What to Make Next?

We are currently at a crossroads. Well, not really, but after we bottle 10gal of This Is America Pale Ale today, there will be exactly zero brews in primary or secondary fermentation.

Not the best Album Art

Though a short and rather unnecessary post, I shall promote our listening material. The playlist for our last bottling session included Trilogy by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. A masterful progressive-rock trio formed in 1970 who fused classical, jazz, and hard rock styles to create incredible sounds. The group is one of the first to use the Moog Synthesizer live, and is well-respected in the "giants balls" category because of this. This album is great. It features originals and covers (to use the rock terminology) such as my favorite version of Aaron Copland's Hoedown. Check it.



Anyway, many a brew has been bottled lately.  Our arsenal is definitely growing.  The list of beers currently conditioning in the cellar is as follows:

48-12oz P-Town Brown Ale (Bottled 24FEB2013)

36-12oz Abr. ID. Double Red Ale (Bottled 17FEB2013)

13-12oz This Is America Special Stout (Bottle 24FEB2013)

3-22oz This Is America Special Stout (Bottle 24FEB2013)

Soon to be bottled

~96-12oz This Is America Pale Ale (Brewed 06FEB2013)

It's not warehouse full of booze, sure, but we are approaching almost 1 full barrel (~31gal).  Throw in the 3.5gal Scuzzy Buzzy IPA and 2gal Nice tRye PA on tap and we are just about there.

In order to keep a good inventory, and keep it turning over, there must be some planning. Planning involves research. Research, in this case, involves drinking. Have I told you how much I love science? I'll save the science for a real post though. For now we will create a to-be-brewed list haphazardly:

1. 10gal Funky George Porter
2. 5gal Revision 1 IPA
3. 5gal Some other IPA 
4. 10gal This Is America Pale Ale

The Funky George will be slightly modified to increase %ABV and tweak flavors. We are also considering throwing some chocolate and/or oak chips into the mix. More on that when the decision is made. As for the others, This Is America is delicious and is here to stay ('Murica!), and IPA experimentation will remain a constant on our schedule.

Coming soon to this blog... The Abr. ID. Ale taste test, A photo for our blooper reel, and more wonderful music recommendations from Two Heads Brewing.