While serving in the Virginia militia prior to his presidency, Washington recorded his now-infamous small beer recipe in his diary which is now in possession of the New York Public Library. The bulk of the fermentables are derived from molasses, as malted grains are not included in the recipe because they weren’t readily available. Molasses, a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Black Diamond GABF Pro-Am
Black Diamond Brewing Company/DOZE Pro-Am Hello fellow homebrewers! We are very excited about this year’s Pro-Am. Here is a list of yeast, malts and hops that you will be able to brew with. Yeast: White Labs 001, White Labs 007, White Labs 530 Grains: We use Rahr 2 row as our base malt and always have that in house. All specialty malts are … [Read more...]
January 2016 Meeting recap
Okay, I have put this off for a week now and just need to get it done! I may ramble on a bit because I will be typing and thinking at the same time. This is a recap of the January 2016 meeting for those of you that were unable to attend and for those of you who forgot what happened at the meeting. I will hopefully include links to some websites … [Read more...]