Basin Brewers Kegerator Crawl 2

Mirror Pond Clone Sorta - Brew Day

Ninkasi smiled again. No major problems. Hit my numbers in the mash and pre-boil gravity. Collected about 6 gallons, and got an OG of 1.050. I was shooting for 1.046. Close enough for Gubmint work, I suppose.

Four days in the fermenter and then I add the dry hops. Age another week and a half and into the keg!

Any prayers to Ninkasi on my behalf are gratefully accepted.

Basin Brewers Kegerator Crawl 1

Northern Ireland's Fifty Best Beers

If you would like to see some beers we can't get here, check out the list of the best 50 beers in Northern Ireland.

Rahr & Sons Winter Warmer Bourbon Barrels for Sale

From the Rahr & Sons Newsletter:

Dear POSSE -

we have transfered the Bourbon Aged, Winter Warmer Old London Ale out of the OAK Barrel Casks and into KEGS !!!!!!

Now we have 20, count them 20 - 50 gallon Markers Mark Bourbon OAK Barrels that we are offering up at $75 a barrel.

These oak barrels would make a great table, garden items etc etc........... the sale will be as a first come first serve......

Come on out to our Saturday and Wednesday Tours and pick one of these great OAK BARRELS.

Ps. The Bourbon Aged Winter Warmer is just FANTASTIC !!!!!! It should be out in the bars and restaraunts within a week to 10 days !!!!!!

Deschutes Mirror Pond Clone Sorta

Satan came over for a visit and he asked if we could brew a British Pale Ale. I recently had the Deschutes Mirror Pond, and I thought it was "veddy" British. Fortunately, Jamil Zanisheff's show "Can You Brew It?" recently attempted a clone. Even though the boys didn't feel like the cloned the beer, JZ made a couple of suggestions, that I thought I would try. Sadly, I haven't had a chance to brew it, yet. Right now it is on schedule for Sunday the 8th.

Mirror Pond Clone Sorta
6 gallons | 60% efficiency | OG 1056 | 40.9 IBUs | 90 minute boil
7# Marris Otter
7# US two row malt
1# Crystal 60 (Recipe called for Crystal 80. LHBS was out.)
3 oz Cara-Pils
1 oz Cascade/85 minutes
1.25 oz Cascade/30 Minutes
1 oz Cascade/15 minutes
1.25 oz Cascade/1 minute
.5 oz Cascade/dry
WLP002

Mash at 149° F for 60 minutes. Boil 90 minutes. Ferment at 65°F.

We got an early start so we could visit Freetail Brewing in San Antonio.

Never Try to Sell Your Home Brew

Robert Shields of Hampshire, England, wanted to sell a few bottles of beer to his friends. So he asked the government what he needed to do:

[Shields] had to register as an official brewery, get two further licences and convert his shed into a bonded warehouse.

He then had to get a personal licence to sell alcohol and go on a training course before police ran a criminal record check on him.

Finally authorities demanded he put up notices in front of his house and take out official adverts in the Daily Echo.

He should have just asked them to buy the ingredients. . .

Basin Brewers Garage Crawl

As you read this, I will be on my way to Midland to visit Satan and participate in the Basin Brewers' Kegerator Crawl. I will make my usual stop in Eola for lunch. Pictures and details to follow. Depending on my hangover.