Category Archives: Brewing

Malted barley, hops (often homegrown), yeast and water – the simple things in life. Brewing your own beer can be pretty simple – or you can dig into some real complexity for the fine tuning. Most of it turns out drinkable – some of it is really good.

Switch to kegging your homebrew

Posted on October 24, 2011 by beth

Jeff – this one’s for you.  The sooner you start kegging, the happier you’ll be.  It saves so much time and effort (even if you don’t include cleaning up bottle bombs) that you’ll find many more opportunities to brew.  As … Continue reading →

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Another Great Hop Harvest!

Posted on September 4, 2011 by beth

Wow – year after year it keeps getting better.  I planted these rhizomes in the spring of 2009 and had a meager harvest that fall.  Pretty much as expected.  Last year they did pretty well – I took 3 harvests … Continue reading →

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Loquats are in blossom

Posted on December 4, 2010 by beth

Loquats are always our first fruit of the season.  We have a mature tree down in our part of the canyon and it’s in the early stages of blossoming now. CRFG says the fruit mature 90 days after full blossom, … Continue reading →

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High-tech Hop Dryer

Posted on November 27, 2010 by beth

When drying your homegrown hops, it’s very important not to let them get too hot. Heat drives out the volatile hop aromas you want to keep for your brewing.  Most food dehydrators now have adjustable thermostats that let you control … Continue reading →

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4th and Final Hop Harvest

Posted on November 26, 2010 by beth

I thought I was done for the year, but those Cascade hops keep coming.  Looks like I can get another ounce or two off the bines before I clean them up.  I planted the rhizomes in the spring of 2009 … Continue reading →

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