HOMEBREW 101 SPECIAL: ANYONE CAN DO THIS!

- Things you need   
    - 8 Gallon cooking
    - 6 Gallon Carboid
    - Thermometer
    - Steeping bags
    - Wort cooler
    - Airlock
    - Blow-off tube
    - T-shirt
    - Spray bottle or small tub to keep shirt wet
    - Ingredients $30 - 50 bottles of beer!

- Step # 1: Setting Up - 2 Gallons of water to 150 F/65 C
    - Crystal 20 & Biscuit Malt
    - 7 lbs of light liquid malt extract
    - Cascade for Centennial Hops switch
    - Chinook Hops for bittering 3/4 OZ
    - 1.75 OZ Flavoring 1.00 OZ Aroma
    - PLUS DRY HOPS
    - Yeast
    - Irish moss
    - Sanitizer
    - MYU?
- Step # 2: The Golden Rule
- Step # 3: Grain Steepage
- Step # 4: Boiling/Adding Liquid Malt Extract
- Step # 5: 1st Hops Addition
- Step # 6: 2nd Hops Addition/Flavoring Part 1
- Step # 7: 3rd/Flavoring Part 2
- Step # 8: 4th/Aroma Hops
- Step # 9: Hop filtering/Carboid filling
- Step # 10: The Waiting Game

Links:
Hophead Brewery

Music:
Outro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools

Outro courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Podcasts Mentioned:
Secaucast
Extra Points
Soccer Champions

NJ Sloppy Joes, Late trains, DnD coffee, @#$%loads of great beer, and passing out after a great day.  Check it out!

Brewtopiafest

SPECIAL: Lehigh Valley Brewfest

Dad "On Tap," Dave, Fudge'ems, and I trek out to LVB 2006.  The results, as to be expected, are scary.  Lots of great beer, saving an old woman's jugs, pork 'a' plenty, Count Chockula's a minority, and overall, an experience to relive in 2007.

Lehigh Valley Brewfest
Weyerbacher
Victory
Troegs
Stoudt's
Bethlehem Brewworks
Appalachian Brewing Company
Climax Brewing Company
Clipper City Beer
Cricket Hill Brewery
Rock Art Brewery

Fellow foodies, kawaii stuff, Dan's a wimp, drooling over light design,  some new favorites for Fudge'ems, Cage Baking, fortune-telling, wine flights, more food, a shoutout to Starfleet Academy, and of course, "The Beer of the Week."

Links:
The Beer of the Week: Scrimshaw Pilsner
Dottie's True Blue Cafe
Blue & Gold Fleet
Ana Mandara
Foreign Cinema
The Presidio
Legion of Honor
Rose Pistola
Pearl's
Boudin Bakery
Musee Mecanique
Spelling Bee
First Crush

Music:
"1%" by Lars Fredriksen & The Bastards
Intro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools
Outro Music: "Bubblegum and Beer" by Supersuckers

Intro/Outro courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Podcasts Mentioned:
The Wicked Good Podcast
Secaucast
Love Long and Prosper
The Mep Report
Barely Podcasting

Episode #5...San Fran Part 1 of our vacation...as if you didn't expect it so overdue.  On this show: Lucky Tuesday, terrific eats, vino a plenty, crazy public transports, public urination not involving Dan's friends, butterflying, and of course, "The Beer of the Week."

Links:
The Beer of the Week: Lagunitas IPA
Cha Cha Cha
First Tuesday
SFMOMA
Japanese Tea Garden
de Young
Conservatory of Flowers
Chaya Brasserie
Top of The Mark
The York Hotel
Ton Kiang
Fort Mason
Michael Mina
Mama's
City Lights
Coit Tower
Fisherman's Wharf
First Thursday
SUMI

Music:
"Hot Pink, Distorted" by The 50 Foot Wave
Intro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools
Outro Music: "Bubblegum and Beer" by Supersuckers

Intro/Outro courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Podcasts Mentioned:
The Wicked Good Podcast
Secaucast

Episode #4...(insert witty comment here)  On this show: wedding report, a sad departure, too much driving, random condoms/milk duds, guys night out, more Kitchen Karma, and of course, "The Beer of the Week."

Links:
The Beer of the Week: Anderson Valley Brewing Company Summer Solstice (Cerveza Crema)

Our Obsession: Family Guy

Miami Vice

Clerks 2

Fiasco by Thomas Ricks

Tumulty's

Hell's Kitchen

Music:
"She's So Mature" by The Daily Pravda
Intro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools
Outro Music: "Bubblegum and Beer" by Supersuckers

Intro/Outro courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Podcasts Mentioned:
The Wicked Good Podcast
Secaucast

Episode #3...a hat trick or a bad party favor?  On this show: great grilled fish and other home cooked recipes (and recipe exchanges!), a random movie review, the worldwide underwear crisis, Kitchen Karma and Kleavage (flatulence not included), and of course, "The Beer of the Week."

Links:
The Beer of the Week: Mendocino Brewing Company Summer Ale

Our Obsession: Family Guy

Live Flesh (Carne Tremula)

Victoria's Secret: Get Free Panties!

Hell's Kitchen

Music:
"Decisive Battle" (live) from Final Fantasy VI by The Jenova Project
Intro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools
Outro Music: "Bubblegum and Beer" by Supersuckers

Intro/Outro courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Podcasts Mentioned:
The Wicked Good Podcast
Secaucast

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Episode #2...another milestone...especially for lazy people like us!  On this show: no shopping carts needed, YBIWGI results, $27 car rides, Pooh on EBay, Tom Cruise in the closet, a reality TV rant, and of course, "The Beer of the Week."

Links:
The Beer of the Week: River Horse Summer Blonde Ale

Our Obsession: Family Guy

Karaoke Party

South Park

Pad Thai

E-Bay

Music:
"Tom Cruise Scares Me" by David Ippolito, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network
Intro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools
Outro Music: "Bubblegum and Beer" by Supersuckers

Podcasts Mentioned:
The Wicked Good Podcast
Secaucast
Barely Podcasting

First ever episode!!  Not everyone get all excited at once!  On this show: concept introduction, feline family (and some fecal matters), the week in review, one-sies on fat guys, "Revolution" games, sensational summer vacation plans, and of course, "The Beer of the Week."

Links:
The Beer of the Week: Anchor Summer Beer

Our Obsession: Family Guy

Karaoke Party

Guitar Hero

Music:
"Get By" by Farewell Redemption, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network
Intro Music: "Meet Me At The Bar" by Beer Drinking Fools
Outro Music: "Bubblegum and Beer" by Supersuckers

Podcasts Mentioned:
The Wicked Good Podcast
Secaucast

Check out the promo...it's not really produced or edited, but I'll drink to it anyway!  Episode 1 coming soon!

Dan "On Tap"