Jay's Brewing Blog

One of the cool things about homebrewing is that you can really make what ever type of recipe that you would like.  Also the thing that I particularly enjoy is that every beer has a story behind it.  Most beers just weren’t created just because.  It was either the time period, the ingredients available, the […]

One of the more interesting beers in my opinion has to be the Saison.  It is one of those beers that you can have 10 different Saisons and they could all taste entirely different.  There is one thing that all of them should have in common though, “Funk”.  It’s a term that brewers use to […]

I was told after the last post that I forgot to put some examples of lagers recipes.  Time to correct that mistake.  I’ll blame it on my excitement about the Lager guide. I wanted to give a few examples of lager recipes to get you started in the lager world.  If you want to convert […]

The quest continues for  Belgium beers.  This will be the last of the Belgium beer recipe for a little bit because I don’t want you to get bored or burnt out with one style of beer – leave that up to me, no need to torture yourself over doing one style of beer over and […]

We got a taste of warm weather, and we all know what means – it’s Belgian time! With warm weather coming in, it really makes me itch for Belgian beers.  When Pinocchio said, Anything is possible if you just believe, I’m pretty sure he was referring to the world of Belgian brews. (Got to love the Disney […]

If you are like me, the week before Saint Patrick’s  Day I’m making my beer because of bad planning.  Well not this year!  I’ve been planning out this one for a while. This year is different.  I’ve marked this beer down for a while thanks to the brewing calendar.  If you want to know, Saint Patrick’s Day […]

Barley Wines are a beer that are often looked over and usually are rarely conquered by homebrewers.  It’s a shame though because they are a great style of beer and one of those that you can make for gifts or a special occasion if you know ahead of time. So really what is a barley wine?  A barley wine […]

So it’s time to start looking at the next step for the Dry Irish Stout.  I’ll put up pictures for it when I end up making it (this weekend hopefully) but I wanted to get the recipe out today so people can start working on it or at least have time to make some modifications if […]

If your even thinking about making a stout this winter, this is a good one to make.  The stout is actually going to be two different stouts 1) Whiskey Oak Aged Dry Stout 2) Rum Oak Aged Dry Stout.  The thing with this stout, is that you need to plan it out in advance because […]

Since it’s fall and we have already done a Pumpkin Ale, it’s time to stay frosty and keep up with cool brews to show off to friends and family.  This one is quite different, Maple Syrup Amber.  In my opinion this is one that will ease you into the stout making season. This recipe is […]