1st chapel hill brown ale bottling day

bottled the brown ale i brewed in july yesterday. it tastes good, though i thought maybe a little metallic -- will see. i think the gravity was still 1.014, but i knocked over the hydrometer and broke it before i could get my glasses :-/

barleywine update, 3 years later;new brew

i've been checking a bottle of barleywine every year or so and i'm assuming that it is as done as it's going to be. not bad, though it is more fruity than boozy. i'll need to find the sg beaker to take a proper reading.

started new brew about 3 weeks ago. this was the first brew since moving back to nc. 1046 OG, down to 1.014 after 2 weeks primary. i've put it in a carboy to clear. this is the first brew with the new big kettle, outdoor gas jet apparatus, and chiller coil. looks like i can cool the first 100 degrees in about 20 minutes. not sure if that's faster, but it's less fussing around and ice-buying.