...but today I finally did up a brew bucket full of the best reconstruction of our "Copper Pipe" beer that Scott and I could come up with. In
addition to trying to recreate that wonder of ingredient substitution and improvisation, it's also a couple of firsts for me -- my first use of the brew
bucket and equipment I got as a gift two Christmases back, and my first solo brew from dried malt extract and actual malt instead of various malt syrups.
The Copper Pipe was easily the most popular beer I ever brewed, and when it turned out there would be a beer tasting at the annual mid-week party during our
week at LBI in July, Peggy's brothers all but begged me to make another batch. Which was a bit harder than it might seem, as it started as a recipe Scott
had worked up in his head, and then had to modify when my brewer's supply store didn't have all the right ingredients. Wish me luck.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
addition to trying to recreate that wonder of ingredient substitution and improvisation, it's also a couple of firsts for me -- my first use of the brew
bucket and equipment I got as a gift two Christmases back, and my first solo brew from dried malt extract and actual malt instead of various malt syrups.
The Copper Pipe was easily the most popular beer I ever brewed, and when it turned out there would be a beer tasting at the annual mid-week party during our
week at LBI in July, Peggy's brothers all but begged me to make another batch. Which was a bit harder than it might seem, as it started as a recipe Scott
had worked up in his head, and then had to modify when my brewer's supply store didn't have all the right ingredients. Wish me luck.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
