New brew

So we stopped by the brew shop today. We were able to taste two beers. One was the whiskey stout the other a pumpkin spice porter. My next beer will be the whiskey stout for sure but I am thinking a pumpkin spiced cream ale as well. Any thoughts?

11/19/2012
The guys at Anuway actually added unfermentable sugar to this brew. It gave it a slightly sweet taste on the front of the tongue and the familiar bit of a stout on the back of the tongue. It was very nice. I to believe I will be picking this kit up in a week or so to start a brew of this.

Connection between Hops and Marijuana?

Hops Plant

          OK I wasn't so sure about this article until I read it. Now I find this subject very interesting! And the mad scientist in me wants to know what would happen if you actually used both in a beer brew!!!

          Anyone out there in CO or WA who are brewers want to give this a try? Could make a most interesting beer for sure!

Hmmm foamer beer?

BeerSci: How To Make Beer Foamier

   This is an article I was reading on PopSci and thought I would share... thought it was most interesting!

          The article is well worth reading. Take a few minutes and read. I an so betting into this whole brewing things. Anything I find I will make sure to share through the blog posts.

New supplies... so excited!!!!

          So this evening I am going to pick up two Ball Lock Soda Kegs so I can start using them for some of my beers. Though I will still be bottling some of the beers, I want to get to the point where I have beer ready sooner, especially seasonal type beers. One Saturday I am picking up a small deep freezer. The brewing shop has a device that will allow me to control the temp of the freezer so it will be perfect for my kegs... AND making lagers... that one I am really excited about as I love a good lager.

11/13/2012

          I picked up the two 5 gallon ball lock kegs and two liquid connectors. Got them for $90. from all the sites I have been looking on that is pretty darn cheap for the two. They are in great shape... a little scuffed on the outside but all the connection ports and seals are good. The guy even had them cleaned really good. Next week I am going to go ahead and pick up a seasonal beer and a whiskey stout beer (it has chips from a whiskey barrel for flavoring... this should be AWESOME).