In 2016, my lovely partner and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. We never had a honeymoon, so it seemed time to remedy that by marking the milestone with a vacation that would make up for it. Being the gastronomes that we are, 1 much of our trip was […]
This beer didn’t start out as a master plan or a bright idea. This beer wasn’t a flash of inspiration. This beer was me staring at the sachets of leftover hops in my refrigerator. The hops I’d planned to use but at the last minute decided would add too much bitterness. The hops sealed up […]
With my fermentation chamber proven out, it was time to try my hand at brewing with a lager strain. Granted, looking over my Untappd data, I tend to prefer ales — but I’ve been known to enjoy a Vienna from time to time. And since this is homebrewing and we can do whatever we want… […]
Please welcome Tilde Galaxy, a single-hop American IPA, 1 the fifteenth homebrew as Tilde Gravitywerks, my eighteenth overall, and my seventh original recipe. 2 Isn’t it a lovely sight? Arguably a Double or Imperial IPA. The 2008 BJCP style guide puts the upper end of American IPA as 1.075, and the lower end of Imperial […]
Homebrew number fifteen, and the third evolution on what’s becoming my signature beer, Honestatis.
Homebrew #14; the 11th as Tilde Gravitywerks, and my fifth original recipe. Acer Square is an assertive American porter with a touch of sweetness from maple syrup.
Homebrew session #13 was an experiment on all fronts. How to create a novel take an oft-loved-yet-also-oft-derided seasonal variety? I’m talking of course about the Halloween pumpkin beer, but figured why not add a little chili heat? Thus was born Flaming Hessian, the fourth Tilde Gravitywerks original:
My twelfth homebrew was my first crack at that Vermont staple style, the IPA. Intrigued by Kiwi Express IPA from NorthernBrewer.com, that kit provides the base for Koru IPA:
My eleventh homebrew is a slight variation on my ninth. In that vein Honestatis (Mk. II) is the first recipe I liked enough to make a second time:
Homebrew #9 was the second Tilde Gravitywerks original: an “accidentally extra” American amber ale that we call Honestatis: