It's been a while since I've been able to brew. Back in December was when I brewed and bottled an awesomely tasty Pale Ale, one that I am extremely happy with and very proud to say I brewed. My recipe was based upon
EdWort's Bee Cave Haus Pale Ale. It's been tweaked slightly to showcase the Centennial Hops that I got from
Michigan Hop Alliance which were picked from up in my old neck of the woods of Northern Michigan. The two cases I brewed are almost gone and though I'm definitely not hurting for beer to drink, I'd like to make this my next batch. My next batch also happens to be my first foray into all-grain brewing. Santa Clause was very generous so I now have a
Rubbermaid 10 gallon cooler
just begging to be converted to a mash tun along with a
15 Gal Home Beer Brewing Kettle w/ Valve & Thermometer
and a
Copper Immersion Wort Chiller 50' X 3/8" w/ Vinyl Hoses
that is just itching to be put to the test. Now the only thing I need is......time. A 6 month old baby boy, an empty rental unit and it's maintenance, a Jeep whose transmission doesn't feel like shifting into 4th or 5th gear and dealing with being sick since November of last year makes my spare time = zero, zilch, nada.
Now I simply sit back and wait for an opening in my still developing schedule......
