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Chuck Arnold, head brewer at 6b&g and long time homebrewer, brewed a batch of all-grain homebrew at his home Saturday, 19 March. I watched a professional brewer fumble around trying to homebrew after years of no practice. He remembered more that he let on and his burgers are delicious.
Update 17 April: Chuck Bottling this brew like a pro. |
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First off, I would like to thank the folks over at 1781 Brewing Company for letting us setup at their front door and letting us bug them when the water spigot broke. I will definitely be back and buy a bunch of grain and a few pints soon.
I would also like to thank James Speer for bringing his 1 gallon setup, including his awesome tiny mash tun. And also for helping get my monster of a brew stand in and out of my truck bed.
But to actually recap, I brewed a five gallon batch of one of the official AHA 2019 Big Brew Day recipes, Battlecow Galacticose. And James brewed a one gallon batch of a Belgian Tripel. It was at times a bit too hot and sunny but we made beer so it was a good day.
Here are some photos I took of the event:
Congratulations to the following FBI Members on their winning entries at the 23rd Annual Dominion Cup, hosted by the James River Homebrew Club.
The FBI had a great showing with 22 beers entered. Full results can be found on the official Dominion Cup competition site.
Here are the FBI highlights:
2nd place BOS – Dunkles Bock – Scott and Brian Bergquist
Plato Award (13 points overall 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze) – Scott and Brian Bergquist
1st Place – Bocks and Dark Hybrids – Dunkles Bock – Scott and Brian Bergquist
2nd Place – Altbier – Scott and Brian Bergquist
Honorable Mention – Kolsch – Brett Lilly
2nd Place – American IPA – John Groeger
1st Place – Witbeir – Brett Lilly
1st Place – Belgian Dubbel – John Groeger
3rd Place – Belgian Dubbel – Scott and Brian Bergquist
2nd Place – American Porter – Scott and Brian Bergquist
1st Place – Historical Beer – Clay Blankenship
