Monday, April 23, 2012

Gettin' Back to Business

So, I picked up the new car about 2 weeks ago and have been driving it everywhere.

Now that I've started to come down a little from the New Car High, I can start getting back to business.  I will be kegging my English Pale tonight and using sugar instead of CO2 to carbonate the brew.  I've had too many issues with CO2 carbonating so I will only be using the CO2 to purge the keg of O2 and letting the sugar do the work for me.  Keep your fingers crossed for me and I will let you know how it turns out in another 2 weeks.  In the meantime, I will be brewing another beer because I have one more keg that I can fill.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

New Auto

Just stopped down to the local Chevy dealer and got a new 2012 Chevy Sonic for my new beer delivery vehicle.  Now I just need a "Home Brewed Beer On Board" bumper sticker.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Research

I want to brew an IPA next and would like to tweak the kit I'm going to buy just a little.  So tonight I'll be starting the 2nd best part of brewing.  Researching the style of beer you will be brewing next.  (In case you were wondering, the best part is tasting your finished beer)  I stopped by the store and bought a 6 pack of IPA's from a variety of breweries that I will be drinking for the next few days to try and determine what kind of hops I want to brew with.  This IPA will be more if an Imperial IPA 'cause I will be using a little less than 1 pound of hops.  I will be aiming for 6-7% ABV as well.

Monday, April 2, 2012

The label

Made a rough draft of a beer label for my brews last night.