ABV Calculator Most homebrewers wonder what the ABV for their most recent batch of beer is. With this simple calculator and your starting and final gravity, you can get an idea of the ABV for your latest creation! Simply insert your gravities in their spots below and click the “Get Read more…
What to Expect Your First Day Working at A Brewery If you’ve read my home page you know that one of my goals has been to get a full-time job at a brewery. I have officially accomplished this goal! This article goes over my first day on the new job Read more…
Volunteering at Collabapalooza Signing Up to Volunteer Attending the SDSU craft beer program has definitely opened up many doors for me already. My first craft beer volunteering opportunity at the Adams Avenue Street Fair was made possible by the email updates I get through the program. I became aware of Read more…
Volunteering at Rock Star Beer and Music Festival – Halloween Edition Signing up to Volunteer Looking to get more into the industry and learn more while volunteering, I googled craft beer events going on in San Diego. One of the first things to show up was the Rock Star Beer Read more…
Volunteering at Adams Avenue Street Fair Signing Up to Volunteer I’ve volunteered a fair amount in my life so far and have had good experiences with it over all. While in high school I volunteered at the USO, some soccer events, and Christmas Cheer. I’ve also volunteered at Habitat for Read more…
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden – Portland, Oregon After a delicious breakfast at the Waffle Window we headed over to the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. It was a short drive and only took us about 15 minutes to get there. On the way we passed by Reed College and did a Read more…
Top 5 Things I’ve Learned Volunteering at Beer Festivals There are many great reasons to volunteer your time. Giving back to the community, networking in a field of interest, changing someone’s life, or gain a new perspective. Sometimes people do it to learn with a hands on experience that you Read more…
Pittock Mansion – Portland, Oregon After getting to the Stone House, I started my hike to Pittock Mansion The distance and elevation described below are the walk from the Stone House to the Pittock Mansion. After the Pittock Mansion, we walked back the way we came back to the car. The total Read more…
My Second Homebrew I loved brewing beer so much that I just had to do a second homebrew. With my first homebrew I followed the recipe to the T. With this recipe I did some experimenting, if only just with the sugar used for priming. I got some new equipment Read more…
The Stone House – Portland, Oregon There were such amazing reviews of the Pittock Mansion, Stone House, and the trails leading there that I just had to check them out for myself while I was in Portland. When I did this hike, we stopped at the Stone House for a Read more…