Jay's Brewing Blog

If you are interested in growing your own hops this year, it’s time to start looking for them.  Here is a short article on growing your own hops which may prove to be useful.  I have grown hops every year for some time now.  They are honestly pretty easy to grow and a fun way to […]

This is a wine/mead that I’ve made in the past and it turns out pretty well.  I can remember making this with my uncle when I was just a kid.  Today a lot of people call it, “Apple Jack”.  I’m not really sure if it’s the same thing, I just call it, “Apple Mead”.  It […]

On days where I am on the blog it usually starts off with looking for great finds on the internet.  Today I found something that is worth sharing for sure.   This is an e-book that is for homebrewing, it is 300 home brew tips for free.  The catch is that you need to have a kindle […]

I’m rooting for Alabama on this one!  As of now Alabama does not permit homebrewing , it is still illegal.  Up here in VA we don’t even give a second thought to homebrewing but down there, not the case.  I’m hoping that this new bill will pass so one more state in the Union can homebrew.  Check […]

If you are trying to get into the world of darker beers but you just aren’t ready for a stout yet, this might be a good beer to try out.   This style of beer is called, “Robust Porter”, they have an explosion of bold flavors and what some refer to as, “purple” in color. […]

As of late I hear about yeast starters.  Seems as if everyone is doing one.  Truth be told, I do not make yeast starters.  I’ve done them so I can learn how to do them, but I just don’t make them for my beers.  Call it laziness, call it product of habit, but how I learned how […]

So the beer tasting went out well with Proper Hops.  I personally had a ton of fun doing this with them and to top it off they seem like genuinely good people. I thought it was a great beer in general.  If I was going to change anything about it, I would add a bit more mouthfeel […]

This post is actually going to be pretty short it deals with blow off hoses.  So here go with a quick overview on blow off hoses. What is a blow off hose? Normally this is used for carboys.  Essentially it is a hose that you put onto the air lock or to replace the air […]

Extra stouts are pretty beefy stouts.  I like them for the winter and the nice thing about them is that they really do have a quicker turn around when comparing them to other big stouts such as Russian Imperial Stouts.   This beer is ready to drink as soon as it carbonates so I would […]

This post is really more of a benefit for those that are all-grain brewers.  If you are interested in learning how to all-grain brew, we do have a series on how to get into all-grain brewing.  It’s a pretty good one also, gives you step by step instructions.  If you have not gotten into all-grain […]