Haven't posted in 9 months! Still making/drinking beer, just have not gotten around to posting....

I'll try to get an update this week to round up the year.
By the way..... Is there anybody out there?

Weisbier

Tried a German weisbier, hard time with the sparge, then the yeast did not take off so I had to add some dry yeast, not sure what this will do to the flavor. Been in the primary for a week and a half now.

The Toasted Blonde turned out GREAT, not much left, took a keg of it to a super bowl party and it was a hit. Bottled a 12 pack and have 3 left.

Next up will be either another blonde or a brown......

Toatsed Blonde

The beer I made on new years is now officially named 'Toasted Blonde' need to get it in the secondary, just can't seem to get around to it, if it's at the FG I may just keg it and skip the secondary as it has been fermenting for 2 1/2 weeks. Also sampled the 'Mort 910 Lager' a very good beer, nice and crystal clear. Could use a little more time to carbonate. I'll try some more this weekend. Cheers!

Made something?

Needed to get something in the fermentor kindof threw this togther and not sure what catagory it falls into. Kind of an american oat ale.

#3 two row pale
#1 crystal 10L
#.5 quick oats
#4 light DME
1oz cascade

Also bottled Dave's 910 American Lager. Two weeks and we will be able to see how it is, only got 4 gallons out of it, case and a half of finished beer.

Need to brew something.

Just realized I have very little beer to drink, have a beer fermenting but it's for a friend. Gonna need to get something going! Thinking a Stout or that weisbeer I keep saying I'm going to brew. Any Ideas?

10 Beers in 6 months!

Just realized after my last post that I hit double digits for brews! Thats gotta be a milestone worth noting. First brew was May 1st, number 10 was October 30th, 6 months 10 brews of about 5 gallons each, thats 50 gallons. Hmmmmm one would think to make things come out even it should have been 60 gallons, 10 gallons a month sounds right.

Must step up production and make that goal!

Three more beers and a stuck sparge!

Made an American Brown with flavor/aroma hops from a friends yard, shes not sure what kind they are but the beer is good! Kegged it on Oct 21st.

Father in law was up from GA. and wanted to brew so we made JB's Special Wheat on Oct 5th, bottled it on Oct 30th. Hope to drink it with him when we meet in TN. later this month.

Then disaster stuck! On Oct 30th I tried an all grain American lager. Used 2 lbs. of flaked corn in the mash and could not get it to drain! Took FOR! EV! ER! Sparged as well as I could but it ended up quite light. Had an OG of 1.040, shooting for a 1.050, oh well, it should still taste better than what you can buy in a can right? I'll let you know in a few months.