Dead Parrot Tavern

Good Eats: Beer Show

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:26:00 GMT

Amber Waves Join Host Alton Brown and learn everything you need to know about yeast, barley, hops and the hardware you need to bring them together to produce that most American of foods, Beer, It's fun ,easy and Good Eats.

Mead #1: Raspberry Melomel

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:50:00 GMT

1 gallon batch of Raspberry Melomel started.

Wine Kit #2

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:47:00 GMT

Vino Del Vita - Bergemais

Interesting Homebrew howto site

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:54:00 GMT

While listening to the Basic Brewing Radio (http://basicbrewingradio.com) podcast they interviewed a John Palmer who is writing a book called "How To Brew" and it is available on-line at http://howtobrew.com. I thought it was very interesting and thought I'd pass it along.

Kit Brew # 1: Irish Stout

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:50:00 GMT

I have just finished kegging my first beer kit. It was an Irish Stout that I brewed at Mark's during the national teach a friend to homebrew event. I have really enjoyed the process AND have also been enjoying the Irish Stout :-). I will bring some to the next club meeting.

I have also picked up a new kit, the Brewer's Red Ale, and look forward to brewing it soon.

Wine Kit #2 - Bergemais

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:55:00 GMT

I just pitched yeast on my second wine kit. It's the Vino Del Vita Bergemais I purchased at, you guessed it, the homebewery here in town. It's a 6 gallon batch and is showing signs of fermentation within 24 hours.

Here is what the finished product should be like: A refreshing ligiter red wine with full fruit flavoirs of cherries and red berries. Gama- Noir is the featured grape. Best when consumed young and slightly chilled.

Beer Podcasting

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:00:00 GMT

Podcasting for the craft brewer!!!

What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is a method of publishing audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s) (from Wikipedia).

What do I need to listend to Podcast?
There are several players that can be used to listen, Windows Media Player, winamp, etc. Bascially any player that can play a MP3 file can play a podcast. The real power of podcasting is in the subscription. Players like iTunes and ziePod, for a full list check out this link on podcastingnews.com. These players also utilize the subscription feature of podcasting to bring new audio and video episode to you when they become available.

Where's the Beer?
Here is a list of the beer and wine related podcast I have been listening to.

Basic Brewing Radio by James Spencer at http://www.basicbrewingradio.com/
Craft Beer Radio by Jeff Bearer at http://craftbeerradio.com
Wine Making Radio by Rober Linder at http://winemakingradio.com
Winecast by Tim Elliot at http://winecast.net/

There are alot more out there and I havent' had a chance to check them all out. If you one you enjoy let me know. I highly recommend checking these out when you get a chance. There is alot of good information being spread about our hobby through this medium.

Cheers,

Jay

A Blog about Blogs

jay.smith@tenanji.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:38:00 GMT

A blog is a web based publications mainly consisting of articles or post from a user on a topic that reflects that users interest and views. To find out more about blogs and see the policy of FLOPS and beerhawgs.com read on.