Barley Wine and New Equipment

So I said that I was going to show the new brewing equipment and here is a new picture of the chilling setup. I have to say that it chilled everything very quickly and without any problems. I found that my tap water is not even close enough to being cold to chill a full pot of hot wort. Now I run a primary chiller through ice water and then put it through the chiller in the wort.

Anyway, it was exciting yesterday, I was able to bottle my Barleywine that has been sitting in the carboy for many months. I did the math and the ABV is just over 11%. It will be very good once it starts to get colder outside. I am really proud of this beer because there is only 1 pound of DME in it and the rest is all grain.

Beer Stock and New Batch

Beer Stock 5060 was completely amazing. Mark and Alison put on an amazing event. I am proud of my club because we had so many different kinds of beer and were represented well. Here are some photos of the event.







I was inspired to make a new batch today as well. I picked up a wort chiller for cheap at Beerstock and I now can super chill my water with an ice bath. Hopefully it will turn out great.

Well, I will have to update the pictures later.

New Equipment

It has been a while since I have posted. I guess that is what a busy summer brings. Since my last post, I have now gotten my own kegging system. I also converted my mini fridge into a keg fridge.

As far as the beers that I have made, I have made 2 batches of my 47.7 degrees N. pale ale. I changed up the hop bill on this and I now use only Amarillo hops. It gives it a great citrus flavor. Yesterday, I made a dry stout in honor of Brooke getting her new place. I hope that it turns out ok because of the heat we have been getting here. I am sure that it will be doing alright. Of course I forgot to take pictures when I was brewing, but what else is new.

Happy brewing and until next time, keep it hoppy.