Full Capacity

We've finally got all 3 taps up and running and Elise has drawn the art work/draft list for the kegerator. Since there isnt a whole lot of room under the taps we had to do the stats running down the side. The beers are tasting good, but we definitely drink the Double Pale and Brown waaaay more than the Steam. It's not that the Steam isnt that good, it's just that the others are so good. The Double Pale Ale is as good as I remember it last time, even with the change in hops.

Now that we have 3 taps going at the same time and seeing how long it took us to drink the Black IPA (~6 weeks) I am thinking that it will take us about 3 months to turn over the 3 kegs. That got me thinking, what happens every 3 months? Seasons, aka seasonal beers. Since we love hoppy beer so much, I'm guessing that 1 of 3 taps will likely always be something of the hoppy persuasion like an IPA, Pale, or even a Black IPA. That leaves the other 2 taps for seasonal-type brews. Since we'll be getting to NC at the beginning of the summer it will be the perfect time to start brewing for the Fall. We just need to start thinking of what kind of beers we want for the cooler, Autumn months. For Winter though, we've already brewed the First Snow, Imperial Stout, and Barleywine, so we'll likely kind of roll the Fall/Winter into one set of beers. I'm kind of leaning towards a porter/stout, maybe a pumpkin or Oktoberfest, and potentially making the Brown Ale again.

Since I had to dump that brown ale a few months back and re-brew it, we now have a bottleneck (pun intended) at the taps. I kegged the Schwarz this morning and it will be carbonating for a few days in the fermentation fridge before I cold crash the Belgian Pale Ale. When that is bottled next Friday, we'll throw the Schwarz back in there and drink it using the picnic tap. It will stay there until we free up a tap, which will hopefully be in a month or two.