We created this beer as a Romulan Blue Beer. We plan to enter it into the Spirit of 76 brewing competition as a specialty IPA. To be served at Lunar Rendezbrew29. (5 gallon batch) Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 Original Gravity: 1.054 Final Gravity: 1.010 ABV: 5.8 Read More →
A London Brown Ale is often described as a mild sweet stout or a dark mild with a slightly sweeter side. It is a unique beer to brew, in that it is low alcohol, but retains much of the body and character of dark strong styles. It is not commonly brewed in today’s market. We brewed this beer in collaboration with Dark Empire Brewing as part of the Nuts & Bolts competition with the Bay Area Mashtronauts. This is beer number one. We should get results back in late July. It is a little on the low side abv wise by about 1%, but otherwise,Read More →
A stout in disguise… that’s right, a white stout. We brewed up this stout to serve at Lunar Rendezbrew 29 on June 3rd in Pearland, TX. (5 gallon batch) Update: This beer won the People’s Choice Award at the 2023 Lunar Rendezbrew 29 event. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043 Original Gravity: 1.062 Final Gravity: 1.012 ABV: 6.6% Read More →
One of the key requirements of the Master Homebrewer Program is to brew things outside of your comfort zone. This may include lagers, meads, sours, and ciders. We created this citric cider for the Red Earth Brewer’s Spring Brew-off. We wanted something refreshing and light for the summertime. (2 gallon batch) Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.000 ABV: 7.3% Read More →
Nothing is common in California, however, this beer leans into the Northern Brewer hops for its juicy hoppy flavor. (5 gallon batch) Update – This beer took 2nd place in the 2023 Alamo City Brew Battle in San Antonio, Texas with our highest score to date of a 45 on 7/15/2023. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.035 Original Gravity: 1.050 Final Gravity: 1.015 ABV: 4.6% Read More →
Because of a couple of upcoming competitions, along with the fact that in general we love them, a string of IPA brews are coming. We kick it off with this Rye IPA that will be headed south to San Antonio for the Alamo City Brew Battle. (5 gallon batch) Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.039 Original Gravity: 1.049 Final Gravity: 1.014 ABV: 4.6% Read More →
Drink the beer you brew or enter it into another brewing competition. These are the hard choices we are forced to make. In the case of this red IPA, the wife had the final say, and this beer remained home during our recent adventure to Boot Brew Fest in Eunice, Louisiana. She did not want to let this one go out the door, and we don’t blame her because it is pretty damn tasty. (5 gallon batch) Update: This beer placed 2nd in the Specialty IPA table of the 2023 Spirit of 76 competition in Dallas, Texas. Preboil: 1.048 Original Gravity: 1.060 Final Gravity:1.014 IBU:Read More →
We did it again. We brewed the “Taco Beer.” We took this 5 gallon batch to the Bluebonnet Brew-off in Fort Worth, Texas, and it caught a lot of attention. This is definitely a beer that you don’t want a lot of, but it’s unique flavor can’t be denied. (5 gallon batch) Update: This beer took third place at the 10th Annual Larry Hartzog’s Twisted Brew Festival. It took second place in the experimental category at Lunar Rendezbrew 29 with a score of 42. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.042 Original Gravity: 1.054 Final Gravity: 1.014 ABV: 5.32% Read More →
Brewing beers, attending competitions, participating in your homebrew club… it can all get a little distracting. This double ipa can help your mind wander… 10 gallon batch. This beer was a huge hit at the 2023 Boot Brew Festival in Eunice, Louisiana. (10 gallon batch) Preboil: 1.061 Original Gravity: 1.082 Final Gravity:1.012 IBU: 98 SRM: 10 ABV: 9.2% Read More →
…Everything is fine. Sweet meet heat in this pineapple infused dragon pepper beer. That’s right, herbs and spices. Generally speaking, a jalapeno pepper is 2500-5000 Scoville units, where as, the Thai dragon pepper is 50,000 to 100,000 Scoville units. We grew this batch of dragon peppers in our backyard. Dried them in a dehumidifier, and then ground them into a spice. Unfortunately, the heat dominates EVERYTHING we’ve put it in to date. Until now… This 5 gallon batch came out sweet, but it has a nice heat on the backend. We are planning to put it on tap at the 2023 Boot Brew Festival inRead More →