Now that it's 2012, we are ready to take the New Year by storm! We have finally fully moved in and gotten situated. We have gotten through the holidays and are ready to brew.
To kick it off, we've done 2 brews. The Applefire Cider we did back in October got another run under its belt. We also added a new one to the mix, the Hemli Weissbier. It's a South German Wheat beer. This one will end up being a bit lighter than it is called for on the recipe. Due to the LHBS, which isn't so good, not having the means of giving me the proper ingredients. But it still is gonna be about 4%. So definitely not a light beer.
We have also preordered Willamette, Cascade, Centennial, and Mount Hood hop rhizomes. Those will allow us to plant our own hops and begin growing them in the spring. So with luck, this time next year we will be brewing our own beer with our own hops, very cool. We will also be adding a regular garden and will try to get some good additions growing as well to add to the future beers.
We also do have a bar at what we call Hemli's Bar and Brewery. It is just a temporary bar. We will completely redo it when the basement renovations get complete. It will look very cool. However, at least we have a bar at all! So it will definitely work for now.
To kick it off, we've done 2 brews. The Applefire Cider we did back in October got another run under its belt. We also added a new one to the mix, the Hemli Weissbier. It's a South German Wheat beer. This one will end up being a bit lighter than it is called for on the recipe. Due to the LHBS, which isn't so good, not having the means of giving me the proper ingredients. But it still is gonna be about 4%. So definitely not a light beer.
We have also preordered Willamette, Cascade, Centennial, and Mount Hood hop rhizomes. Those will allow us to plant our own hops and begin growing them in the spring. So with luck, this time next year we will be brewing our own beer with our own hops, very cool. We will also be adding a regular garden and will try to get some good additions growing as well to add to the future beers.
We also do have a bar at what we call Hemli's Bar and Brewery. It is just a temporary bar. We will completely redo it when the basement renovations get complete. It will look very cool. However, at least we have a bar at all! So it will definitely work for now.