On Saturday we successfully brewed 10 gallons of our Double Pale Ale (technically we should classify it as an IPA, but whatev) with our neighbor while he brewed 5 gallons of an Old Ruffian Barleywine clone on his system. We started early, and after 5 hours, he had 10 gallons of beer and I had 5, so it was a very productive use of our time. This is our fist time using Faloncer's Flight hops, which is a blend of 4-5 Pacific Northwest Hops. I think it's Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Sorachi Ace, and maybe something else. Either way, it will contain a nice citrus aspect commonly found in American Hops as well as some piney/spicy/dankness. Very excited to try this one in 6 weeks.
We also bottled our lastest vintage of barleywine. Elise and I did it after we put Cooper to bed, so it was nice to have some company while I bottled. We filled only 7 bombers this year, as opposed to last year where it was all bombers. We thought by filling more 12 oz bottles, we are more likely to actually drink it because we dont have to commit to as much strong beer in one sitting. After the 7 bombers we filled an additional 18-12 oz bottles and we are planning to wax dip them pretty soon. Last year they didnt get any wax until the Fall, but with the move coming up, we'll get them done much sooner this year.
With the flurry of brewing that has been going on the last 6 weeks, we've had to start labeling every batch to keep them straight. Before we bottled the barleywine, we had 4 different beers in primary and 2 differnt beers in secondary, so it was getting hard to keep everything straight. We only have 2 more brews planned, and by the middle/end of April we should have 3 beers on tap for a little variety.
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