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For our 4th of July grilling, we took advantage of our grocery store's holiday sales on Ribeye Steak and Corn-on-the-Cob . Both of thes...

As you know if you follow along on the A to Z Breweries series of articles, we've decided to continue on with Round 7.  If you're n...

July! It is already July, which means it is time to report on the " Brewing Stats " for Q2 of the SheppyBrew Home Brewery . If you...

This past week, we visited family in Wisconsin, home of New Glarus Spotted Cow. New Glarus does not distribute its beer outside of the Wisco...

As you know if you follow this blog, I generally give a monthly update on my fitness / Strava goals. I'm sure no one besides myself rea...

Brewery: SheppyBrew Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager ABV: 5.0% IBU: 38 SRM: 3.7 Appearance A brilliantly clear pale‑gold lager with a ...

This past Sunday was Father's Day , and my wife and kids took me camping. For quite awhile, our family tradition has been to go campin...

So ... I've tried making " Burnt Ends " a couple times, but not really in what I would consider a "traditional" way....

As you know if you follow along on the A to Z Breweries series of articles, we've decided to continue on with Round 7.  You also know t...

If you read  Ground Hog Premium Lager (Batch 392) , you know I brewed last Saturday. My wife was out of town on a "girls trip" for...

I brewed this past weekend. If you read and remember  2026 Q1 SheppyBrew Stats , you know that this year has been slow in regards to brewing...

I love brisket , but OMG beef is expensive now-a-days. The cost and the time commitment make smoking a  brisket  less than ideal, and the la...

As you know if you follow this blog, I generally give a monthly update on my fitness / Strava goals. I'm sure no one besides myself rea...

We started Round 7 of our A to Z Breweries series of articles. If you're not familiar ... back in February of 2015 , I was embarrassed ...

If you follow this blog, you probably know from P aint Mines: Mini - Bad Lands ,  C is for Cerberus Brewing Company ... and other breweries ...

If you read  Paint Mines: Mini - Bad Lands and/or  C is for Cerberus Brewing Company ... and other breweries , you know that the Beer Model...

So ... remember I mentioned in  Paint Mines: Mini - Bad Lands , the SheppyBrew Beer Model (aka my wife) and I spent Memorial Day Weekend aw...

So, this past Memorial Day Weekend, my wife (aka the SheppyBrew Beer Model ) and I had a weekend away. On the way down to where we were stay...

Brewery: SheppyBrew  Style: Mango Wheat (Fruit Beer) ABV: 4.7% IBU: 27 SRM: 6.2 Appearance A hazy, sun‑gold wheat beer with a soft, glo...

I kegged my  Chelsea Dagger Pre-Prohibition Lager  on Monday and added gelatin fining to the keg on Tuesday. After dinner on Tuesday, I deci...