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Hot Mash Tun Action

I realized that I never posted details about our awesome Mash/Lauter Tun. It's huge (I think it's roughly 45,000 quarts) to accommodate what is generally around 40 pounds of grain per batch.

Shawn put on his engineer's hat and built the Greatest Homebrew Manifold Ever to Grace The Universe. It disassembles for easy cleaning and everything.

Then, because he has an unlimited supply of Awesome, Shawn installed a sparge arm in the lid of the thing. We've been fly-sparging (and just plain fly) ever since.

Too Much Beer? That's Unpossible!

Seriously. We (and by "we" I mean "Shawn") had to buy more kegs just to have a place to put it all.

As a result we're going to relax our schedule just a tad. Big Brew Days will happen a bit more randomly now, so if you're thinking of dropping by keep an eye on the Next Big Brew Day block at the top-right of this page.

Speaking of dropping by, please do and help us free up some kegs. We haven't seen some of you (I'm looking at you ScottScatJeffBeanTonyPaulaPagsSoda) for a while and haven't seen others (RodTyAdamJackieJebMikeJessiePGDave) for a brew day ever. It's a dirty job...

BTW - this batch of Irish Red Ale is on the money, Money. Also, I wish I had taken another picture of the Octoberfest because it cleared up nicely after another week but I couldn't because Tony drank it all sheesh.

OKTOOOOBERFEEEEST!

The Oktoberfest has arrived and it is fantastic. It is arguably one of the best beers we have ever made. I can nit-pick about the chill haze or slight adjustments I would like to make to the flavor, but it is very good. Great flavor, beautiful color, and a dry lager finish. You can drink three of them before you even realize what you have done and THAT, meine herrschaften, is what October is all about!

A Secret Message

I Said I'd Never Do This...

Bottling sucks! But I had to free up some keg-space, and I had to send Aric some of our Bloody IPA.

This beer is a real ass-kicker and was nicknamed "The ZJ" by a friend somewhere around the bottom of the inaugural keg. If you have to ask...

(ok fine here)