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, […]
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!
