Home Brew Mart

The Brewing News

We will have special business hours on this Monday, Labor Day! We will be open from 10:00-2:00 p.m.

Our next free beginning brewing class will be Thursday, October 7th. This class will cover basic-intermediate brewing, and is held right here at the brewery. No sign-up is required, just show up!

Street scene is rapidly approaching. Ballast Point will be part of the brew fest along with many other local as well as out of town breweries. The Scene happens Sept. 10,11,12 and will be held in the Gaslamp. If you have never been to Street Scene, it is probably the biggest party of the year. With tons of bands, food, and beer this one shouldn’t be missed.

The San Diego Festival of Beers is also in September. It will be held Sept. 24th at the intersection of Columbia and B streets, right next to the downtown Karl Strauss. Over 50 breweries will be present, as well as live entertainment, food and wine. The festival will be from 6:00-midnight, $15 for 6 beer tasters-more can be purchased. For more info call (858) 672-3972 Proceeds go to benefit cancer research and treatment.

Sorry to say that if you did not go to the Mammoth Festival of Beers you really missed one of the best beer/blues events of the year. With unlimited tasters, free food and great music for $25 it could not be beat. Breweries from all around California to the Pacific Northwest were represented and excellent beers were being poured everywhere. Thanks to all the folks in Mammoth for putting on such a great festival! See you next year!

All recipes are always for 5 gallons

Marzen

8 1/2 lbs. Pale Malt extract

1 lb. Crystal Malt 60 L

1/2 lb. Caramunich

1/4 lb. Special Roast

2 oz. Tettnanger boil 75 minutes

1 oz. Hallertauer finish last 5 minutes

White Labs Oktoberfest Lager if cold fermenting or White Labs German Ale if fermenting at room temp.

Pete’s Red Ale Delight

5 lbs. Pale Malt extract

4 lbs. Amber Malt extract

1/2 lb. Crystal 80 L

1/2 lb. Crystal 135 L

1 oz. Columbus boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Columbus finish last minute of boil

White Labs California Ale

Oktoberfest

9 lbs. Pale Malt extract

1/2 lb. Victory

1 lb. Scottish Dark Crystal

1/2 lb. Crystal 120 L

1/4 lb. Special B

2 oz. Perle boil 75 minutes

2 oz. Liberty last 5 minutes

White Labs Oktoberfest Lager if cold fermenting or White Labs German Ale if fermenting at room temp.

White labs introduced the new strain Oktoberfest this week! It will only be available from Sept-Oct. so brew those malty German lagers while you have the chance.

We have glassware back in stock! Here is a current list of glasses for all the collectors out there:

Pint Glasses: Fullers, Rogue, St. Stans, Boonville, Young’s, non-logo plain 16 oz , and 20 oz.

Other Logo glasses: Isenbeck mugs, Dortmunder Union mugs, Hacker-Pschorr mugs, Warsteiner mugs, Bitburger pilsner glass, Christofel, Erdinger mug, Erdinger Weisbier glass, Maisels Weisse, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Chimay goblet, Duvel goblet, and Maredsous goblet.

Plain Glassware: English Pints (yes these are the glasses that have the bulge at the top), English Dimple mugs (2 sizes), 16 oz. Pints, 20 oz. “pints,” Pilsner glass,

Scottish Thistle, Various Large mugs.

Counter flow wort chillers are back. These are the all metal coils that chill one gallon per minute. All grain insulated systems are also in stock.

Ballast Point Yellowtail embroidered hats will be here in about one week. We have the full selection of Yellowtail and Copper T-shirts available just $9.95.

The latest in Brewing News!

There are a few things happening this week. There will be a BBQ and beer tasting at Terra restaurant in Hillcrest on Wednesday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m.. There will be Adobo grilled flank steak, Thai spiced fruit salad, smoked salmon and dill pasta, house smoked baby back ribs as well as beers from Ballast Point, Stone and Hang Ten. The cost is $30 of which $20 goes to benefit Ordinary Miracles. The Mammoth 4th annual Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza is going on August 20-21. For info call (760) 934-3498. There will be great beers as well as excellent fishing, hiking, and mountain biking in the local mountain areas.

The entry forms for the first annual Strong Ale Homebrew Competition are in. Entries will be accepted from Friday, November 12, through Friday, November 19. Entries may be sent or hand delivered to :

SAHC

c/o Del Mar Stuft Pizza

12840 Carmel Country Road

San Diego, CA 92130

For more info see the entry forms available at Home Brew Mart.

There will be a beginner brewing class Thursday the 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45. The class is FREE! The class covers beginning to intermediate brewing from brewing to bottling.

Recipes of the month:

India Pale Ale

10 lbs. Pale Malt extract

1 lb. 40 L Crystal Malt

1/4 lb. Carastan Light

1/4 lb. Special Roast

2 oz. Chinook pellets boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Columbus finish last minute

White Labs California Ale Yeast

American Strong Ale

12 lbs. Pale Malt extract

1/2 lb. 80 L Crystal Malt

1/2 lb. Dark Brit. Crystal

1/2 lb. Dark Carastan

1/8 lb. Special B

1 1/2 oz. Galena Boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Centennial 30 minutes

1 oz. Cascade last minute

1 oz. Centennial Dry hop

White Labs California Ale Yeast

Double Coffee Honey Imperial Stout (all grain)

10 lbs.. Great Western 2-row

1 lb. 60 L Crystal Malt

1/2 lb. Kiln Kofee Malt

1/4 lb. Special B

1/2 lb. Chocolate Malt

1/2 lb. Roasted Barley

1 lb. Victory toasted malt

2 oz. Kent golding Boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Fuggle Boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Fuggle last minute

3 lbs. Honey added at end of boil

4 cups strong coffee added at end of boil

White Labs Irish Ale Yeast

To do an extract version use the same recipe only use 9 lbs.. Pale Malt extract instead of the Great Western 2-row.

We have recently received a nice shipment of new glassware. We now have about 5 new styles of logo pint as well as new Belgian glassware including Chimay and Duvel, not to mention a nice selection of German mugs and wheat beer glasses. Don’t forget to check out the huge 2 liter Warsteiner boots for that special gift. We have the full selection of Ballast Point t-shirts back in stock, just $9.95 in Yellowtail or Copper styles.

Look for Ballast Point in your local bars, restaurants and grocery stores.

Remember the free class Thursday August 26th from 6:00-7:45Home Brew Mart News Letter –

We will be having a beginning brewing class tommorow, Thursday July 15th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This class will cover steeping grains and basic to intermediate brewing. Master brewer Peter A’hearn will cover the basics of brewing. The class is free and will be held at Home Brew Mart 5401 Linda Vista Road suite 406. Call for info (619) 295-2337

Look for the article on homebrewing in the Reader!

Directions to the store:

5 freeway to Sea world Drive

West on Sea World Drive

Left on Friars Road

Left on Napa Street

Right on Linda Vista Road

1/8 mile up on right hand side

There will be a mini real ale festival this friday at O’Briens Pub. This fest will pour the award winners from the festival earlier this year at Pizza Port. The real ale night will be held Friday, July 16th and Saturday, July 17th. Be warned that the beer could go quick so Friday might be the call. For more info call Jim at O’Briens at 715-1745. O’Briens is located at 4646 Convoy between Clairemont Mesa and Balboa east of the 805 freeway.

Now for the recipes:

Helles Bock

11 lbs. Pale malt syrup

1/2 lb. 20 L Crystal

1/2 lb. Carapils

1/4 lb. Caravienne

1/2 lb. Gambrinus Honey Malt

1/4 lb. Dark Munich

2 oz. German Tradition boil 75 minutes

1 oz. Liberty finish last 10 minutes of boil

Cold ferment with White Labs German Lager or warm with California Ale

English Mild

6 lbs. Pale malt syrup

1/4 lb. Chocolate malt

1 lb. Dark Carastan

1/2 lb. Dark British Crystal

1 oz. Fuggle boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Fuggle finish last minute

White Labs English Ale yeast

Raspberry/Cherry Wheat Beer

6.5 lbs Wheat Malt

One can Oregon aseptic puree either Cherry or Raspberry. (can be added at any stage of the process)

1 oz. Hallertauer boil 45 minutes

1/2 oz. Hallertaur finish last 15 minutes

any ale yeast will work. For an even more fruity flavor try the Hefe Weizen yeast.

All Grain Nut Brown Ale

8 lbs Great Western Pale 2-row

1 lb. Victory/ toasted malt

1/2 lb. Chocolate malt

1/2 lb. 20 L Crystal

1/2 lb. 40 L Crystal

1 1/2 oz. Willamette boil 60 minutes

1 1/2 oz. Kent Golding finish last minute

White Labs British Ale Yeast

Brewery News!

Belgian White in about two weeks! (summer time offering)

We now have a rotating tap handle that has our special limited edition brews. You can only get them here, so come and give it a try. Currently we have a Belgian Double and lined up we have a Tripple soon to be tapped. You might have tried our new 3 sheets Barley Wine which should be coming back in a month or two.

Stop by for the class and have a brew while you learn to make your own. July 15 th 6:00-7:30pm

Here it is the latest ale mail with recipes and more!

The next beginner brewing class will be held Thursday June 17th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The class is free and no sign up is required. Tell a friend! Check out the biggest beer contest in San Diego at the Del Mar Fair…details below!

Golden Honey Hefeweizen

3 lbs. Briess Dry Wheat Malt extract

2 lbs. Alexander’s Wheat Malt syrup

1 lb. Orange Blossom honey

� lb. Carapils/Dextrin

� lb. Caravienne

1 oz. Saaz Pellets boil 45 minutes

1 oz. Saaz Last 5 minutes of boil

White Labs Hefeweizen Yeast

special instructions: add honey at end of boil then put lid on and let sit 15 minutes to pasteurize the honey.

India Pale Ale

10 lbs. Alexander’s Pale Malt extract

� lb. 40 L Crystal malt

� lb. Belgian Caramunich

� lb. Victory malt

2 oz. Chinnok boil 60 minutes

2 oz. Centennial added when boil is over (burner off)

White Labs California Ale Yeast

Millenium Mead

16 lbs. Light honey (orange or Mt. Flower)

3 tsp. Yeast nutrient

3 tsp. Yeast energizer

� tsp. Irish moss

2 packs Champagne yeast

special notes: add nutrient and energizer to cool mix when you add yeast.

This is a stronger sweet mead meant to be served still (non-carbonated) so no priming is necessary and longer aging is recommended.

All Grain Red Ale

9 lbs. Great Western Pale 2-row

1 lb. Munich Malt

� lb. 80 L Crystal malt

� lb. 135-165L British Crystal Malt

� lb. 40 L Crystal Malt

� lb. Special Roast

2 oz. Black Patent

1 oz. Perle boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Cascade finish last minute

White Labs British Ale Yeast

All Grain Hefeweizen

5 lbs. Great Western 2-row

4 lbs. White Wheat

1 oz Crystal hops boil 45 minutes

� oz. Crystal hops finish last 15 minutes

White Labs Hefeweizen Yeast

The big news is it is time to brew for the Del Mar fair (hurry there is not much time left). The contest is Sunday, June 27th at the Paddock Stage Area. Completed entry forms are due on or before June 11th. Entry forms are available at Home Brew Mart. The entry cost is $5 per exhibitor. This is a per person fee not a per entry fee. You must submit 2 twelve ounce bottles with plain caps or blacked out caps. Home Brew Mart does not accept entries or take entry forms! For more info call (619) 792-4207 Judging takes place at 12:30pm. June 27th. Any info I missed is on the Entry form so pick one up today!

Remember to show up for the free brewing class June 17th from 6:00-7:30 and remind a friend that wants to brew that this is their chance to learn how easy it is to brew great beer!

Beer festivals, homebrew classes and homebrew recipes what more can you
want?

The 2nd annual Real Ale Festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday,
May 14th and 15th starting at 3p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday until
closing time. The festival will be held at Pizza Port Carlsbad located
at 571 Carlsbad Village Drive just � mile west of I-5 in Carlsbad. The
cost is $10 to get in and includes a festival Imperial pint glass and 5
tasting tickets good for 5 oz. pours. For more info call (619)
620-4201.
There will also be a Belgian Beer tasting at the Whole Food Market in
Hillcrest Friday April 23rd from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hosting the event will
be Johnny Fincioen who has lived in Belgium for 40 years and has been
dealing with Belgian Beer for years. Space is limited so please call
ahead (619) 294-2800.
Of course we should all know by now that the Southern California Beer
Festival is scheduled for May 8th at Lake Skinner in Temecula. The
cost is $30 in advance and $50 at the door. The festival will be held
from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. We do not have tickets at the store so
call the info line for tickets. If you need further info please call
(562) 908-9434.

Watch in amazement as beer is actually brewed right before your eyes!
The class will be held from 6:00-7:30 May 4th right here at Home Brew
Mart. This class will cover brewing with extract and steeping grains as
well as transferring and bottling. Master brewer Pete A’hearn will
teach the class and share his personal outlook on brewing. The class
is free that is correct it costs you nothing so bring a friend or two
and learn how to turn water into beer.

Belgian Tripple

9 lbs. Pale malt syrup
1 lb. Clear candi sugar (added in boil)

1 oz Styrian Golding boil 60 minutes
1 oz. Styrian Golding at last 30 minutes
1 oz. Saaz last 10 minutes of boil

White Labs Trappist Ale yeast

India Pale Ale

11 lbs. Pale malt syrup

1 lb. 20L Crystal Malt
� lb. Victory malt
� lb. Dark Carastan

2 oz. Galena boil 60 minutes
1 oz. Centennial finish last 5 minutes
1 oz. Centennial at kettle off

White Labs British Ale yeast

India Pale Ale (all grain)

12 lbs. Great Western 2-row
1 lb. 20L Crystal Malt
� lb. Victory malt
� lb. Dark Carastan

1 � oz. Galena boil 60 minutes
1 oz. Centennial finish last 5 minutes
1 oz. Centennial at kettle off

White Labs British Ale yeast

Summer Hefe-Wit -Weizen

3 lbs. Dry wheat malt extract (added with syrup into boil)
3 lbs. Wheat malt extract

1 oz. Hallertauer boil 45 minutes
1 oz. Hallertauer finish last 10 minutes of boil

� oz. crushed coriander added with finishing hops
� oz. sweet orange peel added with finishing hops

White Labs Hefeweizen yeast

Nut Brown Ale

4 lbs. Pale Malt syrup
4 lbs. Amber Malt syrup

6 oz. Chocolate Malt
1 lb. 20L Crystal Malt
� lb. Special Roast

2 oz. Fuggle boil 60 minutes
1 oz Kent Golding last minute of boil

White Labs English Ale Yeast

What is new?
We just got in our Yellowtail Baseball caps with colorful embroidery
selling for $19.95. Our over run caps are oxygen absorbing and sell for
the amazing low price of $1.75 a gross. Hop rhizomes desperately in
need of homes ready for planting special price $2.99 each. Designing
Great Beers by Ray Daniels is back in. No more looking through our
catalog in the store to find prices, price tags now on almost every
item!

Brewery Info

We now have 5 beers available at the tasting bar. Yellowtail Pale Ale,
Copper Ale, Nitro-tapped Special, Nitro-tapped Porter and Whiskey Barrel
Porter on the beer engine.

Special Bulletin!

We will be having a beginning brewing class tonight April 8th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This class will cover steeping grains and basic to intermediate brewing. The class is free and will be held at Home Brew Mart 5401 Linda Vista Road suite 406. Call for info (619) 295-2337

Other important news: We have hop rhizomes (these are the root cuttings of hop plants that grow once planted) and you have to plant them this month if you want them to grow! We have Cascade, Mt. Hood, Galena, Kent Golding, Willamette and Chinook. They sell for $3.75 each. (If you mention you received this email you will be able to buy them for just $2.99.) Remember to get them as soon as possible because the faster they go in the ground the better the chance of healthy growth. Ask for our growing tips handout.

RECIPES:

Golden Honey Ale

5.5 lbs. Pale Malt extract

1 lb. Orange Blossom Honey

� lb. Gambrinus Honey Malt

� lb. Carapils/Dextrin

1 oz. Cascade to boil 45 minutes

1 oz. Cascade at finish last minute

German Ale/ Kolsch White Labs Pitchable Yeast

Dunkel Weizen (dark wheat beer)

8 lbs. Wheat Malt extract

� lb. Crystal 60L

� lb. Chocolate Malt

� lb. Special “B”

2 oz. Hallertauer hops to boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Crystal hops last 5 minutes of boil

Hefeweizen White Labs Yeast or American Hefe if less ester is desired

All Grain Pale Ale

9 � lbs. Great Western 2-row

1 lb. Crystal 40L

� lb. Victory

� lb. Carapils/Dextrin

1 oz. Centennial hops to boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Centennial last minute of boil

California White Labs Pitchable Yeast

NEW PRODUCTS

Remember to plant your hop rhizomes! The vines will come up year after year with a bigger harvest as they grow older! If you mention you received this email you will be able to buy them for just $2.99. (Regular price $3.75)

We have a new counter flow wort chiller which drops your wort from boiling to about 75-80 degrees at a rate of one gallon a minute. It is all metal construction with a steel outer jacket that the water flows through and an inner copper coil that is enhanced for maximum heat dissipation. These sell for $99.95.

We have the popular 7.5 gallon stainless pots back in $89.95.

We over ordered on some White labs yeast and we are marking the price down to $3.00 on any yeast older than 2 months. The yeast is not bad it just needs a starter culture to insure proper lag time. With 6 tablespoons of malt extract and one day you can save yourself $2.50! Ask for our free starter culture instruction sheet.

We have a complete 15 gallon All grain set up on display in the store. This system will produce 10-13 gallons of all grain beer in 3.5-4 hours. The system includes burner rack, plumbing, kettle, mash tun with thermometer,propane tank, sparging tanks and wort chiller. It sells for $995, just add water and grain!

BREWERY NEWS:

Yellowtail Pale ale is now available in 22 oz. bottles! Ask for it at your local bars and liquor stores.

The new Copper Ale t-shirts are here and feature a vibrant depiction of the Point Loma Lighthouse. These sell for $9.95

Well by now I hope all you have your Irish Stouts conditioning for St. Patrick’s day. If not, about the only way to pull one off is to brew a.s.a.p. and artificially carbonate in a cornelius keg. There’s some new products as well as some old familiars back in stock. Many of you have been asking for the convenient three gallon glass bottles and they are back at $15.95 each. We also have the 1 liter EZ cap bottles back in at $3.50 each or $19.95 per case of six. The new copper ale shirts are in at $9.95 and they look great! These new shirts are done by Paul Elder the same artist that did our yellowtail shirts. They feature the Point Loma lighthouse atop the majestic Point Loma cliffs along with our familiar sextant logo. Bottled Yellowtail Ale is now available our store as well as local supermarket, bars and liquor stores around town. The book everyone has been talking about, Clone Brews is back in! It has dozens of recipes that mirror favorite microbrewed beers. We have a few 7.75 and 15.5 gallon brewpots available. These have spigots in the bottom and come with lids. They are old bung sided beer kegs that have been outfitted with spigots, handles and lids, all for just $99.95.

HOPPED UP NUT (pale ale)

9.5 lbs. Pale Malt syrup

1 lb. Belgian Caravienne

1 lb.. Belgian Aromatic

1/.2 lb. Victory

3/4 oz. Perle Boil 60 minutes boil

1 � oz. Centennial 60 minutes boil

� oz. Centennial at end of boil last 5 minutes

2 oz. Cascade at end of boil, stew 10 minutes with lid on

White Labs British Ale Yeast

AGAVE STRONG ALE

6.5 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup

3 lb. Agave extract

� lb..Victory

� lb. 60L Crystal

1 lb. 80L Crystal

� lb. Carapils

2 oz.Magnum Flowers 60 minutes boil

2 oz. Kent Goldings last 5 minutes of boil

White Labs California Ale

The QUEEN’S LITTLE SECRET ESB

8 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup

1 lb. 40L Crystal

� lb. Victory

� lb. Carapils

2 oz. Chocolate malt

1.5 oz. Fuggle boil 60 minutes

� oz. Kent Goldings last 20 minutes of boil

� oz. Kent Goldings last minute

White Labs English Ale Yeast

TARDY LEPROCHAUN STOUT

8 lbs. Pale Malt extract

� lb. Roasted barley

� lb. Chocolate malt

� lb dark crystal 135L

1 oz Northdown Boil 75 minutes

1 oz. Northdown Finish last 5 minute

White Labs Irish Ale Yeast

WHATEVER FRUITS YOUR FANCY WHEAT BEER

6 lbs. Dry Wheat Extract

1 � oz. Crystal hops boil 45 minutes

� oz. Crystal hops last minute of boil

Coopers ale yeast

special additive: use any of our natural fruit extracts to flavor your beer. Add the extract after 3 days of fermentation then wait at least 7 days to bottle or keg. Some of the flavors we carry are apple, raspberry, apricot, cherry, lemon, cranberry, and blueberry.

What’s New?!

Back in are HOMEBREWERS GOLD and PRINCIPLES OF BREWING SCIENCE. Principles reduced in price from $29.95 to an amazing $9.95! We have the new classic styles books KOLSCH, BARLEY WINE and ALTBIER all $14.95. See the intro at the top of the page for more new stuff.

BREWERY INFO

We added another 60 barrel fermentor to our brewery as well as a small bottling machine allowing us to start distributing our beers to supermarkets and non-draft accounts. Look for it in your local markets now! We have already filled over two thousand bottles! We filled our new fermentor within 2 days of getting it which should help us maintain our new accounts. Yellowtail embroidered caps are in as well as our new Copper Ale Shirts. Right now we have on tap at the tasting bar Copper Ale, Yellowtail Pale Ale, Black Marlin Porter, and Cask Copper Ale through the hand pump. We also have Yellowtail to go in 22 oz. Bottles in the fridge next to the bar.

HOP RHIZOMES

We will soon have hop rhizomes for sale. These are the root cuttings that allow you to plant your own hops. We figure we will have them in about one month and we will carry about 10 varieties. I will send out an email as soon as they arrive with pricing and varieties.

CLASS INFO

We will have the beginner / intermediate class Thursday 3-25-99 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. right here at Home Brew Mart. The class is free and covers brewing with malt syrups and steeping grains, adding hops and bottling. Always call the day before the class to confirm the schedule. (619) 295-2337

Well it has been a little while since my last email but the holidays were a busy time around here. In this update we will include some new recipes including a Trappist Ale, an English IPA and a Steam Bock and we have some news to go over as well. I stuck in a new section on fishing because I figured people who drink beer also enjoy fishing. Good Luck and see you at the shop!

Recipes first:

ENGLISH IPA

9 lbs. Pale Malt syrup

1/2 lb. Dark British Crystal

1/2 lb.. Dark Carastan

1/4 lb.. Gambrinus Honey Malt

2 oz. Cluster Boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Kent Golding last 5 minutes of boil

1 oz. Kent Golding at end of boil

White Labs Burton Ale Yeast

STEAM BOCK

11 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup

1 lb. 60L Crystal Malt

1/4 lb.. Special “B”

1/2 lb. 120L Crystal

1/2 lb.. Caramunich

2 oz. German Tradition boil 75 minutes

1 oz. Liberty last 5 minutes of boil

White Labs San Francisco Lager ferment at low 60′s

Trappist Ale

10 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup

1lb. Amber Candi Sugar

3/4 lb. Dark British Crystal

1/2 lb. Special “B”

1/2 lb. Caravienne

2 oz. Fuggle boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Willamette last 5 minutes of boil

White Labs Trappist Ale Yeast

What’s New?!

We have a few new books to talk about such as HOMEBREWING FOR DUMMIES which is a comprehensive book on brewing. It goes for $19.95 and is packed with up to date info on brewing. We also have HOMEMADE ROOT BEER AND SODA POP which not only has info on brewing these delicious drinks but real recipes as well with actual ingredient breakdown instead of extract recipes. Back in are HOMEBREWERS GOLD and PRINCIPLES OF BREWING SCIENCE. Principles reduced in price from $29.95 to an amazing $9.95! We have the new classic styles books KOLSCH, BARLEY WINE and ALTBIER all $14.95. We have a decent supply of 56 gal pin lock kegs at $19.95 as well as tons of ball lock kegs also at $19.95 including new o-ring all around. The tall burners are in at the same price as the shorts so get out of the kitchen and brew outside! $79.95 We also have two of the tiered racks for 15 gal. brewing.

BREWERY INFO

We will soon be adding another 60 barrel fermentor to our brewery as well as a small bottling machine which will allow us to start distributing our beers to supermarkets and non-draft accounts. Look for it in your local markets soon! We broke 100 draft accounts and with our new bottles we hope to double this number rapidly. Look for our new Copper Ale t-shirts to be available soon! These are to be done by the same artist who did our yellowtail shirts so we expect them to be fantastic. We should also be receiving our embroidered Yellowtail Ale baseball caps very soon.

CLASS INFO

Kind of short notice but we have a begginer/intermediate class tonight 1-12-99 from 6:00-7:30 pm right here at Home Brew Mart. The class is free and covers brewing with malt syrups and steeping grains, adding hops and bottling. We will have another class coming up in late January and I will give better notice for this one.

FISHING REPORT (new section)

I figure that some of you enjoy fishing as well as beer. Nice stocker trout coming out of the local lakes with my two favorites being Lake Wohlford and Lake Dixon. If you like seeing the fish, Dixon offers crystal clear water with fish responding well to crappie jigs and lures such as kastmasters and my favorite, the super duper 502. Wohlford offers up muddy water trout action with trout coming on bait and lures. It also gave up a whopper bass at over 11 pounds last week. Lake Skinner is starting to produce large striper on the trout plants with almost all coming on trout imitation lures like the castaic soft trout. Largemouth action should start soon with the pre-spawn movement so watch the weather and start flippin’. Ocean action seems slow with rock cod and sculpin being the main fare. Can’t wait for the albacore and the bluefin. Surfperch also showing on the beach if you like throwing light weight tackle and paying the big bucks for bloodworms.

Some of you probably feel ripped off by my last e-mail as the recipes were identical to the previous e-mail. I figured some one would not rewrite the recipes on our in store chalk board without changing them. I guess it is because of my horrible handwriting.

Enough with the apology here are some brand new recipes followed by the new product info. By the way tell your friends that brew kits make great holiday gifts and gift certificates are great too!

HONEY CREAM ALE:

� lb. Orange Blossom Honey

1 lb. Wheat Malt Syrup

5 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup

Steeping Grains

� lb. Honey Malt

� lb. Toasted Malt

� lb. Gambrinus Munich 30L

� lb. 10 L Crystal Malt

2 oz. Styrian Goldings Boil 45 minutes

1 oz. Saaz Finish last minute of boil

German Ale Yeast

SCOTCH ALE:

6 lbs. Amber Malt Syrup

5 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup

Steeping Grains

1 lb. Scottish Crystal Malt

� lb. Roasted Barley

� lb. Special Roast

2 oz. Kent Golding Boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Fuggle last 15 minutes of Boil

British Ale Yeast or Edinburg Ale Yeast

WEST COAST STOUT:

9 Lbs. Pale Malt Extract

Steeping Grains

� lb. Black Patent

� lb. Chocolate Malt

� lb. Roasted Barley

� lb. Caramunich

� lb. Dark British Crystal

2 oz. Nugget Boil 60 minutes

2 oz. Willamette Finish last minute of Boil

California Ale Yeast

Some of the new things around here include our barley wine on tap at the tasting bar! It is one year old and has been dry-hopped for your enjoyment. Speaking of big beers the STRONG ALE FEST will be this weekend at Pizza Port in Carlsbad. It will feature more than 20 ales over 8% alcohol by volume. There will be both local breweries as well as guest breweries such as Sierra Nevada, Rogue, Left-hand, Hair of the Dog, Oasis and more. When: Saturday and Sunday, December 5 th and 6 th from 11:00 am – 11:00 p.m.

Where: Pizza Port Carlsbad at 571 Carlsbad Village Dr. How Much: $5 to get in which pays for the sampler glass then it will cost around a buck a taste. Since I never got an email from Pizza Port about the fest I was unsure about the cost of the taster. You can call them for more info (760) 720-7007

We have charcoal water filters that filter the water straight from the tap to your brew pot. This device can be easily attached and detached from your sink or hose and filtered directly into your brewpot. It makes an amazing difference as it removes chlorine, chlorophenols, rust and chunky organic matter. It will not, however, render your water sterile. This product is great for all-grain brewers who want the ease of tap with the taste of bottled water at pennies per gallon.

We just got in some pin lock style kegs also known as coke style kegs. We have about 10 so get them while they are here.

Make siphoning easy with auto siphon … back in stock! We now have a few cases of cobalt blue 12 oz. Beer bottles and 1 liter grolsch style beer bottles as well as the popular 16 oz. Ez cap grolsch style bottles.

The new Celebrator is in … get it while it lasts

That’s it for now see ya in a week or two.

Hello again from Home Brew Mart and Ballast Point Brewing Company!

We have some new products and some classes in the works but first the obligatory recipes.

HOLIDAY STRONG XMAS ALE

10 lbs. Pale Malt extract

1/2 LB Special B

1/2 lb Special Roast

1 lb 80 L Crystal

1/2 lb dark Carastan

1 lb Mountain Flower Honey

2 oz. Mt hood pellets boil 60 minutes

2 tsp cinnamon (or one stick)

1/2 oz curacao

1/2 tsp nutmeg

White Labs Trappist Ale Yeast

AMBER ALE

8 lbs Pale Malt

1/2 135 L Dark Crystal

1/2 60 L Crystal Malt

1/2 Caramunich

2 oz. Willamette pellets to boil 60 minutes

1 oz. Cascade finish

1 oz. hallertauer finish

White Labs German Ale Yeast

OLD ALE

5 lbs Pale Malt extract

4 lbs Amber Malt extract

1 lb Dark Malt extract

1/4 lb toasted malt

1/2 lb dark Brit Crystal

1/2 lb 120 L Crystal

4 oz Chocolate malt

3 oz. Fuggle boil 60 min

1 oz. Fuggle last minute finish

White Labs English Ale Yeast

Some of the new stuff includes: agave nectar in 3 lb jars. Add it to your brew to up the alcohol level or brew it by itself. Agave nectar goes for $10.95 per 3 lbs. We also now have some cobalt blue 12 oz. beer bottles for that special holiday gift beer. These go for $24.95 case of 24. Speaking of bottles we have both the brown EZ cap bottles with the swing top lid and the clear glass EZ cap bottles. Yes, clear is bad for beer if the bottle is exposed to light but if kept in the dark they are fine especially if you want to check the clarity of the beer. Both colors go for $19.95 per case. Some new books to offer: HOMEMADE ROOTBEER, SODA and POP $14.95 has all the insights on soda making including recipes. Another new one CIDERMAKING,USING,ENJOYING $14.95 deals with all aspects of cidermaking. As far as grains go we just got in some dark Munich at 30 Lovibond. It has a great toasted aroma and taste and will add a nutty character to your beers.

Rare 3 gallon used kegs are here get them while they last at $39.95 EACH (new $99.95)

As far as classes go we will be having a beginning brewing class Thursday November 19th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. No sign up is required and the class is free just show up. The class covers brewing extract beer with steeping grains. Pete will be brewing up the strong Holiday Ale and he will cover various spicing techniques as well as field any questions you may have on general brewing. Classes are held in Home Brew Mart. I will also be teaching the long awaited all grain class November 22 Sunday from 12-4. Please email me to confirm for this class. The class will only be held if I receive 8 confirmations otherwise I will postpone it. If it is postponed I will indicate this in an email. The fee will be $20.00 which will include the class and 10 lbs of grain on a Gift Certificate redeemable for later purchase. The class will include the entire process of all grain brewing using a single step infusion mash. I will cover different methods of mashing and the equipment needed to produce all grain beers as well as calculating efficiency, international bittering units and predicting original gravities. Yeast, hops, grains and water will be discussed as well. There will be little on yeast culturing or kegging.

By the way ASK FOR BALLAST POINT AT YOUR LOCAL BARS AND RESTAURANTS!