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Intro & My First Home Beer Brewing Kit

My name is Chris or Shred for short.  I’m in my mid-thirties and I love beer.  It’s…

Purchasing My First Beer Ingredient Kit

December 26, 2012: Shred’s Home Brew #1 So, with the Christmas fiasco over, I’ve had a few…

Brewing My First Beer / Wort

  December 26, 2012 As I mentioned in my previous post, I purchased the True Brew Pale…

Bubbles!

  December 31, 2012 Bubbles = Alcohol  = We left off with my first home brew being…

What I’ve Learned (Some Tips & Shortcuts) – Part 1

  What I’ve Learned: I dove headlong into brewing with no past experience and only limited guidance….

Bottling Time

  It’s Bottling Time! In my last post we went over some of the things I’d learned…

First Taste of My First Home Brewed Beer

  My First Taste! I’ve been reading a lot about when I can expect my first brew…

Everything You Need To Start Brewing Beer

If you’re new to my blog, I recommend you start at the beginning to have the opportunity…

How To: Going All Grain

  How To Make the Leap To All Grain Brewing: (everything you need to get started) At…

Chart for Converting All-Grain to Extract

How To Convert All-Grain to Extract Below is a simple chart for converting All-Grain to Extract (or…

Do You Even Oak, Bro?

  Do You Even Oak, Bro? (Oak-aging beer) If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of…