By Greg B.  Last year’s Winter Spiced ale was a big success.  Not only did the Irish Ale yeast surprise and amaze me by creating a beer around 15%abv, but they also survived some harsh …

By Greg B. With summer just about here, I decided to try my hand at brewing a hefeweizen.  Hefeweizen beers are unfiltered wheat beers.  Now I know what you’re thinking, you’re saying “but Greg, normally …

By Greg B. So I realize I brewed this a little bit too late, as the brew date was April 4th (opps!), but I was close! Marzen is a traditional lager brewed in Germany …

By Greg B.  I tend to make a lot of darker beers.  These are mostly what I drink when I want a beer, but I think it’s time to begin experimenting with some of the …

By Greg B. Here’s a quick little recipe for a nice smooth brown ale.  Though over the years I’ve been making maple nut brown ales but I never really went for the theoretically ‘simpler’ brown …

By Greg B. So with another graduate student in my lab going to her defense, I decided to keep with my tradition and brew her a beer.  And with her love of the American …

By Greg B.  Inspired by the Belgian beer fest at Max’s in Broadway, and motivated by a book I had been reading “Brew like a Monk” by Stan Hieronymus, I set out to brew my …

By Greg B. So with my first Dark Lager beer failing to meet my requirements for a great brew, right from the start (I mean, it’ll probably be good, but the alcohol content will certainly …

By Greg B.  With a friend of mine’s PhD graduation this fall, I decided to brew a special beer in honor of the occasion. Her personality is a little bitter at times, but definitely overflowing …