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OK, here’s the brew I’ve been waiting for, wanting to try for months, yearning for - a home-brewed Belgian IPA made right here in Nicaragua. I’m thinking of throwing a packet of dried Belgian yeast into our palm-thatch roof so it can just be there, growing, hanging out, ready to bring yeasty goodness to any …
The third, and possibly the best batch, in tropical home brewing adventures, almost met its end in the moldy rainy season condition of June. The rainy season brings clouds of mold that drift invisibly through the air landing on everything. When I checked the carboy on the last day of the 15-day fermentation, I …
I'll admit that I was a doubter. After participating in numerous homebrewing efforts over the years I learned that it isn't easy, there's a lot that can go wrong, and especially considering our lack of refined equipment I thought our first effort might not be that awesome. I was wrong. So very wrong... To read …
Living in Nicaragua is awesome. Warm weather, warm waves, affordable homesteading, and a simple life lived barefoot. There are however a few things we miss about the US - mexican food, fast internet, and good beer! Luckily, Kim is an amazing cook, so we get our mexican food fix via homemade guacamole and chipotle chicken …
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