Home Brew - Red Ale

It has been far too long since I made a batch of home brew, so tonight I opted to try making a red ale.  Hopefully it will be a smooth beer good for summer drinking.  I also made it outside using the side burner on my new BBQ.  However, because it is about zero outside, it did not reach a rolling boil.  I had to cover the wort for a good part of the boil just to keep it boiling.  I hope this doesn't lead to any off flavours.  This batch was also a bit of a witches brew where I tried to use what I had on hand.

Steep at 150 for 30 minutes:

1 pound crystal 60 malt
.5 pound chocolate malt

Bring to boil (about 2 gallons water).  Add:

3.3 pounds Amber LME

After 30 minutes boiling, added:

.5 oz whole hops from Michelle's folks (Cascade?) ("Novak" hops)

After 50 minutes boiling added:

.5 oz "Novak" hops

I added another 3.3 pounds of Light LME at knockout

fill to 5.5 gallons.  Pitch Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale

Woohoo - Timothy Taylor Landlord arrives in Calgary

Finally!  Now we just need to get it in casks

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2014/02/04/award-winning-english-ale-comes-to-alberta/

Mikkeller vs Evil Twin

Very interesting article.  Also makes me wonder about phantom brewing and whether that might be an option...

http://whttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/a-fight-is-brewing.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=3

Exciting new ways to spend a lot of money

Very fine beer auctions may be the new thing:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/wine/how-beer-has-gone-bling-would-you-believe-17-a-teaspoon-for-one-deluxe-brew/article17403430/

And more craft beer humour

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/13/hipsters-beer_n_4590592.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

Guide to Craft Beer

Much like the Triumph bit, this is funny because there is a large grain of truth to it.  But I still love the hops!

http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6921709/the-complete-guide-to-the-craft-beer-at-your-local-bar

Awesome beer name

Finding this may be worth a trip to Austria:

http://imgur.com/uMfyt3v

Thanks to Doogie for the find