Just wanted to put a little post out saying that, despite low turnout, we had a pretty good brew day on Saturday. Everything’s fermenting happily, and now we just have to look forward to part two in which we Drink the Beer. Early December, I think.

Upcoming projects for me:

- Kegging the abbey dubbel and cold conditioning. This will be ready for early December consumption.

- Kool-Aid Beer, round 2. Changes for this year: Blue Kool-Aid (you just gotta), no wheat malt, dry belgian abbey yeast.

- Something… else.. for NYE. The abbey *may* remain on tap through NYE, but in case it doesn’t, I’d like to have something else ready to go. Need to brainstorm an idea that’s not a porter.

- Imperial Stout, to be ready for February consumption. Need to prepare for this by soaking some oak chips in bourbon or scotch - possibly add vanilla beans to that mix. Vanilla bourbon imperial stout? Baby.

- I need to build a Grant’s Perfect Porter clone. Somehow.. somewhere. It must be possible.

- Bottling our mead - we have to versions up. One 3-gallon batch of dry mead, w/blueberries, one half-gallon batch (same must), dry true mead. Bottling these so that we can, essentially, cellar them. Wish we had a cellar.

- Planning on getting some 1-gallon jugs to do some really small batches. Small batch #1 will be letting S make some beer on her own that include (sigh) lactose and belgian chocolate. Then once she’s comfortable, we make her enter the Queen of Beer competition.

- Finally, planning on making something for entry into the National Homebrew Competition next April. Need to figure out what I want to pour time into making perfectly to style.