Archive for Home brewing

Beer Brewing 101 - provided by Stanford Students

Let there be beer
Students in EBF explore the art of homebrewing
April 15, 2008
By Christopher P. Anderson
The search for a tasty brew has consumed the nightlife of college students for eons. Sean Arenson ‘08 and Carolyn Mansfield ‘08, residents in the Enchanted Broccoli Forest (EBF), have an unusually direct approach to acquiring good beer. They make [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Labrea Tar Pits Stout

Here’s a couple of pictures from this weekends brewing. The wort looked so good in the pot it was hard not to just scopp some out for a taste! This was the first time I’ve used a blow-off tube instead of a regular air-lock. I’ve read in forums and other homebrewing sites that high gravity [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Sunday, September 30th, 2007

With fall nearing, beer lovers celebrate brewing

This article was posted on CNN a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to share with everyone who missed it.Enjoy!!
Sean
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!

With fall nearing, beer lovers celebrate brewing
Two of the biggest beer festivals take place each fall
Germany’s 185-year-old Oktoberfest is held September 22 to October 7
There are 364 microbreweries and 975 brewpubs [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Homebrew Competition - Topsfield fair

On Saturday, after band practice and before the Ribs and Brew festival, I ventured over to the Topsfield fair to watch/participate in the home brew competition. I hoped to check it out and learn how it works.
Getting there was kinda like a comedy of events.
I ventured into the parking lot and drove pass the 30+ [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Monday, September 10th, 2007

2nd Annual New England Regional Homebrew Competition

2nd Annual New England Regional Homebrew Competition - Nov 3, 2007
Brew Free or Die and the Southern Maine Homebrewers are pleased to announce The Second Annual New England Regional Homebrew Competition:

Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007
This is a BJCP Registered/Sanctioned event and we will be judging all BJCP styles for this competition, using the 2004 BJCP [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Thursday, September 6th, 2007

American Homebrewers Association (AHA) - at Sebago Brewing Company

Anyone interested? Does 2Beerguys count as a Family?Sean

Dear Homebrewers and Beer Enthusiasts,
The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) wants you to join us for a fantastic fun-filled event with fun prizes and an opportunity to meet and mingle with other beer enthusiasts –Sebago Brewing Company, Saturday, September 22nd, 2007.
Bring a friend to the event. The cost is [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Calendar of events 2007 (Aug-Nov)

There are so many events these days.. that I will try to post once a week about upcoming events… If anyone if discovers an event not listed, please let me know.
Sean
Brewing a Brown - Possible Sat or Sunday this weekend. Everyone is welcome. Location - Wallen’s abode.
Blues and Brews Festival - Saturday, August 25, 2007 [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Monday, August 13th, 2007

BrewBerry this weekend… anyone interested?

On Saturday, we are planning on brewing a Blueberry Wheat. Brewing will take place at my house. I plan on starting to boil water at 9 AM.
If you are available and want to stop by, please do so. Brewing should take from 9 to ~2:00.

Here are some pictures of the Brewing Day…

Posted by: 2beerguys on Friday, August 10th, 2007

2 Beerguy Medley

Hello friends and 2Beerguy family,
It has been over a month since my last post. WOW. It’s hard to imagine. Here’s a quick summary of what’s happened and things to come….
- We celebrated the 4th of July in proper fashion with a 1/2 barrel keg of Harpoon IPA. It was very tasty. Also, during our vacation [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Friday, July 13th, 2007

Brew #4

After the last attempt at a lighter, refreshing beer for the summer (see Wallen’s Wit and our good looks), I’m turning towards the dark side tomorrow. I’ll be whipping up an oatmeal wheat porter with the aid of my friend and old roommate Tim and beer guy Sean. The recipe is from the book, “Radical [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Friday, July 13th, 2007