Brewer's Log: First Entry

Since its beginning as just another dumb idea sparked by a CollegeHumor.com link, I have obviously grown rather fond of the art, process, and prospect of brewing my own unique beer. Now, after five months of studying, planning, designing, and window shopping, Dierksenkougan Microbrew, it seems, is destined to become what we probably never would have imagined.

A reality.

So I am publishing this weblog as an issue of personal interest. While not exactly from day one, my desire is to document the minute details of this project so as to legitimatize the entire journey; in a way, writing about Dierksenkougan will more than likely make me want to act on the ideas I create, research the questions I have, and appreciate the effort I put in, so when (read: if) this endeavor becomes, over some time, an important part in some form of my adult life, I have my own words to contextualize the steps I took to get there.

And as Dierksenkougan is slowly becoming the brainchild of more than just myself, I am choosing to make public whatever I write herein, because in even six short months from now, this project will be being executed by a significant number of individuals who are as excited as I am to cook up the first batch and watch it bubble in the fermenter into something both literally and figuratively intoxicating. And potable, hopefully.

Being five months behind on this thing is like forgetting to videotape your child's first steps, but I plan on making up for lost time in the very near future. Until then...

Bottoms Up,
Sam Reese, Brewmaster