Me and a buddy are riding the bikes to a German fest (has a bbq contest and is sponsored by Spaten) about an hour a way on saturday. I am making an AHS anniversary ESB on Sunday and am going to try my hand at making an apfelwein on Monday or Tuesday. It should be a good weekend.
I want to brew sunday, but im still not sure what im gonna do. Maybe a little wheat experiment, 10% wheat 5% carapils rest pilsner, hopped with N.brewer and centenial. Toss in some california lager yeast i just got, ya that sounds awesome. Or honey malt instead of wheat, everything else the same. mmmmm decisions! Also got a fat tire based brown ale and a pale ale based on a local beer in the planning stages. And an oktoberfest when i can get some vienna malt. I wonder what ill do the week after.
I've been sitting on a IPA recipe waiting for a brew-day.
Which means waiting for my wife to deliver our baby so I can get a week's Paternity leave and stay home.
She's already agreed that part of my duties that week are to make this beer but the baby is just not with the program yet.
Also bottling the Cream Ale that's been sitting in Secondary.
Wanting to start a good summer beer. Thinking maybe a strawberry blonde. Not too sweet though, just the essence of strawberry. Looking for a partial mash recipe. Any suggestions???
Dark Stout that I'll add Oak and Whiskey to in about 5 weeks, and a Cucumber Ale that I drew inspiration from another HBT user.
Also, transfering and adding fruit to a few other brews. Good times, will also be hanging out at the LHBS.
A good friend of mine who has been brewing with Mr. Beer is going to come up, and I'll be introducing him to full boils, larger batches, grains, hops, different yeasts, etc.
I will be brewing my second ever batch. My LHBS recommended an Irish red extract kit using WL liquid yeast. Maybe i'm crazy, but i cant wait for Sunday.