http://www.holdenahomebrew.com Welcome to the Brewhouse Fri, 14 May 2010 06:03:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [singlepic=145,150,150,,left]Last week, I decided to treat myself to a quick stay at McMenamin's Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon.  When I say quick, I mean quick.  I was there for less than 16 hours. Which does not do this place justice.  I had a business trip in the area and decided to roll ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=183 [singlepic=100,150,150,,left]After a little more than a year of planning, designing, budgeting and engineering I finally fired up the new brewery and brewed a batch of HAHB - An IPA today.  It has been a lot of fun doing this project and I could not have finished it without the help from ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=170 The All-Grain Evangelist is one of my newest favorite blogs and this writer  does a pretty good job of keeping content fresh.  He is definitely a model for where I want to be.  This guy appears to be a complete renaissance man and he shares his views, mostly about beer.  However, ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=150 I just received an email from Beer Advocate today that had some interesting Thanksgiving Beer Menu Suggestions.  The recipes come from a site called The Home Brew Chef.  The Roasted Garlic IPA Mashed Potatoes look very interesting.  I am definitely going to have to try them.   Brewing and cooking are just ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=147 [singlepic=89,150,150,,left]One of my most interesting projects this summer was building my rolling kegerator (pics here).  I love tackling new home brew projects and this one was quite enjoyable.  It was inspired by a magazine article in Brew Your Own.  In the November 2008 issue, Kevin Mattie talks about how he built ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=112 [singlepic=88,150,150,,right]I opened my mailbox today and received my last issue of 'Beers of the World'.  After 25 issues this publication has called it quits due to the tough economic times.  It is a sad day.  Thank you Sally Toms for all of the great issues produced under your watch.  I ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=99 [singlepic=85,150,150,,left] Summer went by way too fast however, I had time to enjoy some great summer beers. During the summer, I usually enjoy great IPAs, Pale Ales and an occasional Cream Ale. Over the past few months I made several batches of my own IPA recipe, a couple of batches ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=89 You will notice that there is a photo gallery on this site.  Over the past few years I have documented my projects, brew sessions and experiences.  In the coming days, I will start using these photos in posts as I describe my adventures in brewing, cooking, building my brewery and ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=74 [singlepic=73,150,150,,right] This is the beginning of Holden A Home Brew. First, I want to thank many of my closest friends who have helped me build my "out of contol" home brewery. Most of all, I would like to thank my wife who has been so patient with me as I have ... http://www.holdenahomebrew.com/?p=57