http://jensenhaus.com "They who drink beer will think beer." -Washington Irving Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:36:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a long winter here in South Dakota that involved feet of snow and some super cold temps, I've finally gotten back around to posting here on my site. Lots of things have happened over the last few months in regards to my brewing setup. Among the more important things ... http://jensenhaus.com/2010/03/10/waking-up-from-hibernation/ I apologize for the sudden flurry of updates. I'd saved a bunch of posts and forgotten and to publish them. Its been a crazy busy summer so far and I hope I can keep this site better updated. http://jensenhaus.com/2009/06/29/updates/ With the arrival of Summer, it marks the arrival of the "Summer Beer". Usually brewed with Wheat and assorted citrus flavors, these beers are awesome for hot weather and compliment a BBQ any time. As a Home Brewer, I love this time of year. Summer Beer is one of the ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/06/29/slammin-shandy/ After 3 years of giving my wife crap about the Kingswood Rummage sales, I pilfered a few sales this year for some Home Brew gear and came out like a thief. Picked up a perfect sized fridge for kegging and promptly turned it in to a keggerator. I bought a ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/06/29/rummage-sale-hero/ I've learned a valuable lesson in the beer brewing process. Just because you want to transfer the beer from the primary, and a full week has gone by, it doesn't mean the beer is ready to transfer. I had a continued fermentation in the Secondary over the last two weeks. ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/04/29/saison-update/ At the rate we keep getting snow (in frickin' April!), I should be calling this batch "Snowblower de Saison". Craig and I brewed up the Lawnmower de Saison kit from Midwest last night. I opted for the White Labs liquid option. (Belgian Wit Ale WLP400). This is, hands down, one ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/04/05/lawnmower-de-saison/ I know most of you who home brew have some sort method to label your bottles. I've been using plan old masking tap and a sharpie to mark whats in each bottle. I didn't like the "prohibition" feel that this method gave but I wasn't exactly thrilled about printing out ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/04/05/dishwasher-proof-labels-and-oatmeal-stout/ When I got home from work tonight, I noticed the Hard Cider had pretty much stopped bubbling and that the Krausen in Oatmeal Stout had fallen. So it was Rackin' Tuesday at Jensen Haus. (after some damn juicy burgers for dinner) The Oatmeal Stout was pretty mundane. No issues in the ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/03/24/british-tuesday-night/ After a fine meal of Spaghetti, Craig and JB joined me in brewing a batch of Oatmeal Stout on Saturday. I'm hoping to redeem myself after my last stout was a major disaster. I made two major alterations to my modus operandi for this batch. First, to try and weed ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/03/22/midnight-stout/ The Irish Red has been officially bottled. I tasted it and it seems to be quite good. The time in the Secondary must have been good because this batch is REALLY clear. I'm going to assume a fair amount of chill haze but that always clears after a bit of ... http://jensenhaus.com/2009/03/22/jessicas-irish-ale-update/