Apple Cider!

Pear Turbo

was kegged already.

Pear Turbo

Transferred off leeds and added clarifying agents. Next time it will get racked, and kegged.

Pear Turbo

racked off leeds during a transfer tonight, and added more clarifying agents. mmmmm it tastes good, and even bubbled in the lock when it was accidentally shaken!

Oktoberfest

kegged.

Destruction!

The fresh hop ale carboy broke and the beer and hops washed all over the carpet and floor. I guess we have to wait until next year.

Pear Cider: Turbo

Added some more pear juice, yeast, and nutrients. Need to transfer it again to a third fermentation tank, and then rack before kegging.

Apple Cider: Kegged

9.10.9

Oktoberfest

transferred to secondary. 1.014

Harvest IPA

Transferred to secondary fermenter.

Oktoberfest

Brewed.

Apple

Added another pint of homegrown apple juice and yeast nutrients to the secondary.

Harvest Ale

Brewed with fresh homegrown hops. Yum! It smells good around here!

Ciders!

I transferred both ciders and they actually taste good. I'll give them both a couple more weeks and rack off the leeds. I want to try to clarify them a bit before I serve them. There's only about a gallon of apple cider and like 3 gallons of pear.

Pear

Pear cider now has more juice, from juicer!

Apple cider in primary fermenter

The apple cider is in the fermenter. Single batch.

Pear cider in primary fermenter

First 1.5 gal. with small amount of pale DME, and pectin enzymes. Will add more later, with yeast nutrients.

Cider House Rules

It's Cider Time! We'll be making some apple and some pear ciders, complete with an oak barrel for some varieties! More news soon.

I Am A Homebrewer

4-Track, Ball and Chain, and Haystack

4-Track IPA (a.k.a. Hops Gone Wild) is a variant of One Track Ale. With more hops pushed into the boil, during the fermentation, and maybe during dispensing, we expect this one to be a favorite with our Hophead fans, like B-Town who inspired it.

Ball and Chain IPA: Second Release has been transferred to the secondary. It should be ready for the second featured wedding release party in mid-April.

Haystack Landing German-Style Hefeweizen will soon be brewed once we make some room in the holding tanks. We're still hoping for a day of barbecue, beer, and fire in the new beer garden, sometime in May. We'll bring the keg out on the patio, you bring the food, just like the old days in Germany. Stay tuned!

2 beers, walking babies in the dark

Oatmeal Stout will be ready Friday.

The Chocolate Coffee Stout was a success. Chocolate balances out the coffee..

More later.