808brew wrote:Congratulations on the beers, how did they turn out?
Beer #1 was too sweet - I screwed up and did not have enough water. Probably not enough yeast for the higher gravity, or enough yeast in general. This was brewed in late October 2008.
Beer #2 is a little better
Beer #3 is awesome, dry hopped 8 days ago and tasted it for the first time yesterday - it tastes just like a $6 bottle of Rogue.
Beer #4 was just moved to a keg - it also tastes very good, but needs carbonation. This was my first beer with Fermaide K yeast nutrient.
Beer #5 is sitting in the carboy ferment refrigerator
Beer #6 I just brewed Saturday and is bubbling away in that same fridge.
I'm having a blast and want to move over quickly to all grain sometime this year, but I am juggling a few other home improvement projects first before I go back to the brewshed upgrades.
That's interesting we have a common experience - we may know some folks in common as well, but I have spent very little time on Oahu. Most of my work has been on Maui, Kauai, Lanai and the Big Island and except for a 6 month stint on Kauai, I've always been based here. For the last 10 years I've been doing this:
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