Category Archives: experimental recipe

Dance Party IPA

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Andy Farke

This one was a total experiment for me! Experimental hops, experimental yeast, and experimental fermentation. My local homebrew shop had a new variety called Samba, with tropical characters that sounded pretty neat! So, I picked up a few ounces for … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: Gingerbread Winter Warmer 2016

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Andy Farke

Way, way, way back in the innocent days of September 2016, I brewed a winter warmer. At the time, it was okay, but nothing great. I drank much of it right from the keg, and the rest got bottled. I … Continue reading →

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Yule Log Smoked Scottish Ale

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Andy Farke

For Christmas this year, I wanted a special small-batch beer to sip on a cold, dark evening. I usually buy some barrel-aged commercial beers (Firestone Walker’s 2019 Old Man Hattan is particularly nice), so that flavor profile didn’t terribly appeal … Continue reading →

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Comet Pale Ale

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Andy Farke

For our October meeting, my homebrew club decided to do a hop comparison test, with members brewing the same grain bill and different hops. At a recent homebrew festival, I had sampled an IPA with Comet hops, and rather liked … Continue reading →

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Summer Haze Brown Ale

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Andy Farke

A friend of mine who lives out east experimented with smoking his own malt–in this case, he scrounged up some sassafras root, and used it to smoke a two-row malt. It took me a bit to think about what kind … Continue reading →

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