Posts Tagged ‘ bottling ’
Wow, it has been a long time since I posted. No excuses really. Anyway, since the last post I have brewed a cream ale. The plan is that my friend Luke will also brew it (he did) and we would compare when I finally make it out to Oregon in July! The brew went really well [ READ MORE ]
I have decided to get fancy in my bottling… until I can talk the wife into letting me keg. For fun, here are the labels for my last brew and my next one. First off is the label for the Bourbon Barrel Porter that was bottled last week. I couldn’t think of anything clever that my [ READ MORE ]
Ahh the Russian Imperial Stout. I have been reading up on the history of this wonderful brew and here is what I have found. In the year 1796 Thrale’s Brewery in London created a beer that was meant to satisfy the Czars of Russia. They had tastes for the finer things in life, the best champagne [ READ MORE ]
Okay, no pictures like I promised. Jake needed to get back home so we needed to rush. It all went really well, only got 47 bottles out of it… which is actually more than I figured we would get. I do have another issue though. The stout has not started fermenting at any reasonable rate. I have [ READ MORE ]
Last Wednesday, Troy and I bottled the Scotch Ale. It smelled delicious, had a nice rich caramel color, and was pretty clear (due to the secondary fermentation). I think I will spend the extra time each brew cycle to transfer the wurt to a secondary fermenter as it really clears the beer up. It should [ READ MORE ]