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I'm serving all homebrew for the 4th. Vanilla Porter Trippel (the one brewed in the tornado) German Alt Belgian Wit
Deege added 40 photosJune 27
That's exactly how I did it. Just twine and eye hooks from Home Depot. I'm also trying to train them to create a canopy using the twine. Should be interesting in a few weeks.
DJ, how are you training these ... twine? Hard to tell in the photo. Mine (Willamette and Magnum) are outgrowing their 4-foot posts. I'm using planters too, so I'm trying to figure out how I wanna train them once they get a bit taller. I'm thinkin...
Grats on the new wine. You're a man of many talents.
Is this one still going? I finally got a job, so I will be brewing again (once the snow melts). How many have brewed it?
I think it's safe to plant hops right now as long as the ground isn't frozen. It will take a month or so before they pop up. Even if we get another freeze, there will be more shoots coming up. After I took this photo I realized all my hops are up ...
Can't help but think Colorado is in for at least one more big winter blast before the growing season hits. I'm wanting to plant hops this year for the first time but I fear I need to wait until 1st of May before it's safe. This year has been way t...

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Favorite beer style(s) of the moment:
Märzen, Tripel, English bitter
Who am I?:
I am a avid homebrewer and winemaker. I’ve been making my own beer and wine for many years. I started making beer when I was in college (mostly because the drinking age in the United States is 21). My first few beers were horrible. The beers are much better now, and I often supply my neighborhood with free beer! It is a great hobby!

I’ve been programming computers since I was 10. I first learned BASIC on a Sinclair computer and I’ve been programming ever since. I have a degree in Computer Science from Regis University, and a masters in Computer Science from the University of Colorado - Denver. I currently work as a software engineer consultant.

My current favorite video games are Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and Oblivion - all for the X-Box 360.
Do you have a website? If so, what's the URL?
http://www.fermentarium.com

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Great American Beer Festival - Friday Night

I just added some pictures from Friday night to my website.



Enjoy!

Posted on October 11, 2008 at 10:30pm —

Deege

Just tried a heather ale!

At the suggestion of a friend, I tried Fraoch Heather Ale. This beer is a bit different than most beers because the beer uses heather to bitter the beer instead of hops, but no so different that the beer is not familiar. If you're looking for a "hop recession proof" beer, I'd give this one a try. I'm going to try to find a recipe for it too! You can read more about it on my site.

Cheers!

Posted on April 1, 2008 at 11:08pm — 10 Comments

Deege

Beer Facts and a Digg-like site for Beer Bloggers

Hey all! I just added a post about some random beer facts. It's a collection of stuff I found out while researching for other articles. They seem to be popular, so I'll do these as I accumulate factoids.

If you are a blogger about beer, you might also find BeerPoll interesting. It was started by the guy who writes BeerSmith. He started a Digg-like site for articles about beer. This is really co… Continue

Posted on March 23, 2008 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Deege

Brew House Beer Kits

If you have seen these kits in your LHBS and wondered if they are any good, I wrote a review about the ktis. The short story is that it produces good beer, but the one I tried didn't "wow" me. If you are looking to try homebrewing, but don't want to be bothered with all the boiling and equipment, these are a great way to go. I'll probably try others over the summer to see how they are.

Posted on March 19, 2008 at 10:29am — 5 Comments

Deege

Belgian Wit and a celebrity

For all you homebrewers out there, I just posted an article about how to make Belgian wits. It's a popular spring/summer beer that almost went extinct in the 1950s!

Tomorrow (Mar 14th) I've also got a blogger spotlight on a "very local" celebrity. If you want to learn more about the Beer Philosopher, check it out!

Posted on March 13, 2008 at 11:31pm — 1 Comment

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At 5:17pm on February 6, 2009, Hey Joe said…

At 3:45am on December 3, 2008, Christopher Garthwaite said…
Hey man, I really enjoy your website. I use it a lot for my own homebrewing.
At 12:58pm on June 4, 2008, Virgil G said…
Since your blog is blocked at work, I can't comment directly on it, but was reading your article on Boobies on Beer, and it reminded me of Rubbel Sexy Lager. I haven't had that beer, and doubt I could find it, but it'd make a nice addition to your list of "banned beers".

Its from the same people who bring you Delerium Tremens, Huyghe.

http://www.geo.uw.edu.pl/GALERIA/BEER/B/MELLE/melle3.htm
At 10:49am on May 2, 2008, Chipper Dave said…
Excellent write-up on the Better Bottle. Just the feedback I was looking for. Thanks.
At 9:52am on May 2, 2008, Chipper Dave said…
I took a peek at your Flickr pictures and noticed that you use Better Bottles as your fermenters. I was considering buying two of those for building my homebrewing kit. What is your impression of them so far? Any issues? Thx.
At 7:13pm on April 30, 2008, Chipper Dave said…
Saw your tip about Animoto on Twitter. I tried it out and posted a short video here on Aleuminati. I made from it. Fun tool! Nice find.
At 8:50pm on April 1, 2008, BeerGuide said…
I've been reading a lot of the content on your website lately. Im very impressed and have found it all very useful. Well done, and thank you for sharing!
At 4:54pm on March 6, 2008, Chipper Dave said…
Hi Deege - good to see another fellow Colorado beer fan. I'll have to check out your blog to see what you're drinking. I live up in the Greeley area and have an office real close by to the New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins.
At 2:16pm on February 27, 2008, David said…
Greetings Deege. I get out to Denver a few times a year. Maybe we can share a pint, or two. :-)

Cheers.
At 10:03am on February 21, 2008, Corbin Choate said…
Hi Deege,

The Fermentarium is a terrific site. I'll pass the link on to some homebrewers down here. It'll spread pretty quickly.
 
 

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