This was a fun month over at the brewhaus. I got Game of Brews up and running smoothly, and have ironed out most of the problems with the forums. With the actual brews, I’m trying to strike a good balance between meads (which take a great deal of time to ferment and age), beer (with which I’m not very familiar, but still enthusiastic), and cordials/infusions. There’s something of an art to keeping the brews cycling through the carboys- too many long term brews, and the carboys are tied up for overlong; too many short term brews, and there won’t be anything awesome to drink in 6 months.
Even with the right balance, things can go awry. My first round of Gose was much too salty, although it had some great flavors apart from that. The Yorkshire Oat Ale seemed like something you’d only give to horses when I bottled it, so we’ll see how that shapes up. I cracked open the first bottle of naturally fermented Maple-Cider, though, and it is a powerhouse of amazing flavors. I win some, I lose some, and I spend a lot of time at the homebrew store. I also have to occasionally combat the chill of the apartment by incubating my brews near the warmth of the oven. The housemates are not amused…
So here are the posts that went up in February. I’ve been working on a ton of other recipes behind the scenes, but you’ll have to stay tuned for those later! :)
New Posts:
Started:
- Raspberry Cordial
- Yorkshire Oat Ale
- Elderberry Cordial
- Blackberry Mead
- Blood Orange Cordial
- Breakfast Stout