Greetings once again friends! Here are the new tidbits of joy about my pursuit of brewing great beer and becoming one of the lucky few to do what they love.
I am definately getting more comfortable with my brewing, and I'm starting to think long term. What does long term mean? Along the lines of potential locations for a brewery (my mind is focused on old brick buildings, a water wheel or by a creak would be icing on my cake). I am also starting to decide on potential names for my brewery, which Coren is helping with. I'm so picky about the details, but I know it will come to me when I'm ready.
I also just got 2 more carboys in the mail (massive discounts make me a happy boy). The next options I have been debating over is another point of contention. I have mulled over the Scorched Earth Ale, a black IPA (Coren's making this as her first beer, so news to follow soon), a Belgian Dunkelwiess, a stout, a barleywine, and an Oktoberfest. Well, it just so happens I just finished up my recipe for Loose Lederhosen Oktoberfest, so I think it is a safe bet that will be one item to use up one carboy. As if the timing was fated, my pilsner is FINALLY going into bottles, so I will have yet another carboy up for grabs (decisions decisions). Coren's black IPA will be one for sure, but that still leaves one more. I do want to start planning out Plowed Porter for brewing, but since the inspiration for that was Coren, it only seems fair to have her involved in its development, so I may need to wait about 2 months for the season to be right.
That leaves me with a single carboy to use, and I think the Dunkelwiess will be the one I look to next. I'm open to suggestions, but I'm trying to do this in a evolutionary style. Challenges are not something to be avoided, so bring on any and all comments you have here or on Facebook.
That is all I have for now, but stay tuned for more news to come, including some surprises when we get closer to the fall and winter!
As always, drink well and be merry. Slainte!
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