Welcome Back, Altbier!
Over a year ago, I decided to take break from brewing an Altbier to reset my memory and expectations on the style. Now I’m back with a brand new recipe...
Big Monster Brewing – Hipster Skull Pale Ale
In this episode I try to re-create my most successful beer ever! It’s an American Pale Ale and it was first brewed for a festival with no intention of competing....
Big Monster Brewing – Messing with that Amber Ale again
The 2023 Florida State Competition circuit is nearly complete, and I have a bit more brewing to do before it all ends. This time, I’m brewing a tried and true...
Big Monster Brewing – The Halloween Horror Nights 32 Event Beer
For the first time since 2017, I’m brewing a beer inspired by the current year’s Halloween Horror Nights event. “Dr Oddfellow’s Odd IPA” is designed around the theme of Halloween...
Big Monster Brewing – Cherry Mead, dump or drink?
In this episode, I made the same cherry mead I made several times before. But this time, something went very wrong. I found some potential in the mead and set...
Big Monster Brewing – Belgian Pale Ale?
I’m trying to give Belgian beers a fair chance and maybe change my mind on the style. This time I attempt to brew a Belgian Pale Ale for the first...
Big Monster Brewing – Fixing my Rauchbier
In this episode, I’ve already brewed a beer. It’s a Rauchbier, a style known for it’s smokey sweet aroma and flavor. The problem is, it’s not smokey enough to be...
The Washington Medal – My 50 State Medal Pursuit
My Washington State medal win was a unique journey to discovering what I won. I have no idea what beer won what medal at this point of me writing this...
Big Monster Brewing – Frankenstein’s Monster Mead
This episode kicks off a series of meads I’ll be both making and aging of the course of a few years. I’ve written recipes for 8 meads inspired by the...
The Pennsylvania Medal – My 50 State Medal Pursuit
My Pennsylvania medal was obtained at the 2023 Buzz Off Homebrew Competition held by the “Brewers United for Zany Zymurgy” in South-East Pennsylvania. There were 142 entries in this competition,...