"He was a wise man who invented beer."
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08/18/13
Brewed pale ale. No transfer, kegged pale ale & lemon grass wheat.
08/11/13
No brew. Transferred lemon grass wheat. No bottling.
08/04/13
Brewed lemon grass wheat. Transferred greenbelt pale ale. No bottling.
07/28/13
Brewed pale ale. No transfer. Bottled cream ale.
07/07/13
Brewed cream ale. Transferred greenbelt pale ale. No bottling.
06/30/13
Brewed greenbelt pale ale. No transfer. Bottled greenbelt pale ale.
06/23/13
No brew. Transferred greenbelt pale ale. Bottled lemon grass wheat.
Brewed greenbelt pale ale. Transferred lemon grass wheat. Bottled doomsday ipa.
06/09/13
Brewed lemon grass wheat. No transfer. Bottled pecan porter (added pecan flavoring)
06/01/13
Transferred doomsday ipa. No brew, no bottling.
05/25/13
Brewed doomsday ipa variation. Transferred pecan porter (added 6 oz whiskey barrel chips) Bottled greenbelt pale ale.
05/14/13
Brewed pecan porter. Transferred greenbelt pale ale. No bottling.
05/07/13
Brewed greenbelt pale ale. No transfer. Bottled lemon grass wheat.
04/30/13
No brew. Transferred lemon grass wheat. Bottled greenbelt pale ale.
04/23/13
Brewed lemon grass wheat. Transferred greenbelt pale ale 5. Bottled old school ipa.
Brewed greenbelt pale
ale 5, transferred old school ipa, bottled pale ale 4.
04/09/13
Brewed old school ipa. Transferred greenbelt pale ale 4. Bottled steamroller stout.
04/02/13
Brewed 4th greenbelt pale ale (added also boost) Transferred steamroller stout, Bottled pale ale 3.
03/26/13
Today we bottled the blonde ale and added strawberry flavoring! yum! We transferred the pale ale #3 into secondary fermenter. We also brewed a steam roller stout and transferred it into the first fermentation bucket.
03/19/13
We mixed in 4 and a half ounces of sugar to the blonde ale and let it ferment another week. We also brewed a pale ale #3 and transferred it into the first fermentation bucket :p
03/12/13
We bottled the cream stout. We transferred the blonde, adding one ounce of dry hopped hops (falconeers flight)
03/05/13
We bottled the pale ale #2 and the blonde ale adding apricot flavoring to the blonde ale during bottling. We also transferred the cream stout to the carboy/second fermentation. We also brewed another blonde ale and transferred it into the first fermentation bucket, hell yes!
02/26/13
We transferred the pale ale #2 into second fermentation process. We added four and a half ounces of sugar to the blonde ale and let it set for one more week for extra fermentation. We also brewed the cream stout and added alcohol boost.
02/19/13
We transferred the blonde ale for second fermentation and we brewed the wort for the pale ale #2 and put it in its first fermentation bucket.
02/12/13
Did another blonde ale today. The top popped off of the pale ale from last week, but it looks like its gonna be fine, it was in the basement, and there were few contaminants. Stay tuned!
02/05/13
01/27/1302/05/13
Brewed a pale ale, drank a few of the beers we bottled last time, was a blast! The pale ale had a different
kind of yeast we'll see how it works out.
kind of yeast we'll see how it works out.
We bottled our first bottled batch today, 80 bottles of Blonde Ale, and Strawberry Blonde Ale (used freeze dried strawberries it left a lot of debris. Came out nicely, both tasted amazing. Can't wait for the best part of it, to drink them!
01/20/13
10/09/12 (*approximate date)
01/20/13
We put the blondes into the second phase of fermentation, good and thick looking, we'll see what it looks like once it settles more.
01/13/13
01/13/13
First phase of fermentation for two blonds, got some pics up on the website. Stay tuned for more updates and other cool home brew posts!
10/09/12 (*approximate date)
We kegged the blond and the new castle for a party - we posted pictures of it on the facebook group later after the party where we drank them. - The blond was amazing, but the new castle had a funky taste we think that the cold weather effected the fermentation.
10/02/12 (*approximate date)
10/02/12 (*approximate date)
Transferred the new castle brown ale into secondary unit. Kept the blond in its secondary unit to save for kegging.
09/27/12 (*approximate date)
09/27/12 (*approximate date)
Transferred the blonde ale, and brewed a new castle brown ale recipe.
09/20/12 (*approximate date)
09/20/12 (*approximate date)
Our first brew, we did a blond ale, posted pictures on the facebook group page.
