We have our first group brew bottle conditioning and I will say that for bottling we had a pretty productive day with 90 bottles cleaned and capped. The beers that we put together were the RIBS red which was an interesting blend of a red ale with Dan’s home made BBQ sauce. The second beer… Read More »
This was our 3rd year participating in Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire. We met some cool people, talked beer all day, made two batches of beer and overall had a blast! See the pics here.
This month we’ll be meeting at Doherty’s East Ave Cafe (http://dohertys.com/) on the back porch at 7PM.
Gather round fine libators and let me regale ye with a story of old as it was told to me by a fair lady who knew of the brewing process. As legend would have it the Pilgrims who sailed from England on the fine vessel named the Mayflower settled Plymouth for one simple reason….BEER! The… Read More »
Gluten-free for some is a diet fad, for others it is an a way of life. In the beer world its hard to make a good beer with out gluten, especially when dealing with wheat and barely. Celiac disease hits close to home since my sister has had it her whole life, and I personally… Read More »
If you are anything like me there are plenty of times while brewing or talking to other home brewers where there is that idea of starting a brewery. The past weekend we had the chance to take a look at a pico brewery operation in Pawtucket RI. The Bucket Brewery is tiny up start, in… Read More »
I have a strange habit when I’m commuting to and from my place of employment. Mind you, travel time is usually less than 20 minutes, and yet that is plenty of time for me to get into trouble. Specifically, listening to NPR in an attempt to inject as much world news into my head as… Read More »
This past weekend RIBS had the chance to visit Grey Sail Brewery in Westerly RI. I would like to take a moment to thank Josh for the great tour. We were lucky to try a small batch of their ESB, also very excited for the Imperial Stout they are going to be releasing in limited… Read More »
I am always keeping an eye out to see what kinds of brewing software is available for the average home brewer. The traditional beer software you hear the most about is ProMash and BeerSmith, they are both excellent pieces of software. Some people chose on over the other for various reasons and features. As for… Read More »
Good news everyone! RIBS now has a regular place to meet, it is no longer a TBA. We will continue hosting the meetings the second Thursday of the month, each meeting will be held at The Trinity Brewhouse. A nice location where we can talk about brewing, it is easy to get to, and has… Read More »