Belgian Dubbel is one of my favorite beers to brew. I make little tweaks to this recipe fairly regularly. I selected this version because it won a medal at a Belgian-only local homebrew competition. I don’t compete often, but I figured if I was going to choose one, it might as well be that one….
Welcome to the Miscellany section of Monkey’s Brewing — the home for everything I enjoy that isn’t brewing but still deserves a place on the site. This is where you’ll find the odds and ends, the side interests, the obsessions, the occasional rant, and anything else that doesn’t fit neatly into a mash tun or…
Welcome to the Beer Reviews section of Monkey’s Brewing — where I taste, evaluate, and occasionally overthink beers so you don’t have to. This is the place for honest impressions, simple explanations, and tasting notes that make sense whether you’re a beer beginner or someone who swirls a pint like it’s a wine glass. I’m…
Welcome to the Brewing Equipment section of Monkey’s Brewing — your guide to the tools, gadgets, and gear that make homebrewing easier, better, or at least more interesting. Whether you’re brewing your first extract kit on a camp stove in the backyard or running an all-grain system on the back patio, this is where I…
Our Recipes Welcome to the Brewing Recipes section of Monkey’s Brewing — the place where I share every homebrew recipe that’s come out of my kettles, from the early experiments to the beers I keep coming back to again and again. If you’re here, you’re probably looking for inspiration, guidance, or maybe just reassurance that…
Welcome to the Brewing Instructions section of Monkey’s Brewing — the place where beginners, hobbyists, experimenters, and confused dogs gather to learn how to make great beer at home. How It All Started When I first decided I wanted to become a homebrewer, my wife reached out to Curt — a very accomplished homebrewer and…
