Summer Brew

I promised in the first post that I would talk about my latest beer making effort. A group of us from the OSU MBA program had first started talking about getting together to brew a batch while studying for a final back in June and it only took us a month and a half to align our schedules. The recipe is kind of a hybrid of a steam ale recipe from "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" and a recipe I found on BeerRecipes.org. We're going for something a little lighter for those hot August nights, so we went with a light malt extract, some crystal malt and cascade hops (although I was hoping for hallertaur). It was my first venture to Corvallis Brewing Supply in our newest adopted hometown. I'm still pining for Home Fermenter Supply, but not enough to drive an hour to Eugene. The guys at Corvallis Brewing were very helpful and, by the way, they have a nice selection of hard to find beer and wine.

The night was not only going to be about beer making, but also sushi (note the tower of sushi in the picture). The beer making went off without a hitch, one of my cleanest efforts to date. And I'm proud to say that the beer is fermenting away happily in our spare bedroom-come-office. Stay tuned as we move on to bottling and then tasting (ETA August 25th-ish)

Cheers,

Alex