Catching Up
Wednesday 17 September 2008 Filed in: Test Batches
| Hellsmoke
Porter |
Wheatley
Hills Weizenbock | Old Walt
Smoked Wit Beer
Summer officially fades away soon, and while I've
been away from the Brewhouse Blog, I've been keeping
busy in the brewhouse itself test batching some Fall
and Winter Seasonals. The August 30th batch of the
Wheatley Hills Weizenbock will likely be kegged up
soon.
Got that new smoker, and tested it out with a small batch of the Hellsmoke Porter, now fermenting away. Much better control of the smoke is possible with the new smoker than with my previous Flintstones method. While I personally liked previous incartnations of the Hellsmoke Porter, the feedback concensus was that it was oversmoked. I'll also be taking another crack at the smoked wit soon.
I'm also experimenting with a dry stout using a local ingredient, so watch this space. The TTB won't approve the label for this one until they give the OK on the formula, but I also won't release it unless it is worthy.
Got that new smoker, and tested it out with a small batch of the Hellsmoke Porter, now fermenting away. Much better control of the smoke is possible with the new smoker than with my previous Flintstones method. While I personally liked previous incartnations of the Hellsmoke Porter, the feedback concensus was that it was oversmoked. I'll also be taking another crack at the smoked wit soon.
I'm also experimenting with a dry stout using a local ingredient, so watch this space. The TTB won't approve the label for this one until they give the OK on the formula, but I also won't release it unless it is worthy.