Black IPA recipe adjustment - Dark Forest Black IPA

So, I see using my handy web analytics tool that the Dark Forest IPA recipe has been viewed a lot. I hope everyone who brews it really enjoys it. I have entered a debate with a few friends and fellow brewers about the black IPA I made, and several of them feel it’s not hoppy enough to be a “true” Black IPA.

I have gone back and forth on it, but I’ve decided that I don’t care. It’s a delicious beer, and I could drink a lot of it. That’s really all I’m going for these days when I brew, anyway. Drinkability.

When I brew this recipe again, however, everything will be the same until I dry hop it. I’ll double the dry hops and call it good.

If you’ve brewed the Black IPA from my site, drop me a line at stangebrewing (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know or just leave a comment and let me know how it went. If you’re planning on brewing it and have any questions, you can feel free to email me, as well.

Cheers!

Local Beer Radio coming to Springfield - The Beer Buzz

So, it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog, but that’s because I’ve been working on something pretty big. Coming July 24th, Springfield will have its own beer radio show. The show, called Beer Buzz, will air on KBFL 99.9 FM 1060 AM, will stream live on TAGsgf.com, and will be available as a podcast on iTunes.

The show will feature many facets of beer culture, including beer and food pairing, home brewing, cooking with beer, beer styles, brewer features, current beer events, and anything else we can come up with to talk about. Most shows (especially at first) will be prerecorded earlier in the week, but there will be live Q & A’s with local brewers and beer personalities, and maybe a few not-so-local brewers and personalities, as well.

Tune into the show this Sunday at 4 PM on KBFL 99.9 FM 1060 AM, and we’ll have a good time talking about beer. If you want updates on what’s going on, follow @SGFBeerBuzz on twitter or find the Beer Buzz Facebook page. And while you’re at it, if you have any funny drunken tweets you sent this past weekend, send those my way, too. They may be read on the air.

If you have any comments, show ideas or would like to find out how to advertise the show, feel free to email me at sgfbeerbuzz (at) gmail (dot) com.

Cheers!