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January 17, 2006
Busy Homebrewer not Blogging!
Sorry folks, I must apologize for the lack of updates lately. It has been a busy set of holidays, along with a busy brewing schedule. I have brewed several beers over the past few weeks. I brewed 5 gallons of Vitality Cream Ale two weeks ago and just racked it to keg yesterday. It turned out to have a slight banana fruitiness, which I am surprised by. I also brewed up a batch of Howard's Stern Brown Ale to celebrate the new year with my Sirius satellite radio. Finally, the most recent batch I brewed on MLK day was a caramel stout... or at least I hope so. I had a bit of trouble getting the mash up to 154F, so it may attenuate too much to retain the sweetness.
I also wanted to mention that I will have a short article coming up. This should prove to be very fun for some of you homebrewing enthusiasts on a tight budget. This project involves a wooden hopper that holds 8 pounds of grain, a corona mill, and believe it or not, my KitchenAid 400W mixer! I have plenty of pics and suggestions to share. Check back soon!
Posted by BrewChef at January 17, 2006 04:41 PM