Brewing Diary: McMurtrie's Girvan Heavy Ale

Make the transition from Kit- to Extract/Speciality Grain Brewing. Start by freshening that can of kit extract with your own grains and hops....

Brewing Diary: The Kettlehouse Stout

An old recipe from The Kettlehouse in Missoula gets the No. 8 Fencing Wire treatment....

The How To Brew Digest

Brewing your own beer is a rewarding experience, but difficult to get right. I describe a method to brew a fine tasting extract beer using specialty grains....

Blind-alleys, mysteries and frayed ends

Family History research requires a lot of hard work. Hours of research can produce a formidable social history, or it might end abruptly in a dead end. This page lists some family history problems I can't solve....