Keezer

Getting closer...

Brew Day Double Header

Brewed a Black IPA extract and a Surly Cynic partial mash, both are kits from Northern Brewer.

We'll see how this goes, first time mashing anything other than a potato.

Saison du Vin

It is now in the bottle. It should finish in the sevens for ABV. Never again, I hope, with the 12 oz bottles... what a pain in the arse after finding the joys of kegging.

BIL states that it tastes like white wine... I tend to agree. We'll see what some carbonation and age does for it.

Saison du Vin

It is now in the fridge doing the cold crash routine. Should bottle Wednesday after work. Tis another reason for the hurried keezer build today. Until the keezer was commissioned, there was no space in the fridge for this beer.

Keezer

Built a rudimentary version today.

The iPad really does take miserable pictures.

Saison, a beer ... A female beer ;)

IPA... A drop of golden sun.

This is the Saison du Vin hanging out in secondary. Hydrometer told me 1.006 today and it began at 1.064 a couple weeks ago. Calculator claims that ought to finish around 7.5 percent ABV. After racking to secondary, the air lock took off again. This is likely to finish pretty dry.

The 108 degree Saison for Book Club

Is about to start chillin'.

Tonight's Project

First time kegging. Let us see what sort of challenges this provides.

Cold beer in Tuscaloosa

Dry Hopping

That's interesting.

http://braukaiser.com/blog/blog/2012/12/12/interesting-paper-on-dry-hopping/

What I did today

Irish stout moved to secondary. Plinian Legacy bottled. Vandal Eyes brewed and in primary. All extract kits from Northern Brewer. Three more extract kits and then we will try a grain recipe. Oh yeah, washed bottles and took the labels off a few additions to the bottle family.

More gear

The new brew pot is pretty spiffy.

The Happy Birthday Homey Wheat

Is in the bottle.

We'll call this one ...

School's Out Stout. First one off the kitchen stove and on the burner. Note to self, self, do not walk away when it is hotter than 190. It will approach 212 in a hurry.

Bru Burner

Damn speedy is all I can say.

Impatient I am

Dundalk Irish Heavy that has only been in the bottle for a week.

I had expected flat and somewhat nasty but it is not bad at all. It will be so much better with age.

Secondary, secondary, bottle

Time marches on.
Dundalk is bottled.
Kelly's homey wheat for her birthday is in secondary.  It was honey wheat until auto correct made it homey wheat. Now homey wheat it is.
Plinian Legacy is now in secondary as well.

We might have a problem

Two in primary. One in secondary. Four more on deck.

Honey weizen

Happy birthday Kelly.

IPA

Three weeks after bottling.

I have become enamored of the bitter and the hops. So glad summer is on the way.