I spent my Sunday reading Ron Pattinson's Barclay Perkins blog
http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/ and in particular historic brews (1811 Whitbread Porter, 1928 Barclay Perkin's IPA, Whitbread Strong IPA, Fuller's 1935 Old Burton Extra Ale) and trying to think of ways to brew them over here in China with the supplies that are available.
I then sat down and made up a possible brewing schedule w/fermenter & keg holdings to bring my brew partner and I to the end of the 2010-2011 school year (ending with an Export IPA that will be dry hopped for 6 to 7 weeks in the keg).
My wife says I am obsessed with beer.
She hasn't seen the brewing schedule yet...
Possible Brew Schedule
o CA = Celebration Ale
o CIPA Chinese IPA
o XX = ??
o XXX = ???
o EIPA = Export IPA
March 19th Brew Day - CA
Ferm 1 CA (until March 31st)
Ferm 2 - Open
Keg 1 Open
Keg 2 - Open
March 31st Rack Day
Rack CA from Ferm 1 to Ferm 2
Ferm 1 Open
Ferm 2 Rack CA (until April 12th)
Keg 1 Open
Keg 2 Open
April 12th Rack Day
Rack CA from Ferm 2 to Keg 1
Ferm 1 Open
Ferm 2 Open
Keg 1 Rack CA
Keg 2 - Open
April 16th Brew Day - CIPA
Ferm 1 Rack CIPA (until April 26th)
Ferm 1 Open
Keg 1 CA
Keg 2 Open
April 26th Rack Day
Rack CIPA from Ferm 1 to Ferm 2
Ferm 1 Open
Ferm 2 CIPA (until May 6th)
Keg 1 CA
Keg 2 - Open
April 30th Brew Day XX
Ferm 1 Rack XX (until May 10th)
Ferm 2 CIPA (until May 6th)
Keg 1 CA?
Keg 2 Open
May 6th Rack Day
Rack CIPA from Ferm 2 to Keg 2
Ferm 1 XX (until May 10th)
Ferm 2 Open
Keg 1 Open?
Keg 2 - CIPA
May 10th Rack Day
Rack XX from Ferm 1 to Ferm 2
Ferm 1 Open
Ferm 2 XX (until May 21st)
Keg 1 Open
Keg 2 CIPA
May 21st Brew Day XXX
Rack XX to Keg 1
Ferm 1 Rack XXX (until May 28th?)
Ferm 2 Open
Keg 1 XX
Keg 2 CIPA
May 28th Final Brew Day Export IPA?
Ferm 1 EIPA
Ferm 2 XXX
Keg 1 XX
Keg 2 CIPA
June 6th Rack Day
Rack EIPA from Ferm 1 to Ferm 2
Rack XXX from Ferm 2 to Keg 2
Ferm 1 Open
Ferm 2 EIPA
Keg 1 XX
Keg 2 XXX
June 12th Rack Day
Rack EIPA to Keg 3
Ferm 1 Open
Ferm 2 Open
Keg 1 XX
Keg 2 XXX
Keg 3 - EIPA