13 Days, and Counting...

Sunday, July 26, 2009

I'll be pouring Hellsmoke Porter and Beached Blonde on August 8th at the North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ & Wine Festival at the Martha Clara Vineyard in Jamesport.

My aim for the Beached Blonde is to offer something a little different for summertime, a Belgian-inspired blonde ale that's a bit lower in alcohol than a lot of the Belgians currently available. The TTB approved the formula/recipe and label for the Beached Blonde on July 17th:

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If folks trying it at the festival tell me that they like it enough, I'll brew more.
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Smoking

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Pulling out the smoker to brew some more Hellsmoke Porter this weekend.
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Deep Thought Dujour

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
-Thomas Edison
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Deep Thought of The Day

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Deep thought of the day:
Bottling can be a real pain in the @$$.
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Brewday

Friday, July 3, 2009

Back in the brew house today brewing more of the Belgian-inspired Blonde Ale. I'm expecting that by the time I have some in kegs and bottles that the TTB will have approved the formula/recipe and the label.

Besides a bit of a break on the 4th, this weekend will also see me bottling and getting things ready for the next brew session. Then, back to the day job on Monday.
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Back in the Brewhouse

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Sorry - I haven't been on the blog in a long time, but I have been back in the brewhouse.

Currently fermenting away is some of the Old Walt Smoked Wit and something new that I brewed some test batches of back in May. It's a Belgian-inspired blonde ale, but on the lower end of the ABV scale (4.5%). I'll be brewing more of it this weekend, it's currently waiting on TTB approval -- not just on the label, but they wanted a copy of the recipe/formula as well.

More bottles finally arrived, so I'll be able to get back on the old bottling line again (which is me hand bottling with a Blichmann Beer Gun).
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