Second batch sparge nearly done. Lautering and boiling on tap. Smells so good I want to grab a spoon and eat it now.
Tag: Brewing
Rochefort 8 clone
Sixteen pounds of grain to crush. This better be worth it.
Hint: it will be.
Brew Day
After a too long hiatus, I’m firing up the boil kettle today. On tap: Counciltucky Pale Ale [1].
Now to track down all of the equipment, fill a propane tank, and crush some grain.
The kettle
Isn’t she lovely? 10 gallons of beer brewing capacity.
It’s here!
The brew kettle has been delivered! Now I just need to find a propane burner with the horsepower to boil what gets thrown in the pot. Oh, and to decide on what style to try first.
Verrrrrrry excited 😀
Been racking up non-twist top empties all vacation. Still have a long way to go before I’ve got enough to bottle a whole run but this a good problem to have. In other news, the racked wine is on a clarifying binge. Looks like wine instead of a bottle conditioned wheat ale.
Beer me, Marge
The new brew kettle has been ordered. The early Christmas present from the lovely Elizabeth was purchased earlier today as well. We won’t make a Christmas brew timeline, but I’m thinking a mid to late January First Round party is doable. I’m leaning Belgian White–but that’s because I drink the hell out of Blue Moon. Any suggestions / votes?
In other news, converting the garage into a neighborhood brewpub has jumped to the top of the to do list. Kind of funny that it wasn’t even on the to do list before yesterday afternoon. Reminds me of Grandpa Lehl’s basement bar, which was a totally awesome thing even to a 10 year old kid.
We do have to sort out yard implement storage and the like first…