Tapping Persuasion Pale number 2 today. It was popular with my mother-in-law and brother-in-law, so IÂ’ve made it to serve on Thanksgiving. IÂ’ve not tried it carbonated yet, but the warm beer had a very nice citrus boquet, with an almost SNPA taste. Lets hope its as good as the first batch, or my ass is grass. Well, not really.
Month: November 2003
Moldy Beer
I’ve got a carboy on the floor full of a neglected beer. Its developed a slight cap of mold on the top, but it still seems to taste good, and its at its target gravity. Is this mold a bad sign?
It was in Primary for 2-3 weeks, and Secondary for another 3. I’m not sure whether I should keg it, toss it, or bottle a couple. What’s the worst that could happen? A case of the skitters?
What would you do? Its an IPA. With a pretty high IBU. I guess I’ll just have to clean and sanitize all my vessels again.
Bald Guy Brown
Took a spent keg of Bald Guy Brown back to New Old Lompoc on Friday and decided to stay for dinner. The drive down was horrific – one and a half hours of traffic. The brewer, who had lent me the proper fittings for a Golden Gate keg was there. I returned the parts and he informed me that I had the last of the Bald Guy Brown. He wasn’t brewing it anymore because no one buys it. Its a shame because its the best Brown I’ve had.
Dinner was great, as were the beers. They’re going to be opening another location in SE Portland called the something shed. I can’t remember, but its supposed to be a dog friendly place with beer & wine. Sounds great.
Kegerators for Hire
Here’s a story about some engineering students in Massachusetts who have started a kegerator conversion business. Not a bad idea, and seems like quite a bit of fun. I wish I’d though of it.
Actually, come to think of it, it might be scary to have to work in college houses. Never know what could be lurking in a fridge.
Upgraded to Moveable Type 2.64
I’ve just updated to Movable Type 2.64, so we’ll see if things work correctly.