Back to basics
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:26 pm
So I had to work yesterday, and it was the second week in a row I had to work Saturday. So yeah, I worked 12 out of the last 14 days. I hate that.
I had planned on going to the LHBS to get the ingredients I needed to make a quick Lime Cerveza today. It's just an extract recipe with a little steeping grain, and some lime juice and zest tossed in. It's a good beer for summertime and for cookouts, so I like to have it on hand when it starts to get warmer.
But I was tired, and it was starting to rain, and I didn't really feel like going out again. Normally, I don't mind the 45-50 minute drive to the LHBS. And I love being there, especially if I can chat a little and maybe ask some questions of the guys who work there. But I just didn't feel like it yesterday, and figured I'd just take the week off from brewing.
The I remembered I'd ordered a recipe from Mr. Beer way back when, and never got around to making it. It's the Lincoln Liberty Logger, which is just the American Lager HME, the Pale LME, 1/2 oz of Liberty hops, and some lager yeast. Well, I figured I could mix it up and use ale yeast, since I don't have room in the lager fridge at the moment. No biggie; I've got spare packets of dry yeast for just such an occasion (and I recommend this practice to everyone).
So today I spent about an hour making my last Mr. Beer recipe. I'd forgotten how quickly they can be done. I know I'll have beer (not great beer, but pretty good beer) in a few weeks. And it'll add a case of low-grav, light ale to the pipeline.
I had planned on going to the LHBS to get the ingredients I needed to make a quick Lime Cerveza today. It's just an extract recipe with a little steeping grain, and some lime juice and zest tossed in. It's a good beer for summertime and for cookouts, so I like to have it on hand when it starts to get warmer.
But I was tired, and it was starting to rain, and I didn't really feel like going out again. Normally, I don't mind the 45-50 minute drive to the LHBS. And I love being there, especially if I can chat a little and maybe ask some questions of the guys who work there. But I just didn't feel like it yesterday, and figured I'd just take the week off from brewing.
The I remembered I'd ordered a recipe from Mr. Beer way back when, and never got around to making it. It's the Lincoln Liberty Logger, which is just the American Lager HME, the Pale LME, 1/2 oz of Liberty hops, and some lager yeast. Well, I figured I could mix it up and use ale yeast, since I don't have room in the lager fridge at the moment. No biggie; I've got spare packets of dry yeast for just such an occasion (and I recommend this practice to everyone).
So today I spent about an hour making my last Mr. Beer recipe. I'd forgotten how quickly they can be done. I know I'll have beer (not great beer, but pretty good beer) in a few weeks. And it'll add a case of low-grav, light ale to the pipeline.