Homebrew Update!!

transfer into the secondary with excess hops

The Indian Brown Ale that I started last week has been transferred from the primary fermentation vessel to the secondary fermentation vessel. In this process, I have also added 1oz of whole leaf cascade hops to the mix. This process is called "dry hopping" and will add a lot of aroma and hop flavor to this malty ale.

cat not required to make good beer

My next step is to bottle this beer. Bottling can be a tedious task. The hops need to be filtered out and priming sugar needs to be added to the beer. Priming sugar is needed to carbonate the beer. The dormant yeast in the beer, will experience a boost of sugar and wake up! They will consume the bottling sugar creating CO2 gas that pressurizes the bottle and carbonates the beer. It really is a magical thing!

dead yeasties

Hoppy Dead Guy

 I find it nearly impossible to not drink while I play with my beer. Today I chose one of my previous homebrews. This was supposed to be a clone of Rogue's Dead Guy Ale that I dry hopped. It turned out more malty than a normal Dead Guy; however, I am very pleased with how this beer tastes. It has great color and pours with a thick head of foam that clings to the glass beautifully.

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