This little gem: is basically the Jello No Bake Cheesecake of home brewing: According to Fermentarium’s review: The Big and Easy Bottle Brew, and they know their brew, this turned out pretty good. You basically drop a yeast capsule into the already made wort and let it sit for a couple of weeks. Six to [...]

Okay so first things first. Some of you may remember us getting Brownie the dog who fell in da pit. Well he and Tempe (our Pyrenes mix) love to play tag. The size ratio is 10:1. Second of all if you’ll look over on my flickr sidebar you’ll see that I did indeed get my [...]

This is the five gallons of Belgian goodness that some friends helped me put together. Bottling it in 15 days. Drinking it in 1 month. Anticipa-ay-tion.

I’m more of a dark beer kind of guy, but hey tradition’s tradition. “A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.” ~ Ecclesiastes 8:15 ~ And for that matter: He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate— bringing forth [...]

So the above (slightly blurry) cheesecake came from Chocolata, a chocolate bar (heh) down here in the Woodlands where I’ve been for a couple of days of training. I’d say it’s representative of yesterday’s sensory overload. It’s a chocolate cheesecake topped with bananas, Nutella, and powdered sugar (and more Nutella). I don’t even want to [...]

FAQs About Serving Guinness and Guinness Drinks Add 8-10 ounces of BOTTLED Guinness to large English pub pint glass (20oz). Allow a few seconds to settle so there is NO head. Add several scoops of quality vanilla ice-cream very slowly. Wait 1 minute, serve with a long ice-cream spoon. Under no circumstances should the ice-cream [...]

Picked up a six pack of this ealrier in the week. I love seasonal beers and enjoy the occasional fruit beer/lambic. This is no exception. While it’s not the best I’ve ever had it’s certainly good. At it’s base it’s just a solid ale, medium brown in color. It’s got just a hint of cinnamon [...]

This is the five gallons of Belgian goodness that some friends helped me put together. Bottling it in 15 days. Drinking it in 1 month. Anticipa-ay-tion.