Kona. Just saying the word makes one feel exotic. Kona. The only coffee “Made in the USA.” Kona. Exorbitantly priced coffee from the paradise of Hawaii. Kona. The first time I had Kona coffee was in an office cubicle inside American Greetings headquarters. A co-worker had returned from an Hawaiian vacation and brought some beans …
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Ox in the Ditch Sunday
Growing up, we were taught to “remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” I didn’t always know what that meant. Usually, it meant that you weren’t supposed to do work; you were supposed to rest. That was cool. But then there would be those Sundays where we DID do work on Sunday. At that point, …
Fall Break Images
This past weekend I celebrated Fall Break by asking Ted to join me on a quick brewery/disc golf tour of southwest Michigan. We visited New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, MI as well as Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids. In between, we shot up to Silver Lake, a place I hadn’t been since high school. …
I am a Homebrewer; These are Craftbrewers.
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Midwestern Cucumber Sandwhich
Was wandering about the kitchen today wondering what to do with a cucumber when I was reminded of that staple of Victorian English novels: the cucumber sandwhich. However, I’m a barbaric Midwestern American living in a place that considers pepper an exotic spice. So, here’s what I assembled: Toast: 2 slices wheat bread On one …
2009 Monty Python Party
Last night we held the 6th (or 5th) Irregular Annual Monty Python party. The first party was held in 1995 at the Fry house. Since then we have had parties at the Toccoa house, the Chicago apartment, and the Tiffin house. All parties include coconuts, House Rules, costumes, and assorted hilarities. This year marked our …
T-18 Big Head Irish Red
Brew Date:9/20/2008 Last Fall I was examining my brewing palate and realized I’d not done an Irish Red. Why not? I like Irish Reds. I’ve purchased Irish Reds. Why haven’t I made an Irish Red? At the same time, I was wanting to branch out a bit on my recipe sourcing. Don’t get me wrong. …
T-16 Yellow Rose of Amarillo Pale Ale
As I pondered a hot Midwestern summer, I thought it’d be fun to make a light, refreshing pale ale that I could take to cookouts and what not that people would actually drink. I’d also been hearing some raves about Amarillo hops, and, with the hop shortage on, I was surprised to score some at …
T-15 Inklings Ale (2nd attempt)
For an explanation of the origin of this ale, see the entry for the first attempt. A few batches on now from last year’s Inklings Ale debacle, I thought I’d tackle the recipe again and bring some to the Glen for the Thomas Parker Society. The CAMRA recipe calls for some Diastatic Malt Extract and …
T-14 Albino Amber
Brewed 2/23/2008 On one of my online shopping excursions to The Grape and Granary, their ingredient kit for “American Amber” caught my attention. After the Brown ale experiment, I’d decided I wanted to go Red. I fiddled around with BeerSmith a while, but was never really satisfied with what I was designing. Then I saw …
