I’m on the road at the awfully early hour of 5:15 AM tomorrow, so instead of depending upon my sorry butt to do this then - here we go. Whatcha doing brew wise this weekend?
I solemnly swear to not make fun of those who aren’t going to be at the awesome super fun party time known as the 2011 NHC in San Diego.
I am finally getting around to brewing the Big Brew Day East India IPA, better late than never! Doing a 10 gallon batch and then will split 5 gallons and add Brett. Clausenii and Hungarian oak to give it an Old world feel. Although, I would rather be at NHC this is a close second.
No brewing this weekend. I’ll just be imbibing the fruits of my labor and smoking some pork shoulder with a few friends. 8) I’m a little jealous of you folks heading to SD for the NHC. There’s always next year, I suppose. Why didn’t I go last year when it was in my bloomin’ hometown?!
I really regret not going to NHC this year! Good luck to everyone in the second round! I’d be thrilled and a bit surprised if I get a medal but there’s always hope.
Friday night I’m kegging a Patersbier and washing the yeast. Saturday I’m racking a Strawberry melomel and transferring an APA off the dry-hops into another keg. I also might transfer a Boh Pils off the dry hops into another keg. Then Sunday brewing a Westvleteren-inspired Quad using the cake from the Patersbier.
Having got that out of my system, I think I’ll brew an APA this weekend. My current keg is so wonderully clear that it has to be about ready to blow, and I can’t live more than a couple of weeks without a hop infusion.
I may also make another attempt at an alt, I did just regrow that yeast to keep it fresh. Or a witbier, I just got that yeast in not long ago.
I’d be willing to bet that a vienna of yours that ‘missed’ was still a 40…
not to digress the topic, but seems like that is such a hard style to nail for some reason - my latest rendition has a little too much malty-dark fruity character going on (probably too much dark munich or caramunich - the latter was a new introduced variable). reminds me of Boston Lager with less hops.
nothing brewing related this weekend - fermentor is full, all kegs were cleaned last weekend, and the wife’s going out with her friends saturday night - steaks on the grill and doing QC on what is on tap I guess