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Keyword: redale

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 06:58:06 -0700

Bottling Irish Red Dawn...

21 days ago, I brewed a new recipe, inspired by BJs' Jeremiah Red: an Irish-style Red ale which I'm dubbing Irish Red Dawn, for reasons that are a bit mysterious, even to me... more...

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Sun, 16 Oct 2016 13:08:00 -0800

Bottled Gluten-Free Red Ale

And to round out a weekend of beer-making, I bottled the gluten-free red ale (a modified clone of BJ's Jeremiah Red). more...

kelly jacklin

Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:32:00 -0800

Gluten-free brewing day!

A pumpkin ale and a red ale, both extracts, and both with sorghum syrup as the base... since we're doing 2 two-gallon batches, we have two boil kettles going on. Both recipes have complicated boil schedules, with hops and adjuncts galore, so a complicated schedule for additions... and roast pumpkin! more...

kelly jacklin

Sat, 09 Apr 2016 17:57:00 -0800

Post-Bottling Beer

Enjoying a homebrew after bottling the hard cider... My red ale, which is not as good as my first batch, but still quite drinkable... more...

kelly jacklin

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:44:00 -0800

Red Ale

My second batch of beer, a red ale. Just bottled (Jujie helped), this is my taster... more...

kelly jacklin

Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:42:00 -0800

American Red Ale

It was a busy day at the Jacklin Nanobrewery (aka Black Dragon Brewery?) today! First project: starting a new batch, an American Red Ale this time. more...

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