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Well ... I was sort of planning on brewing on Sunday the 8th. I even had a yeast starter ready to go. When it came right down to it, I just ...

I was originally planning on brewing  McShepardSons Irish Ale  this past weekend, but my son had an Ultimate Tournament, and I would rather ...

I brewed last weekend for the first time in 2024. Actually, when this posts it will probably be the weekend before last, but regardless ... ...

I brewed on a snowy Sunday this past weekend. Due to poor planning, this was probably my worst brew day in awhile, but a bad brew day is bet...

I had a rare Friday brew day yesterday.  We actually will be having a few sets of visitors coming by in the next few weeks, so I need to mak...

Well ... I've finally gotten a pressure transfer to work. It happened slower than I would have liked, and I still wish there was a way ...

Well ... I'm 0 for 2 on pressure transfers. The first failure ( Pressure Fermentation (sort of) Fail ) was really a bone-headed mistake....

As I was composing  2021 BCJP Styles to Brew , I was thinking about what I'd like to brew next. The first style on that list is  2C. Int...

As I'm typing this blog post, I'm drinking the Mardi Bock that I brewed on Super Bowl Sunday .  You may recall (if you read that ar...

Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday.  It was also my first Brew Day after Fixing the Foundry . And ... it was my first brew in which I'm usi...

As I mentioned in  2023 Arctic Vortex and Chuck y and  Doodle Bop Belgium Single (batch 328) , my Anvil Foundry had an issue.  It stopped w...

I brewed this past Sunday. It was extremely cold out, so it was a brew-in-the-garage day ... As I mentioned in 2023 Arctic Vortex and Chucky...

One thing you can pretty much count on at the SheppyBrew Brewery ... we'll brew 4 Saisons a year. Winter / Spring / Summer / Autumn ...

Here at the SheppyBrew Home Brewery, we love the Three B's. Beer. Barbeque. Bicycling. Like many Sundays, I did all three yesterday. I a...

When I bought my Anvil Foundry ... there were two main reasons I thought I would like electric brewing .  The first thing is something I ta...

It's August in the Denver area. Hot. The highs have reached into the 90's pretty consistently for quite some time now. As you know, ...

I am a big fan of the  Brülosophy's podcast s. I am endlessly fascinated by the experiments they perform. One of my favorite concepts fr...

 I've been brewing with my Anvil Foundry All-in-One Brewing System since early November. If you want ... you can go back to my first br...

I was going to brew Sunday. Then I didn't. I actually had Monday off work, so on Sunday I thought I was going to brew Monday.  Later on ...

Believe it or not, I've been using my Anvil Foundry for almost 4 months.  At the beginning of November of last year, I used it for the ...