tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286803921104515602012-02-16T21:43:45.273-06:00The internet brewhouse for Bootknocker Brewing Company, a homebrew operation located in Nashville, TN.Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11624636439566802893noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528680392110451560.post-74876710339137595862012-01-01T20:30:00.002-06:002012-01-31T20:36:27.976-06:00

           12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row)        1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L        8.0 oz Biscuit Malt         1.00 oz Citra [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 6 days)        0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)        0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)        0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (40 min)        0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (40 min)        0.50 oz

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While flipping through a homebrewing message board a few weeks ago, I happened upon a link to bottlemark.com.  A website that allowed you to upload your own artwork and design custom bottle caps. The caps are then available for order for $0.12 a piece. This is something that I have wanted for years and jumped at the opportunity to place an order.  The caps above are the first four that I did.

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Controlling fermentation temperature can be difficult for the homebrewer.  It can be space, time, and money consuming.  But homebrewers are a resourceful bunch and many different approaches have been taken to keep temperatures in the yeast's comfort zone. I've read about a damp t-shirt over the carboy to utilize the cooling effects of evaporation and about the Fermentation Chiller and its many

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For the second time in as many years Bootknocker Brewing has earned an honorable mention in Brew Your Own magazines annual label contest.  This years entry was Eye of Horus Barleywine.  You can read more about the label and the packaging at the previous link. I received a gift card from Quality Wine and Ale Supply that I used to order some ingredients for an upcoming brew.  Check out the link

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Here are a few pics from the bottling and sealing of Eye of Horus:

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Barleywine has long been a style that I've shyed away from. After all, I started kegging so I wouldn't have to bottle any more and let's face it, a barleywine takes some cellar time to become its best. But since it is "The Year of Beer", what the hell. I added a little rye to the recipe and used a blend of belgian yeasts so it is a little departure from a traditional barleywine. Estimated ABV

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10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L 1.50 oz Strisslespalt [4.00 %] (60 min) Hops 0.50 oz Strisslespalt [4.00 %] (10 min) HopsBelgian Saison Yeast - Wyeast 3724

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The year of beer is off to an inauspicious start as I pour the mash water over the grains and quickly realize that many of the grains had not been crushed. A quick check of the grain bill tells me that I had failed to check the "crush grains" box for all but the 10lbs of base malt, leaving, uncrushed, 4lbs of specialty grains (biscuit and cara-pils) for this brew and an entire grain bill for the

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I've been in a brewing rut the last few years. Brewing just often enough to keep the kegerator going and feeding my modest drinking habits. Bottle conditioning nothing, sharing only the occasional growler and making adequate, but somewhat boring session beers. But this year is going to be different, I hope.There will be more beer. There will be big beers, the kind that need to sit in the dark for

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My first attempt at hop farming is about to bear fruit! In early April I started 2 Cascade and 2 Willamette hop rhizomes. Three poked throught the ground early on with one struggling to make an appearance. While encouraging their growth in the starter pots with nutrition and motivational speaches, I built a trellis out of PVC. Since transplanting, one of the Cascades has struggled mightily,

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I am pleased to announce that the label for my Tri Power triple hopped pale ale has received an honorable mention in Brew Your Own Magazine's Annual Label Competition. In addition to the honor of being recognized by the judges, I also got a gift card to Wine and Cake Hobbies and a Carboy Cleaner.Also entered were the labels for George and Oldfield's 999.This is the third label that I've had that

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Inspired by a similar event revolving around grilling Tri-Tip, caffeine hounds over at The Beer Spot will be competing for bragging rights and a swell prize box in Coldchill's Coffee Break Challenge.Seven competitors from Connecticut to California were each sent a half pound bag of freshly roasted coffee beans. The Challenge Blend is a blend of Indian Monsooned Malabar and Rwandan Washed Bourbon

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Being off on Presidents' Day was nice. I took a nice little drive to Chattanooga to pick up the kiddos from a weekend with the in-laws. On the way, I met an old friend (old, as in we've been friends for a long time...high school) for lunch and a couple of barley pops at The Terminal Brewhouse.I had seen the brewhouse on previous trips but had yet to have the opportunity to give it a try. As

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I love coffee almost as much as I love beer, so it seemed like the natural supplement to my homebrewing hobby to roast coffee. To start this adventure I ordered a Whirlypop popcorn kettly and a thermometer. I decided that outside roasting would be the best, due to the smoke. A local roaster, Bongo Java, sold me some green coffee beans and I fired up the propane burner. The process was pretty

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Thanks to all the veterans who have sacrificed to give us the freedom that we enjoy.Another beautiful day to brew. Today's batch is a winter warmer that I will call George, and I will hug him and squeeze him... anyway, here's the recipe.13 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter 2 lbs Caramel - 20L 8.0 oz Chocolate Malt 2.00 oz Williamette (60 min)34.8 IBU 1.00 oz Williamette (10 min)6.3 IBU Scottish

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4lbs Wheat4lbs 2 Row Barley1oz Willamette Hops (60min)1oz Willamette Hops (15min)Watermelon Flavoring Another holiday brewday! Beautiful weather and beer, what could be better. I realized over the winter that it had been 5 years since I had brewed a wheat beer so I thought it would make a nice summer beer. Well, I'm a little late brewing but there will be plenty of hot weather left when this one

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The annual trip to southeastern Ohio for the family reunion means a trip to Rossi Pasta and this lovely little brew pub in this lovely little river city. As always, the food was tasty and fresh, however the beer selection this trip was a disappointment. The only MBC beer they had available was a raspberry wheat. While the beer was good, it was shame that other selections were not available.

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The Flying Saucer - Nashville

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7:00am - It's not all that often that you get a day in February that's warm enough to brew in a t-shirt, but today is such a day. The Brew-du-jour is an American IPA with over 12lbs of grain and 5 ounces of hops. There is currently an empty tap on the kegerator and hoppy beers are a favorite of mine, so I'm pretty anxious to get this one done.9:00am - So far brew day has gone off without a

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Stopped by the Yazoo Tap Room today to have a beer and get a growler for the Superbowl tomorrow. This is a nice place to have a beer. A bit small and always busy, you have your choices of several Yazoo offerings including regulars, Pale Ale, Dos Perros, Sly Rye Porter, Onward Stout (on nitro) and Hefeweizen. Today's special tap was a Rye Saison that according to the bartender was down to it's

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Middle Tennessee homebrewers now have another resource for their brewing equipment and supplies. Rebel Brewer occupies a small storefront in a business park not too far from Rivergate Mall north of Nashville. After happening upon a link to their website, I decided a quick trip to pick up some yeast for my upcoming American IPA project was in order. Although the store is not on the main drag, it

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The 8th Annual Music City Brewers Festival will be held Saturday - July 25, 2009 at the scenic Hilton Park, on the lawn of the Hilton Nashville Downtown. Attendees can sample beer from over 30 local, regional, national, and international breweries.Brewers from around the country call the Music City Brewer's Festival one of the best festivals they participate in all year!Local bands perform all

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This American IPA was brewed for the inaugural Beer Spot homebrew contest and brought home the win. The very unoriginal name I gave this batch was in "honor" of one of the other competitors, a "reasonably" good guy who goes by the username Kegergator.I had a very difficult time rounding up enough hops to pull off this recipe. Thanks to the hops shortage, my LHBS limited the amount of hops "per

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Original Gravity: 1.052 Final Gravity: 1.009Alcohol by Vol: 5.60 %9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) 13.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L2.9 oz Chocolate Malt1.00 oz Target (60 min)1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent (10 min)1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)British Ale Yeast(White Labs #WLP005)This recipe was chosen at the request of my brother in law, Gene, who asked me to brew something in the style of

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