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I Know What You Brewed Last Summer (Cream Ale)

I don’t know what it is…maybe it’s just that they are the perfect beer for the summer.  Perhaps it’s the fact that it when brewing one it requires a lot of restraint, or may it’s just because they’re real cheap to make…I love making (and drinking) cream ales. At their core, cream ales are an…

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Making Beligian Candi Sugar (with pics & video)

If you’re looking in to making strong Belgian beers there’s a chance you’ve seen “Belgian Candi Sugar” in a recipe.  You may ask yourself, “What the heck is that?”  The quick answer is that it’s an inverted sugar that can raise your gravity and ABV.  You can get away with dumping the same amount of…

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Danger IPA- Brew Day

Before I hopped off my Mr. Beer I’ve decide to make one more beer.  I wanted to use their HME (what comes in the can) along with some additional hops.  I picked up their Diablo IPA and 1/2 ounce of centennial hops.  Here’s how I broke it down: 00:00 Boil at 205 degrees 00:00 add…