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It’s time to brew this year’s Blue Flame Imperial IPA. My 2008 Mark’s Big Foot Barleywine keg blew tonight, so the timing is right. I have a monster starter going on the stir plate with two vials of White Labs WLP001 California Ale and one vial of White Labs WLP002 English Ale. I started it [...]
Today I kegged up the last two ales from my summer brewing marathon that were still in carboys. For the first time, in what seems like forever, I have nothing in glass fermenting away. I kegged ten gallons of Klassic Kolsch and five gallons of Blue Flame Imperial IPA. They both attenuated well and completely. [...]
Tomorrow I’ll be brewing the best beer I’ve ever brewed, Blue Flame Imperial IPA. I brewed this monster last fall and it was incredibly well received by friends, family and my Modesto Mashers buddies. Five gallons only lasted ten days during the holiday season! I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit to cut down the [...]
