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I've got a healthy fermentation and a lengthy write up on my first lager brew...check it out at: http://3ironbrewery.blogspot.com/2013/03/lob-shot-lager.html

Here are some pics of my most recent brew day. I'm making a Bacon Bourbon Ale for a pork competition in New Orleans. I decided to go with a sweet malty ale recipe to balance out the salty smokiness of the bacon... 10 lbs Pale 2 Row 1.5 lbs Crystal 90 .5 lbs Dextrine 1 lbs Aromatic Malt...

So I was off and running on my first all grain mash and I opened up the tun to start pouring in the mash water when I noticed a few larvae crawling up the sides of the tun. I didn't really know what to do, but I figured it was "ok" since I know most grain has some bugs in it. I killed the ones...

Homebrewer in New Orleans here. Made 3 batches so far this year. Weihenstaphaner clone current in fermentor, Sweetwater 420 clone currently aging in bottles and just made a coffee stout recipe I'm going to make soon. Any other homebrewers in New Orleans hit me up.

Brewed a Weihenstaphaner clone recipe on Saturday. Got some crazy fermenation going on right now to the point that I had to make a makeshift blowoff tube out of my siphoning tube. Pitched the yeast at 65F and have been using a swamp cooler to keep it at 65-68 (avoid the banana blast) Is it ok...

I'm planning on using gelatin for fining my Sweetwater 420 clone, but I don't have the space in my fridge to cold crash it. I know this will probably result in chill haze, but can I still use the gelatin w/o cold crashing the beer to help clear it out some?