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DIY Kombucha Recipe

Posted in Brewing, Fermenting, Recipes on February 1, 2020 by Verge

This is the at home recipe for making your own Kombucha.  Keep in mind, you will need a SCOBY and some left over  Kombucha before you can even begin.  Perhaps I’ll make an addendum to this post to tell you how to cultivate your own SCOBY from store-bought Kombucha, but assuming you already have one available, follow these instructions and in two weeks, you’ll have free Kombucha.

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This is, by default, a 2 gallon batch recipe, but by changing the value in the upper left hand  corner in GREEN to the number of gallons you want produce, the Excel spreadsheet will update all of the values automatically for you.  Follow the instructions and you should be on your way to continuous and free Kombucha.

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Keg and Barrel Home Brew Supply gets a New Location

Posted in Brewing, Daily Pictures with tags , , on March 12, 2014 by Verge

While I was away at the Super Bowl, the owners of the store I work in, Keg and Barrel Home Brew Supply,  decided it was finally time to move out of the Berlin Mart and into a bigger and better location.  It’s only a mile or so away, and it’s going to be a lot nicer.  I wasn’t gone for very long, but sometimes things seem huge when you’re not around to see them change slowly.

Here are pictures from last week while the new location was still under construction, and a bunch from Monday, when we moved the bulk of the merchandise out of the old and into the new.  You should be able to tell which one is which, I hope!

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This is a picture of the old store, from the hallway, after I closed the store for the last time.
A picture from the hall, which will be vacant when people are allowed back in the Mart on Thursday.
Fresh paint, fresh floors, looks empty.
creative way to move merchandise!
Here we are, on the road, proving we’re idiots.
The owners, Scott and Gina with her sister.
Without warning, a couple found us as we were unboxing, and said they found our website. They came to shop! We found what they needed and snapped this pic of our very first customer.

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The Sixth of August, Two Thousand and Thirteen – Barley Legal Home Brewers visit the new Flying Fish Brewery

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers, Brewing, Daily Pictures, Good Times with tags , , on August 7, 2013 by Verge

This month’s home brewers’ meeting was graciously hosted by our friends at Flying Fish Brewery at their brand new, amazingly eco-friendly site in Somerdale, NJ.

one of the many ways in which the new brewery tries to have little to no impact on the surrounding environment, other than giving us great beer.
Get in line
Gene from Flying Fish had a special beer just for our club being poured during the tours. Tapped after the “public” was closed out.
an obvious staple picture in any brewery tour, the stash.
the holding tanks for secondary and finishing, as well as some fermenters
our gracious tour guide tells about how cool the bottling line can be, and how it sometimes breaks things!
the bottling line
another angle of the bottling line
a wider shot of looking towards the front of the warehouse floor
pallets of bottles waiting to be automated
looking towards the front of the brewery, you can get a sense of how much they’ve expanded from their last location in Cherry Hill
club members sampling both the brewery’s beers and our own home brews
some of us checking out all the things normal people wouldn’t care about
It was a birthday party, as well, so we had some cupcakes and cookies! Happy Birthday Tara from Babes for Beer!
Flying Fish used a lot of recycled materials from the water tower out back to build a lot of the decorations and tables in the tasting room
went out for a night cap at the end of the night.
we went to the bar afterwards to have a night cap, and gina wanted to play some games.
a warning inside the pinball machine

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Big Brew Day 2013 – Barley Legal Homebrewers

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers, Brewing, Good Times with tags , , on August 1, 2013 by Verge

Another great time at Iron Hill with my home brew club, brewing hundreds and hundreds of gallons of fine homebrew.  I got a hell of a sun burn.  I’ll have to try to remember the sunscreen next year.  (photos courtesy of Larry Wagstaff)

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Pour A Palooza – Barley Legal Home Brewers @ The Pour House – July 27, 2009 – Westmont NJ

Posted in Brewing, Daily Pictures, Friends and Family, Good Times with tags , , on July 29, 2013 by Verge

Well, that was a little crazy, and a lot of fun.  Check out the animated photos, and the panoramas.  Another great weekend event with my brothers and sisters from Barley Legal Home Brewers.

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Cleaning the Barley Legal Jockey Box

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers, Brewing, Brewing and Kegging Step-By-Step Instructions with tags , , on July 22, 2013 by Verge

After NHC, and a party at Devin’s house on Saturday, and a solid showing at a Benefit we volunteered at, the club jockey box seemed to need some upgrades and modifications.

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was a moldy canvas bag, but our spare parts are now in a handy, dandy tool box.

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tagged that mo fo with the classic BL logo

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stripped down all the faucets and disconnects to be soaked in some BLC

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the box itself needed plenty of love, and so I broke all this down to the basics.

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flushed all the lines out and scrubbed off the “grime” from the inside.

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this is all the parts post scrubbing, and rinsed.

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god damn, I’m fucking OCD. You want something cleaned and organized???? loan that shit to me for a weekend!

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Photos From AHA National Homebrew Conference in Philadelphia – Barley Legal Homebrewers

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers, Brewing, Vacations with tags , , , on July 9, 2013 by Verge
Evan greets Monika for the opening reception
Chrisitan and Scott kicking off the weekend
peace out, bitches!
the opening toast. there was so much damn echo, no one heard what it was, but we sure knew when to raise our glasses.
little Expo panorama.
of course, Dog Fish Head was a major attraction at the Expo, but that was for amateurs. If you’ve not had everything they were serving, you shouldn’t have even been at the conference. yep, that’s right, I’m a beer snob.
this is before the chaos ensued, the check in spread before the conference actually opened.
happy Barley Legal memebers
Monika serves some beers
Gian taking orders
Evan was happy to sit back and let a few hot girls serve beer for Manayunk Brewery
Gina being crazy, as well. looks like she just punched Rich in the nuts!
Dave double fisting. I didn’t know the counter button on his lanyard had a “how may pitchers are you drinking” function.
our view from the 18th floor
about as high as you can get with a regular rewards membership
First breakfast after club night. Love that we found a diner in Center City!
The coveted Golden Urinal, and my first drink from it, among a years worth to follow.
I really thought these guys gave us a serious run for our money on Club Night.. That’s a damn fine bar any where you put it.
If you want to win, you’ve gotta have some costumes!
Club members Ryan and Chris at the Field House.
Me hanging out with my long time friend Mat Falco from Philly Beer Scene and my new found friend
Me and james Spencer, the legend!
Monika behind the scenes at our turn on the taps at the Liberty Well Social Club.
Chililn.
The Golden Urinal!
the view from the front of the holte, facing City Hall.
the girls, in love.
Banquet Hall for the grand event.
okay, TOFU!
free beers on every table.
My beer on tap at the after party, which Barley Legal was asked to serve cause we kicked so much ass the afternoon before.
members enjoy beers after the Banquet
members enjoy beers after the Banquet
members enjoy beers after the Banquet
members enjoy beers after the Banquet
members enjoy beers after the Banquet
Me and Evan, slightly buzzed, I would think.
Barley legal officers Monika, Evan and ryan clown around.
Barley legal officers Monika, Evan and ryan clown around.
Gina joins in the fun
Gina enjoys a drink or three.
officer Jim fish and Kevin Kru party.
Nick Mqriano pours drinks
members enjoy the after banquet party
members enjoy the after banquet party
all the kegs loaded up to be taken from club night. Evan really get into the spirit of the celebration.
The legendary exploding beers, which poured kind foamy, but wasn’t all that bad.
we did NOT steal these kegs and bring them to our room.
The Barley Legal stencil, not wafe at my house in case anyone wants a chest tattoo or a new bumper sticker.
lunch time at Ntional Mechanics on day 3, make your own bloody mary!
Gina scores red white and blue FastRacks from the boys from Toronto!
Monika take her drink from gthe golden Urinal
and a lick for good measure
After serving everyone else, it’s my turn

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Articles and Ephemera about how Awesome Barley Legal Homebrewers actually are!!

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers, Brewing with tags , on July 5, 2013 by Verge

Thought about Club Night

Basic Brewing Radio live with Barley Legal and the Aeration Experiment

And a quick little shout out from them here

Beer and Wine Journal talks about the club Aeration Experiment

In Search of Beer article on Things Getting Weird

Philly Beer Scene mentions us!

Dave Houck goes for it at the Fast Rack Booth

James Spenser drinks for the Golden Urinal

Shawn had a really good set of photos here

Mat’s great photos over here!

Tim brags a little bit, but deserved every bit of it

Of course, a plug for my own Golden Urinal videos

And a link to my own set of photos

Jamil from the Brewing Network mentions his awesome time with us

Steve Wilkes talks with Dave Houck on Club Night

Gina Hyndman talks with Euro News

Yet Another Brewing Network Mention

Final Gravity Podcast mentions our Barley legal Booth from Club Night

please send me a personal email with a link to something I’ve missed (like your personal facebook gallery)!  contactryanwalsh@gmail.com  Cheers!!

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Videos from AHA National Homebrew Conference in Philadelphia 6/31/2013 Barley Legal Homebrewers Win the Golden Urinal

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers with tags , , , , on July 3, 2013 by Verge

While I wait to upload all the pictures from the past weekend, and explain what the hell they are all about, enjoy these videos of my brothers and sisters in Barley Legal Homebrewers enjoy the taste of victory from the coveted Golden Urinal.

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The Fifteenth of May, Two Thousand and Thirteen

Posted in Barley Legal Home Brewers, Daily Pictures, Good Times with tags , , , on May 16, 2013 by Verge
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After work, I met up with a few of the members of Barley Legal Home Brewers to work on our seriously amazing serving booth that was built for National Homebrew Conference, but is being test run this weekend at Yardley Beer Fest. Here, fellow member John Companick is  cutting out custom font letters to be wired up with lights like the one in the background near the shed, and hung over the saloon doors.

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Meanwhile, President Evan Fritz hooks up the tubing that will serve delicious homebrew to the thousands of thirsty attendees at both events.

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And this was my contribution – hooking up all the tubing for the CO2 manifold that will push all that beer out to the crowds.

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Another shot of the rough side of the serving facade, with head designer and fabricator Jim Carruthers in the background.

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And a quick shot of the front, sans the tap handles, faucets, drip trays and glass rinser. More pictures of a finished product to follow, or find some rough ones buried in pictures of Big Brew Day from a few weeks ago, where the booth took it’s first test run.

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But, camaraderie aside, the best part of the night was the test run of Manayunk Brewery’s first ever canned product! Evan brought over a batch that was literally canned a few hours before we cracked them, possibly becoming the first ever party outside of the Brewery to enjoy canned beers from Manayunk. My choice -Monk from the ‘Yunk, a Belgian Triple that comes in at over 9% ABV, and was delicious.

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