That’s right. This weekend we’re making the Peanut Butter Cup Porter! I ordered the ingredients so everything is set. I’ll be running some of the new equipment I got for Christmas. I will probably use the new kettle and the new burner. And I’ll probably use Urgo’s grain mill, as it’s the same as mine. […]
So for Christmas I had a haul in terms of brewing. My awesome wife got me a 15 gallon kettle with a lid. It’s HUGE! One of my sisters got me a spigot for the kettle and my other sister got me a nice big burner. Finally, my parents got me a grain mill. I […]
Over this last weekend, Lauren sort of jokingly said that she thinks our next beer should be a chocolate and peanut butter beer. I’m not sure where she came up with those flavors, but it made me wonder if it could be done. I’m no expert by any means, but I started working on a […]
I was going to post this with the last post but decided to do it separately instead. I was eager to try the beer that Lauren made (with my help) so during the course of the weekend I pour little samples to see how the carbonation was coming and then adjusted the CO2 accordingly. By […]
On Friday, Lauren and I moved the Strawberry Wheat into the keg. Awesome blogger that I am, I neglected to take pictures of it. Though honestly, what would I show you? The carboy was pretty clean. By the time it finished sitting in the 3rd vessel, most of the chunks had settled out so not […]
Today Lauren and I moved the Strawberry Wheat to the tertiary fermenter. This is a step I’ve never taken, but after seeing the goo left behind in the secondary I see why this is important.
So here’s what the beer looks like now.
It’s still really cloudy, which is normal for this type of beer, […]
In a few weeks I plan on making a second beer. I mean, my kegerator has two kegs and two taps, I need two beers. I plan this beer to be my first foray into the world of All Grain brewing. I’m sure this will be a disaster, but I’m doing my research and reading […]
Holy smokes! This morning I woke up and the airlock was bubbling like crazy! More than it did in primary, if I remember correctly. I took a peek and the kreuzen (foam on top of the fermenting beer) was almost to the top of the carboy. Awesome! I was so proud of my yeasts.
The idea for this beer came from Lauren who, when asked what kind of beer she’d like to make, answered “Strawberry!” I did some research about how to do this and found that a beer light in color and flavor would do the best job at bringing out strawberry flavor. I also learned that strawberries […]
Lauren and I are currently working on making a Strawberry Wheat. You can see a picture of it here. (It’s the one in the bucket wearing the shirt.)
It is waiting for us to prepare for the next step. Tomorrow!
