http://jensenhaus.com "They who drink beer will think beer." -Washington Irving Mon, 17 May 2010 17:16:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the final results back, I did better than I could have possibly hoped in the Granite City Brew Off competition. I placed 3rd in the Fruit Beer category with my Chocolate Raspberry Porter and I placed 3rd in English Brown Ale Category with my English "Mild" Brown Ale. I ... http://jensenhaus.com/2010/05/17/update/ Hey all, I know you've seen me link to Toppling Goliath Brewing and its Proprietor, Clark Lewey. I'm a HUGE fan of what Clark is doing and I want you to go drink his beer the next time you are in Decorah. DO IT. DO IT NOW. I'm headed to ... http://jensenhaus.com/2010/03/29/tgbrews/ It was a most glorious event. Sitting in a camp chair in the garage, drinking a tall glass of Jessica's Red Wench Irish Ale while waiting for the strike water to get hot to brew a batch of beer. Plus, the sun was out and bathing us in a much ... http://jensenhaus.com/2010/03/29/vitamin-d/ Well, I think I've "hit my stride" so to speak in dialing in my upgraded All-Grain Rig, my water treatments and my cleaning/sanitization. My first batch to come out of my new rig was a Flanders Sour Ale test batch that was honestly really bland BUT it didn't have that ... http://jensenhaus.com/2010/03/26/brewing-update/ I had to dump out the full keg of Honey Steam last night. It tasted horrible. I know, *sniff* a sad moment indeed. It was the last batch I made with my old All-Grain rig and my (apparently) disastrous water treatment regiment. My old rig didn't have a proper sparge ... http://jensenhaus.com/2010/03/16/a-moment-of-silence/ 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/