Brewology

Today was another brewing session with Aaron, Mike and I. We brewed up a batch by combining the recipe for Bell's Two Hearted Ale and using the constant hop infusion technique of Dogfish Head. The result should be a close match to the Bells, but with lots of hoppy flavor and aroma.

I am all about the brew these days. Over the Summer when things at Vincent were so shitty, my participation in the brewing process was marginal, pathetic. I even missed a few brew days because I needed to spend more 'time' being involved. What a sad state of life. The scene now is quite different.

That's what's so nice about having brew partners, there are others there to influence and affect the process. This past Summer Aaron was all about the hops, and we brewed some super hoppy batches. Things seem to be getting more involved with his girl now, and it's my turn to be all jazzed up about brewing. I have been all over the browns, stouts and porters.

In January I start the MHA's Beer Judge Certification Program. In just 14 weeks I will be able to judge beer at National contests - if I pass the test that is. Mostly I am interested in learning lots and lots more about brewing.

Now it's on to studing FrontPage to teach a class tomorrow. Ugh.