule goes as follows: The beer is fermented in the primary (bucket) for 1 week.  Then [...]

Okanagan Spring Pale Ale Recipe

Chris O'Neill | February 19, 2009

This week I transferred my batch of pale ale to the secondary and thought I would share the recipe.  The place I buy beer supplies from had a recipe that clones the Okanagan Spring Pale Ale, which has been traditionally my “house beer” until I started brewing beer myself.
11 lbs 2-row pale malt
0.5 lbs honey [...]

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