The Field Guide » Brewing http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com out standing in the field Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Saison Brew http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/2009/02/11/saison-brew/ http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/2009/02/11/saison-brew/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:04:51 +0000 Holland Hopson http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/?p=187 It’s been a while since I’ve brewed some beer and even longer since I’ve posted a photo. Here’s my latest batch–a Belgian-style Saison with orange peel, cardamon and coriander.

Saison Brew

Saison Brew

]]> http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/2009/02/11/saison-brew/feed/ 0 Backlit Homebrew http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/2008/05/19/backlit-homebrew/ http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/2008/05/19/backlit-homebrew/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 17:57:35 +0000 Holland Hopson http://fieldguide.hollandhopson.com/?p=89 Continue reading →]]> It’s been a while since I’ve brewed some beer, but I finally mashed some together last week. “Mashed” isn’t quite the right word, since I chose to brew an all malt-extract Kölsch. An easy, tasty brew–perfect for getting back into the brewing world. Here it is in the natural habitat of so many homebrews: the basement laundry room.

Backlit Homebrew

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apple cider
I transferred it to the secondary fermenter a few days ago and gave it a preliminary taste. Yum yum. It’ll go into bottles in a week or two and should be ready to drink for Thanksgiving.

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