With 20 gallons in the garage and 7+ gallons in the kegerator, i felt the need to make more beer on Sunday. We're having a company picnic in a few weeks, so I offered to make a keg of hef for the party. The beauty of hef is that it is insanely easy to make, heat water, add malt extract (sorry, all grain is too much for me right now), boil with hops, chill and add yeast. Also, the hef is nice because it only take a few weeks start to finish. I am trying something new with it, though. We bought a Better Bottle, a plastic carboy. It definitely is easier to transport.
I'll have to start the grand beer shuffle in a week and a half as it becomes time to pour the lambic over fruit. It has definitely been a fun brewing season thus far.
Quick update on the porters. The English Ale yeast took off immediately, strong fermenetation underway in around 24 hours. The batch with the California Ale yeast took a few days, but then got going strong.
We have tapped the Kolsch I made a few months ago and it will definitely be on the list for future summer brews. Great, easy drinking beer.
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I don't like light beers, but I LOVe this Kolsch!
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