I first became aware of Edmund Fitzgerald Porter through Scott Russell‘s book North American Clone Brews. He and I were working together at the time, and he told me it was possibly his favorite American porter. A year or so later while visiting family in northwestern Pennsylvania — not too far from the beer’s home
Beer & Brewing
Second Branch Ale ❤❤ Bell’s Two Hearted Ale Clone
Recently, I was reading a good friend’s beer blog, where he pondered the meaning of seasonal beers, and it helped light a fire under me to start brewing now when the conditions are good, in order to have beer in the winter when it can be a little more challenging to brew ales — which require
Scully Summer SunSessionAle Homebrew Recipe!
This beer was brewed for our annual summer party. It was designed to be easy to brew, and at 4%, easy to drink over a long day. Ingredients 5 lbs. Marris Otter (UK) 2-row malt 2.5 lbs Organic (CAN) 2-row malt Ideally I would have preferred to use all of one malt rather than mixing
Double Sunshine Daydream Clone Recipe
This Imperial IPA recipe is based on a clone found on www.brewtoad.com. I have dubbed it “Double Sunshine Daydream” because I would be dreaming to believe I could come close to Sean’s masterpiece. I didn’t change the Brew Toad recipe up too much, other than using Citra with different AAU than the author’s source, and
Mondial de la Bière et Montréal – Beer Festival
The Gage Hill Crafts crew decided to take a mini vacation in Montréal last weekend for the Montreal Beer Festival, or as it is known there, Mondial de la Bière. This was also the first time Sarah’s mother Nancy had been to Montréal. In fact, it was the first time she had left the country
American India Pale Ale – An Easy Recipe
This American India Pale Ale recipe came about as a desire to create a nice “session” IPA for the new keg tap set up Nancy and Sarah got for me for my birthday. At 5.2% ABV this is a little more than a traditional session beer, but it will do. The target OG of about