Otter Creek Copper Ale (2)

Nearly 2 years ago I tried this batch, and it was terrible – When looking for a cheap batch to do after the Cigar City clone, my finger landed on this page again.  Can’t be worse than last time.
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Jai Alai Clone

With the Alameda fair coming up and the TBSP Banquet, I needed an IPA to share.  And with a ton of open hops in the fridge, I thought it was time for something big.
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Courage Director’s Bitter

The Style of the Quarter competition for the Bay Area Mashers was English Bitter.  After the recent run of Porters and more, we needed something more drinkable
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Blackwell Oatmeal Stout

It’s wintertime, so it’s stout time.  I was looking for something simple, but when the homebrew shop was out of flaked Barley, needed to be a little creative.
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Amarillo Red

Fall is here, so it’s time to get away from all of the hops and make something a bit more mellow.
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Ahtanum Extra Pale Ale

Batch #33! With a new kegerator coming online at work, it’s time to get brewing for the team. I was hoping to do a take-off on the MoreBeer Galaxy Extra Pale, but there were no Aussie hops to be found…
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Hurricane Kitty 5 w/ Mapuche

It was time to get another beer going for me, and I wanted to use up some loose hops and work with the Mapuche again.

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Princess of Peace Marzen 2

Oaktoberfest in the Dimond is coming up, and the winner of the competition gets to brew at 21st Amendment. Now, I’m not going to win, but it doesn’t hurt to try!

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Princess of Peace Marzen

When I went home for a summer vacation, I asked my dad if we could brew together.  He pulled one of his favorite recipes from the Homebrewer’s Companion, and away we went!

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New Kegerator

Overview

A few  years ago, I used the Kegbot software to add some access control to a kegerator at work.  The kegbot.org project is excellent, but it had a lot of complexity and features we were not using.  With current technologies, it’s possible to create the same functionality using more convenient, off-the-shelf parts. I selected the Raspberry Pi ARM-based single-board computer to act as the core for this system, and we custom-tailored the rest of the system specifically for our needs. Read more