Who's Brewing This Weekend? June 22-24 Ed.

If it comes out close to zombie dust, beer mail me with a recipe! I love that stuff!

Mr Beer got me started. I plan to still use the keg for small test batches. I made two gallons of "blueberry blonde" by dumping a pound of blueberries into two gallons of beer after about a week, hoping to start a secondary fermentation with the sugar from the berries. Suffice it to say that I'm damn sorry I didn't do the entire batch that way! I also did the vanilla portion of a "vanilla coffee stout" in the Mr Beer keg. It's a great way to test stuff out, and a great way to get started in the hobby/obsession.

 

Long day, but 10gallons are in the fermenters:

Dubious Omen Dubbel, named after the Starling that comitted suicide by ramming my porch window during the mash.
OG 1.065, 26 SRM
82% Castle Pils
3% Castle Cara 20
15% D180 Candi Syrup
20 IBUs from a 60 min addition of Hallertau Tradition
WY3787

Garden Slug Saison, named for the slugs who feed on the spent grain and hops that I compost.
OG 1.050, 4 SRM
93.5% Castle Pils
1.3% Castle Cara 20
5.2% Table Sugar
20 IBUs Saaz, Styrian Goldings, and Tradition at 60 min
8 IBus Saaz, Styrian Goldings, and Tradition at 5 min
WY3724

 

Best New Beer Name, 2012.