What should it be?
I have been pondering what to brew next for a while and keep jumping around on ideas. Here are my top 5 thoughts:
- Wheat Beer (similar to Anchor Summer Ale)
- American Stout (similar to Shakespeare Stout from Rogue)
- American Brown Ale
- American Porter (maybe Robust)
- ESB
Any thoughts are welcome...even though hardly anyone looks at this other than Dale and Ted!!!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Updates...
It's been a while, so here are some updates!
The Aphrodisiac and the Mandarin Methomel have both been racked for final clearing and should be ready to bottle in a couple months. The Cactus Blossom and Mesquite Blossom should both be bottled in a month or so as well...they are clearing nicely!
The Punching Block (Oaked Prizefighter) is bottled and the 3 gallons of Prizefighter are just waiting for my laziness to subside before I bottle it.
Haven't done anything new in a while, as the summer temps are keeping me from getting outside...I really hope it cools off soon!
More to come later!
The Aphrodisiac and the Mandarin Methomel have both been racked for final clearing and should be ready to bottle in a couple months. The Cactus Blossom and Mesquite Blossom should both be bottled in a month or so as well...they are clearing nicely!
The Punching Block (Oaked Prizefighter) is bottled and the 3 gallons of Prizefighter are just waiting for my laziness to subside before I bottle it.
Haven't done anything new in a while, as the summer temps are keeping me from getting outside...I really hope it cools off soon!
More to come later!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Mead Bottling and Racking...
Saturday was a day of Mead for me...I bottled the following:
Wildflower Metheglin (Corriander & Cardamom) - A little spicy from the spices added, but it is interesting and nice...will be great once it mellows a touch!
Chyser (Cherry Cyser) - This one is not my favorite. Perhaps a bit of age will make it better, but it could be that I just don't like Cysers after all.
Blueberry Bliss - This one is pretty tasty! A little tanic still, but I think that will age out quickly.
Since I had the motivation, and they were ready, I racked the following:
Mandarin Methomel - Racked this one on to 22 oz. of Mandarin Orange slices, along with 1/2 tsp. Ginger (ground), 1/2 tsp. Cloves (whole - crushed), 1 Star Anise "flower" and 1 5" stick of Ceylon Cinnamon.
The Aphrodisiac - Racked this one on to 24 oz. Grade A Maple Syrup and 1 5" stick of Ceylon Cinnamon.
More later, I am sure...
Wildflower Metheglin (Corriander & Cardamom) - A little spicy from the spices added, but it is interesting and nice...will be great once it mellows a touch!
Chyser (Cherry Cyser) - This one is not my favorite. Perhaps a bit of age will make it better, but it could be that I just don't like Cysers after all.
Blueberry Bliss - This one is pretty tasty! A little tanic still, but I think that will age out quickly.
Since I had the motivation, and they were ready, I racked the following:
Mandarin Methomel - Racked this one on to 22 oz. of Mandarin Orange slices, along with 1/2 tsp. Ginger (ground), 1/2 tsp. Cloves (whole - crushed), 1 Star Anise "flower" and 1 5" stick of Ceylon Cinnamon.
The Aphrodisiac - Racked this one on to 24 oz. Grade A Maple Syrup and 1 5" stick of Ceylon Cinnamon.
More later, I am sure...
Friday, June 4, 2010
Fire-Eyed Blonde Ale...
Bottled this last night...WHOOO! Man, talk about spicy! I think this one may be a winner...at least for those that like the spicy beers. It smells similar to how it tastes! And the nice part is that I did not leave it on the peppers too long...no vegetal flavors that I could tell.
We'll see how all my other stuff turns out this weekend!
We'll see how all my other stuff turns out this weekend!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)