2009 Brews To Come
Who knows what 2009 will bring? We'll be brewing wine and ginger ale this year, in addition to moving to Cornelius kegging. The kegerator waits patiently for its babies. Its delicious, life-giving baby kegs.
I'm returning to dry yeast as the liquid pitchable yeasts are giving me some off-tastes. I have done my best to rule out other factors (such as water & environment) and the one thing I notice is that my brews made with the liquid yeast do not come out to my liking.
And that's all this is really about anyway: making what I like when I want.
It's all in the journey after all, right?
February 24th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Dry yeast is a lot cheaper too! The only time I use liquid anymore is when I do an imperial ale like Stones Arrogant Bastard or Rogues Imperial IPA. Wyeast has a new strand out specifically for those heavy hitters.
Cornelius kegs are where it’s at! So much easier than messing with bottles. Plus, there is nothing like drinking fresh beer a couple days after kegging. I know, the rule of thumb is one week in the primary, two weeks in the secondary, and three weeks in the keg but mine come out GREAT after one week primary, one week secondary, two days in keg with 30 psig CO2. After two days I just turn down the pressure and drink away!
You will really enjoy kegging.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
P.S. You gotta fill me in about the ginger ale, that sounds great.