Brewing Updates

So, I finally got some stuff finished up that is note worthy...

I cleaned up the kegerator yesterday and toook the empty Peaches Wheat out, along with the remainder of the Root Beer that nobody was drinking anymore.

I FINALLY kegged the Lucky Man IPA.  Tastes and smells great...we will see how it is after it's chilled and carbonated.  And then there is the Up The Kriek...

Wow.  You talk about an interesting beer!!  I tasted this while racking it on top of the cherries and, while the taste is not overly tart (there is definitely some there), the smell makes you think it's going to be more sour.  This one is going to be GOOD when it's all done...

That's about all for now.  I will post again after doing some bottling this week.

Cheers!

Christian's Brew - Brewed!

Christian's Brew-

8.75 lb.  Golden Promise Malt
4.25 lb.  Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
0.50 lb.  Crystal Malt I (45L)
1.00 lb.  Flaked Barley
1.00 lb.  Lyle's Golden Syrup (added @ 15 min.)

0.70 oz.  Target (14% AA) @ 60
1.00 oz.  East Kent Goldings (5.5% AA) @ 5

Wyeast 1098 British Ale Yeast

I mashed this beer for 60 mintes @ 148 degrees.  It was a little cooler than I had initially planned (was shooting for 150), but I'm not complaining...

Looked great going into the fermenter (exact color I wanted) and fermentation started quickly!

Here it is less than 18 hours after pitching the yeast!  Going STRONG!  Started this on Friday, October 19th.  Should be ready to be BOTTLED by the beginning of December.  Special labels and all that jazz being worked on as we speak!

Cheers!

MEAD!

So, I just finished racking the Vanilla-Oak Mesquite Mead and the Purple Pyment over to finish clearing and aging...then I thought I may as well start a couple new ones!

In the picture, you see The Aphrodisiac (v 2.0) and Jolly Pumpkin. Both have been started this evening! Behind them are the Mesquite and Pyment, in case you were wondering.

Now we wait...

Christian's Brew

So,  it's been a little while since anything has been posted on here...blame the weather!  It's been too hot to brew and when I am doing random things (racking, kegging) I don't think that it is post worthy.

Anyway, as I have not mentioned on here before, I am about to have a son!  In late December or early January, my girlfriend and I will be welcoming our son (his name is the title of this post) into the world.  I want to have a beer ready to share upon his arrival, so that poses the question...what to brew?

I already knew that, if it were a girl, I'd have been making the Strawberry Fields Forever (Strawberry Saison).  Since it is a boy, I don't want to make a  fruity "girly" beer...I want more of a "manly" beer that isn't too big.  I am thinking something like an American Stout, Robust Porter or Old Ale...leaning more toward an Old Ale, although I really need something that won't "offend" my friends that aren't too big on "dark" beers.

All these decisions...I do know this: this is going to be a one-off beer.  I will make it only for the birth of my son and will not make it again, unless he asks me to make it for him when he's old enough...or heck, I may just give him the recipe and have him brew it himself.

Cheers!

P.S. - Any thoughts can be left as a comment!