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Beer Tasting: Live Long & Porter

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Andy Farke

In mid-April, roughly two months after brewing, I did a formal tasting of Live Long & Porter. The Basics Starting gravity = 1.050; final gravity =  1.016; abv = 4.5%; estimated IBU = 30 Aroma Coffee and a hint of … Continue reading →

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Live Long and Porter – Kegged

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Andy Farke

Today, Stardate 68649.4, I kegged Live Long and Porter. This beer had been fermenting for nine days, with some nice and vigorous yeast action along the way. Final gravity was 1.016, down from a starting gravity of 1.050. This works out … Continue reading →

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Live Long And Porter Update

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Andy Farke

The “Live Long And Porter” is fermenting vigorously, barely 40 hours after pitching the yeast. Many of the online reviews for WLP051 (California Ale V yeast from White Labs) noted a strong sulfur aroma during fermentation; they weren’t kidding! It’s … Continue reading →

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Live Long and Porter

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Andy Farke

Today, Leonard Nimoy (better known as Mr. Spock) passed away after a long and prosperous life. As someone who really enjoyed his work and found his public presence to be a positive one, it only seemed appropriate to name today’s … Continue reading →

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