Rob Colton's Page

"Brewing a starter for Wyeast 1010 right now.  This weekend I will bottle my jalapeno ale and brew my raspberry wheat beer.  On deck after that is a red ipa.  I'm working on the recipe now, trying to impart RED color in the beer…"

"Russian River makes the best commercial beer I have ever had, Pliny the Elder.  Stone is pretty darn good, as is Red Hook product.  Lengthwise Brewing in Bakersfield CA is great if you are ever in that God forsaken town.  For all…"

"That sounds like a great idea Rich!  (assuming that it's Rich posting)  If there is anything I can do to help make that happen, let me know.  I'll see you tomorrow at the shop for some yeast. Rob"

"Brew and Wine Hobby is looking to set up a sanctioned event to run 6 months off of the Underground Club's event.  Figured it would add to the dynamic of the state."

"Yeah, I'm good with the drop-off.  I just don't see any coming up in the CT area at all during my search today on the webs.  I'm not quite there yet to be able to judge, a few more years of drinking good beers and some…"

"You can find information about competitions here:   http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/aha-bjcp-sanctioned-competition   There's usually a competition held in the fall by the…"

"The nut brown is bottled and the Jalapeno ale is ready for brewing tomorrow.  Stopped in and saw Rich at Brew and Wine Hobby for the grains and hops today, I love that place.  Tonight I tried Ballast Point's award winning Sculpin…"

"It depends on what you want to do with your beers.  If you are brewing to enter competitions and be judged on these technical aspects, then I would really look farther into this.  If you are brewing for yourself and family/friends, then I…"

"Nice.  I love me a good DRY and strong IPA.  Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe... these are a few of my favorite things!  Try doing a HUGE amount of 5 minute hop additions or even flame out additions, and then dry hop it.  I learned a…"

"This is a new one for me.  Still developing the recipe and have not brewed it yet.  There are only a few micro's in the country that do one, and it seems the best one is from Austin Texas.  I grew up in Tucson AZ and make my own…"

"This is a great reason (and part of the reason I started) to homebrew!  If you can have a killer selection of the best beer around right in your own home, why not!  Yes, I suppose one needs to get out every now and then.  I do like…"

"I recommend Beersmith software for creating and maintaining your own recipes, it works great and only $20, well worth the effort.   Mojo - where is your brewing club based?  I am in Farmington and would be interested in joining a good…"