Jonathan Windt is a homebrewer and beer drinker with a passion for experimenting with new flavors and brewing techniques. Originally from Upstate New York, he has lived and brewed in South Florida for the better part of a decade.
Sun-Sentinal subsidiary City Link, a publication dedicated to South Florida nightlife, fashion, food, and music, will hold their one-night BeerFest in Mizner Park next Friday, March 2nd. The “Boca edition” of the magazine’s...
On my way home the other day I stopped at the Sunoco station on Camino Real and SW 3rd Avenue in Boca Raton, and as I was pumping gas suddenly had the urge to pick up a cold beer. ...
A new brew pub, simply named Organic Brewery, has opened its doors in what might be considered a relatively daring and clever location – the oceanfront “Broadwalk” at Hollywood beach. With spectacular views and strong foot traffic...
Home brewers and craft beer lovers in the Boca Raton area will be pleased to learn that local small-batch brewer The Funky Buddha plans to expand their operation yet again this year. On the heels of their wildly...
When the average beer drinker hears the words “Ice Beer,” he or she most likely remembers when macro-brewers first introduced this concept to young drinkers in the 1990’s. For those of us who were...
While traveling to the Binghamton area this past week to visit family, I took a trip to the local supermarket and picked up a couple bottles of beer. The first was an exceptional offering from Otter Creek Brewery in...
Fall is the time of year when pumpkins take a prominent place in homes across the country. Families enjoy carving them into “jack-o-lanterns,” making them into pie, or simply using them around the home as...
In order to consistently create delicious, flavorful beer, home brewers must focus on each and every step of the brewing process, all the way from milling the grain to carbonating the finished product. Temperature of fermentation is one of...
“Carb Tabs” are tablets used to bottle condition beer when a brewer does not want to fill a bottling bucket and add priming sugar to their brew. They are especially useful for small tasks like bottling for...
Many all-grain brewers have chosen to convert a 5-gallon water cooler into a mash tun since the size, shape, and cost are all quite agreeable for home brewing. Most of us have simply unscrewed the spout and...