Your going to love this take on an American Brown Ale with it’s subtle toasty notes of caramel, chocolate. This beer is accented by Magnum and Crystal hops. This brown is dry and crisp with balanced bitterness and higher alcohol that found with traditional British Browns. Born in the USA and ready to please!
The American Brown Ale was developed in 1980s America and was our answer to the English Brown Ale. American Brown Ales have a higher alcohol content, and “hoppier” taste in general.
Obviously, you guys know that I’m a sucker for a solid stout during the Christmas season… but who doesn’t love Celebration from Sierra Nevada?!
I’m spoiled because Todd always has the best Christmas beer in his fridge (or on tap) so I always know that I’ll at least have a pour of this every year. Two years ago, we brewed this recipe and it was incredible – everyone at the Christmas party loved it.
If you’ve never tried Celebration then you owe it to yourself to go buy a sixer and then get to brewing your own version of it with the ingredients below.
Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… thepodcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
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Homebrew Talk: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/
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We’ve been having a lot of guests on the show lately and I love it. I especially love our guest for this week’s show, Lorena Evans!
Lorena is, without a doubt, the best fermenting specialist that I know. She’s an incredible brewer and has a TON of knowledge stored in her head. Seriously – ask her anything about fermentation and she’ll have THE answer for you. It’s incredible.
If you’re not a fan of episodes we do where we digress all the time and have a hard time staying on topic, then you *might* not fully enjoy this week’s show. It was my fault but I just had so much fun with Todd and Lorena out on the ranch patio that it was hard for me to not geek out and enjoy myself in the conversation.
However, if you’re a fan of fun and organic conversations among friends then I highly recommend that you stick around and enjoy an interview with one of our most favorite people in the world.
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The Grainfather G40 brewing system has a bigger capacity and better connectivity. Produce up to 40L (11 US Gal) of beer from one brew and connect your mobile device to the smart controller with built-in wireless control via the Grainfather App, for step-by-step brewing and access to bazillions of recipes.
The Grainfather G40 is the latest brewing system in the G Series range from Grainfather. Packed with all of the innovative features you can find in the G70, this brewing system is your new best friend for brews up to 11 gal (40L), perfect to fill two 5 gal corny kegs. With a max grain bill of 29 lb., you can choose to add extra grain and less liquid to make beer with an ABV over 9%.
Manage your brew remotely with step-by-step brewing with the smart wireless controller. All you need to do is connect your mobile device to the controller and control your brew through the FREE Grainfather app where you have access to bazillions of recipes to choose from, or create your own!
This system comes standard with a NEMA 6-15P plug, and requires access to a 220v-240v power supply.
Features:
G40 body built with sleek 304-grade stainless steel
Large, surface mounted heated elements heat wort evenly
Connect your mobile device to the smart wireless controller via the Grainfather App ] and manage your brew remotely. The Grainfather app gives you access to brewing tools and calculators to brew with confidence, and bazillions of recipes to choose from or create your own.
Reach your expected gravity with a conical base for maximum wort transfer
Comes with a counterflow wort chiller for a more efficient and sanitary brew transfer
PID heating control for accurate temperature management during mashing Quick and easy cleaning with CIP (clean in place) capability
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On Today’s Show:
What a treat it has been to welcome guests on the show lately. This week’s show, I’m excited to have Matt Bolling back on. These days, Matt Bolling is the North American Marketing Manager at Bevie – the company that is behind some of our favorite brands such as the Grainfather range of electric all-in-one brewing systems.
It was a ton of fun chatting with Matt and I hope you enjoy this episode.
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
There is a itsy bitsy tiny improbable chance that you found this recipe without any influence from our podcast. I mean, if you’re brand new to Homebrew Happy Hour and this is your first visit then – welcome. God willing, you have stumbled upon the greatest recipe for the greatest beer style ever brewed.
Kolsch is a deliciously straight forward ale that is perfect for any occasion. It’s origins are from the German river city of Köln. After the second world war, the city adopted Kölsch as THEIR city’s specific style of beer. Pale by nature – not sweet but not too bitter – this golden/yellow beer is considered an ale (due to the top fermenting yeast used) but you do want to lager it after fermentation in order to achieve the clear and balanced flavor that has made kölsch famous.
If you’re not new here and you’re no stranger to my personal obsession with this style, I welcome you too and I hope that you enjoy James’s recipe as much as I have over the past several years.
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On Today’s Show:
Todd and James join me today and help take on your questions. It’s also the week of Thanksgiving here in the States and I wanted to make sure y’all know how thankful we are for your support and encouragement. Whether you’re in a premium tier of our Trub Club or you just tune in to the podcast every week, we genuinely appreciate every single one of you and we hope nothing but the best for you.
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There was a time in Homebrew Happy Hour’s past where I spoke so frequently about Founder’ Breakfast Stout that Todd made me promise to stop. Nowadays, you’d think he might regret that because now all I talk about is kolsch! My love/obsession with kolsch aside, I’m still a sucker for a good stout. Every year, my Pop and I brew a batch of imperial coffee stout based on a clone recipe for Founder’s Breakfast Stout. Year after year, it has produced some of the best beer we’ve ever brewed and I’m happy to now share that recipe with you.
Mash Temp: 154°
Mash Time: 60 min
Boil Time: 60 min
Primary Ferm Temp: 65-68°
Secondary Ferm Temp: 68°
Due to the chocolate added at the end of the boil, make sure to top up the batch volume to 5.25 gallons, as there will be quite a loss to trub in the fermenter. The first addition of coffee is in the boil, and the grounds can be loosely bagged in a hops bag and added at flame out, to steep in the wort. It is recommended to do a secondary fermentation on this beer, to get it off of the trub and coffee grounds, and it can be racked onto the second coffee addition (cold brewed). The second coffee addition is 2 ounces of coarsely ground coffee, brewed with 12 ounces of water, cold brewed and added at secondary fermentation. If not doing a secondary, the second coffee addition can be added at bottling time. Due to the high starting gravity of this beer, we recommend purchasing two packages of yeast or to make a yeast starter. However, you’re safe just following the directions and recommendations on whichever yeast you choose to use. Aerate the cooled wort thoroughly, to ensure a healthy fermentation.
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On Today’s Show:
I am happy to have my friend, Joe Whiting, on this week’s episode with us. Joe is a longtime homebrewer, extremely talented musician, and – most importantly – doesn’t think our show sucks… so, BAM! I had to have him on, right?
Joe is an incredibly interesting guy who I share a lot in common with except he is way better at the things we both enjoy like being an accomplished musician, making consistently good beer, and he probably donates to charity more than I do too.
Here is the video of the song I was referring to during the episode, “Try To Be Careful”
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Welcome back to another jam-packed, informative, fun-filled episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
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On Today’s Show:
James is out due to a doctor’s appointment so it’s just Todd and I for this week’s show. Don’t fear – we still tackled your questions and produced some quasi-adequate answers!
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