Globe and Mail guide to winter beers

Amazingly, I have not tried most of these. I better get on it!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/beppi-crosariol/think-beer-is-just-for-summer-try-these-winter-picks/article1846210/

Brew #2, 7 months later

I notice that as my bitter ages, the hops become far more pronounced. It is starting to taste more like an IPA than a bitter at this point. Interesting.

Batch #6 - American Pale Ale

A few new things with this batch. Number 1 - this is the first recipe I have used from How to Brew by John Palmer (although I could not follow it exactly - some of my ingredients are slightly different). Number 2- this is my first time using liquid yeast.

Here goes:

steeped crystal 70/80 malt (recipe called for 60 but I had 70/80 on hand)
1.5 kg light liquid malt extract at boil

1.5 kg light liquid malt extract at knockout (after boil)

Hops:

.6 oz Northern Brewer (9.6%) (recipe called for .5 oz 11%, so I improvised here somewhat) 60 minutes

.5 oz Cascade ( 5.4%) 30 minutes (recipe called for 6%)

.5 oz Cascade 15 minutes

1 package Wyeast Activator 1056 American Ale liquid yeast

I have about 2oz of the Cascade left which I will use to dry hop the beer

On the whole, it should turn out pretty close, but slightly darker and a little less bitter.