This recipe was completely off the cuff. I dropped the ol’ ball and chain off at work and on my way home decided to stop in at the home brew supply store with no plan in mind aside to buy some grain and hops (had harvested US-05 at home). […]

This is my fourth Session IPA. I have been on an absolute Session IPA tear recently. I probably should brew something else, but brew what you like? I could start to do more interesting stuff with 1 gallons as well. The waste is so minimal if/when something goes wrong. […]

I’m still not even close to my goal weight. I like IPAs. So these lower gravity beers might be a trend for a bit. I pretty much have my flavor and aroma hop stand amounts dialed in at this point, but I will keep changing which hops I use as much as I can. The only time I used the same hops on repeat was an obsession to make the perfect IPA for my girlfriend, which I finally did. Time to put that puppy to rest…at least for now. […]

It’s getting warmer in L.A., and I’m still trying to lose weight, but I still want to brew, so naturally a session beer is in order. This is my second real attempt at a session beer that wasn’t a runoff, my first being this one. I know these can get thin if not careful, so I figured I’d spruce it up and make it a Wheat Session IPA. I also added some flaked barely and DME (was going to use carapils, but the home brew store was out) to aid in the body. […]

Session IPAs, and beers in general, are an interesting beer with an interesting history. I’m going to take chunks of info from this article because frankly I suck at writing and it’s researched and explained well: […]