Back to Business

This Friday, following the end of exams and a heavy night of drinking Thursday night, we'll get back on schedule and brew the second batch of Hannah (our first repeat!) upon my return from work around 2:00. Movies will be playing in the background all day for anyone who would like to come over and blow off post-exam steam and just relax. Of course, parties will resume later that night as on any good Friday.

Then on Saturday, we'll be brewing a new batch around midday, so we'll have two going at once, just to make up for lost time this past month of Dierksenkougan neglect. The recipe has been established, but I'll post a full description (and hopefully label and name) of the new brew by this weekend. What I'll tell you now is that it is a very experimental idea, a cream ale with cardemom, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black tea (which the most scholarly of you will recognize as the ingredients for chai tea). I've only seen one other similar recipe on the database I frequent, and they lauded it as very tasty. I figure, I like chai, and I like beer, and maybe the two would taste OK together. And since we haven't made a bad batch yet, maybe the brew gods will keep it that way.

By the way, I bottled Ophelia on Sunday night. Kitten is still yet to provide me with a label, but when he does, I'll start printing up some Christmas sampler packs. Professional. Upon tasting, while warm and uncarbonated, she was very very good, very representative of the porter style but still unique and actually quite sweet. I'm crossing my fingers that she doesn't overcarbonate (ask me about that) and we'll all be able to enjoy her in one or two weeks.

Keep checking back. This week will be full of news. It's good to be back.

Sam