Brew Night!
Tonight we had a couple friends come over for a night of festive brewing! Both Jody and Laura had wanted to learn how to brew beer and make wine and I’ve been dying to find some people to brew with … Julia had fun hanging out too, although she was knitting, not brewing!
We made 3 batches tonight (wow, right?!):
- Tongue-Splitter Ale (Highly hopped beer)
- Barley Wine
- Dandelion Wine
The scheduled availability is Tongue-Splitter Ale in 1 month, Barley Wine in 6 months, and Dandelion Wine in a year. We also sampled some previous wines I had made, a Tomato Wine and a Honey Mead; both from 2005. They’ve really aged quite well.
All evening we shared knowledge of various things we each knew how to do, and how this could turn into a great way to share all kinds of fun things. It sounds as though Laura is being volunteered to teach us about making yogurt and granola - yum! You’ll see a few links come up in the daily linkroll tomorrow morning thanks to some of our discussions as well. If I had to guess, there are more brew nights in our future!
As each batch of brew becomes ready (or is being bottled) I’ll post more details on how they are all going. The next update will probably be tomorrow, to list some initial specific gravities (for alcohol potential and estimations).
I am also borrowing a book from Laura to start reading tonight: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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