Apeman Anthologies


Apeman Anthologies is a collection of writings that differ from the Proverbs as they are not about "beer karma points" but more opinion based pieces about beer, the beer culture and anything else that doesn't fit in the Proverbs. Apeman handed down the Proverbs, these writings are my opinions.

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The Beautiful Disaster - My first attempt at a Kölsch.

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"Drunk by 1 Kölsch"  Kölsch is my favorite everyday drinking beer. It was shown to me years earlier when I just started homebrewing. I never even heard of it and I remember brewers saying " Kölsch- style" because it has its noble roots. A brewer friend of mine made a homebrew version and it wasn't like anything I had before. It was smooth, crisp and had a noble hop bite along with this nice fruity/slight ester thing going on. After that, I was on a mission! This Blog is a little different as I rushed myself and wasn't thinking of the first thing I should have been, The BEER! - First Wort Thoughts -    I wanted to use a beer to dial in my system, utilize my new toys and drink a delicious Kölsch . The following is a tale as old as time, one wrong calculation and you can swing everything into the opposite direction... and still make a good beer? I had everything I needed to control fermentation, to chill my wort down quickly, everything was ...
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Apeman Proverbs: BYOB

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B.Y.O.B is a common acronym that means Bring-Your-Own-Beer! ...But this is a misconception, because when you BYOB you bring it for everyone. Beer Karma never rewards you when you aren’t sharing your tasty beverage, it is after all meant to be drank. BYOB does allow you the freedom to bring the beer you want to drink, you don’t have to cater to all the guests, but it’s wise too and it’s important to take care of the host at the party. BYOB is a pretty simple way to gain Beer Karma points:   - Always Bring the Beer you like and want to drink - Always take care of the host: if the host of the party doesn’t like the beer you like, be sure to at least bring a 6 pack of the beer the host enjoys. This is just being a good guest. - If you bring “special” beer or Beer you’re specifically saving, then you must have your own cooler.  – Beer Karma will reward those that bring beer for everyone on top of your special beer. BYOB stays at the host home and can becom...
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Brewed At Birth

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When I started homebrewing about 10 years ago I didn't think it would become the obsession that it has. I didn't know what good beer was until I was at college and had Newcastle and Pyramid Hefeweizen for the first time. I admit I wasn't a big beer guy before that. It wasn't until I had Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale that really got me into the obsession. I remember getting all different "style" beers by Sierra Nevada to learn the basics of what that style was. I already had a taste for Newcastle and Guinness so after I graduated college, read my HOW TO BREW book, I bought a basic brewing kit and two extract beer kits, a brown ale and a stout. Now when I started brewing there wasn't the community that there is now, there was some online content but truthfully I wasn't aware of it. Those first two kit beers I made were not good. After that I sort of slowed down and focused on music and my band so homebrewing took a back seat. One random day I foun...
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